"Everyone is afraid to taste the favor of my existence."
Ramekon O'Arwisters


Ramekon O'Arwisters "SuperArt Hero" obtained a Master of Divinity from Duke University in 1986 and has participated in Yale University School of Arts Painting Scholarship Program. Commercial products are coded carriers of social and political attitudes in his art. Oreos join watermelon seeds, bananas, and women's handbags as the physical stand-ins for racial, sexual, and political prejudice. Ramekon "SuperArt Hero" engages ordinary objects of consumption to reveal their deeply-rooted symbolism, an activity that offers personal and social catharsis. Ramekon "SuperArt Hero" was a recipient of the prestigious Artadia Award in 2002: (http://artistregistry.artadia.org/registry/alpha.php?a=14) and (http://www.luggagestoregallery.org/index.php?set_albumName=
album53&option=com_gallery&Itemid=
53&include=view_album.php) and attended the Djerassi Resident Artists Program in 2003. In 2005, Ramekon "SuperArt Hero" displayed his artwork at the LGBT Center at Duke University. O'Arwisters received a grant from the Queer Cultural Center, San Francisco Foundation, and the San Francisco Arts Commission Cultural Equity Program in support of his work in 2006.
Ramekon's writing was featured in THE HARD EVIDENCE OF EXISTENCE: A Black Gay Sex (& Love) Show. Please see: bglam.org/hardevidence.html