WAYN IS A JAMAICAN - AMERICAN ARTIST BASED IN SOUTHSIDE JAMAICA, QUEENS. HIS WORK IS ROOTED IN THE BLACK EXPERIENCE ACROSS DIASPORAS, OPERATING IN THE REALM OF RECONTEXTUALIZING REALITY CREATING SOMETHING THAT FEELS FRESH AND RELATABLE. FOLLOWING A CAREER CUT SHORT WITH THE UNITED STATES MARINE CORP, WAYN DECIDED TO EMBRACE HIS EVERPRESENT CREATIVE ENERGY. WORKING LARGELY THROUGH THE MEDIUMS OF FILM AND PHOTOGRAPHY, HIS AMBITION TO TELL BLACK STORIES IS DRIVEN BY HIS INNATE CURIOSITY AND WILL TO CONNECT WITH OTHERS LEARNING MORE ABOUT HIMSELF AND THE WORLD AROUND HIM.