I'm a professional historian. I do my research. I have a PhD. What does my race have to do with it?
Nell Irvin PainterMaking art for me is not fun in the sense of la, la, la, la, but it's something that I find very absorbing and very satisfying.
Nell Irvin PainterIn places like Germany or France the idea of black-white is not so much black-white but "our people and them," and "them" can be people from the near east like Turks or Muslims or North Africans, all of whom might well be considered white in the United States.
Nell Irvin PainterBeing a graduate student is no fun and is hard, but I'm sticking with it. I love making art.
Nell Irvin Painter