Armani Howard (b. 1993, USA) is a multidisciplinary African American-Thai artist based in Chicago. His practice transforms memory into visual mythology—where experiences, past or present; re-emerge as figurative, symbolic, and often otherworldly forms.

Rooted in the language of animism and inspired by traditions such as Baroque and Thangka painting, Howard’s body of works unfold like contemporary folklore. Floral, dream-like, and suspended in time, they conjure a world where personal history, spirit, and imagination coalesce.

Through each piece, Howard reimagines the self, emotions and experiences as a mythic presence. His work invites viewers to explore identity not as a fixed truth, but as something fluid and reflective—an ever-shifting dialogue between ancestry, memory, and becoming.

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