Queen Hope Parker

Artist + Queen Hope Parker

I was born and raised in downtown New Orleans into a culture of cooking, music, dance, art, and crafts. My grandfather's hobby was visual art, my dad is a chef, and my grandmother sewed clothing; I freelanced all these talents. As a child, my father registered my siblings and me in dance and music classes. I attended McDonogh 35 Senior High, but due to Hurricane Katrina, I graduated from Westside High in Houston, Texas. After graduating high school, I moved back home and worked full time while attending Delgado, then William Carey for college prerequisites.

I later attended Dillard University School of Nursing in 2012, and I graduated in May 2015 with a Bachelor of Science in Nursing. I am currently a Registered Nurse aspiring to become a Nurse Midwife. I also completed Doula training with Sista Midwife Productions in November 2014 and became a part of Birthmark Doula Collective shortly after.

People often ask, “What’s your focus?” This is an awkward conversation in one sitting. My focus is my belief. My art tells a story in the form of poetry. As an artist, I feel free to express my vision through creations not limited to sewing, painting, drawing, or craft. It all depends on the message I am sending. I dream of a world where we can live holistically in nature, health, and beauty. Originality and authenticity of species and spirit is my highest value. I am now working my way back into the art world to continue sharing this vision with the world.

 

Meet the Artists

Local art is the lifeblood of our culture and communities. We source work from hundreds of painters, muralists, sculptors, metal workers, printmakers, illustrators, photographers, and textile artists, every one of whom is part of your local community.

Aftermath
Rebecca Birtel Madura Painting
UPTOWN
Rebecca Birtel Madura
Awake Print on Cotton Paper
Josie Azuma Painting
UPTOWN
Josie Azuma
Mardi Gras Indian
Nancy Wolfe Kimberly Gator Girl Art
Painting
EAST CARROLLTON
Nancy Wolfe Kimberly
'Mono No Aware' Fine Art Print
Heather Bird Harris Painting
GENTILLY
Heather Bird Harris
Buddy Bolden
Connie Kittok Painting
UPTOWN
Connie Kittok
Infinite Sadness
Jeremy Paten Mixed Media / Painting
UPTOWN
Jeremy Paten
Ascending Trees
Louise Guidry Encaustic / Monotype / Painting / Printmaking
Louise Guidry
Waiter/Waitress
Alexandra Kilburn Illustration / Painting
FRENCH QUARTER
Alexandra Kilburn
Orgullo
MILAGROS Collective Painting
ALGIERS
MILAGROS Collective
Zulu Uptown
Sean Randall Painting
IRISH CHANNEL
Sean Randall
Mardi Gras Ball
Lee Morais Painting
Lee Morais
Landscape Layers
Kat Ryalls Painting
BAYOU ST. JOHN
Kat Ryalls
Pink Cadillac
Cheryl Anne Grace Painting
UPTOWN
Cheryl Anne Grace
Dr. John: "The Night Tripper"
Max Bernardi Painting
Max Bernardi
Golden Hour
Anne Blenker Painting
MARIGNY
Anne Blenker
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Jessica Strahan JHand Paints
Painting
UPPER 9TH WARD
Jessica Strahan
Fragility- Fine Art Print
Kate Hanrahan Illustration / Mixed Media / Painting
Kate Hanrahan
Blue Roots 1
Emma Fick Painting
Emma Fick
High Tide
Debbie Boyd Painting
ALGIERS POINT
Debbie Boyd
Temperance (XIV)
Margaux Hymel Art by Gaux Gaux
Painting
GARDEN DISTRICT
Margaux Hymel
"Ava"
Brett Henderson Painting
MARIGNY
Brett Henderson
Okra Farms: Lower 9th Ward, New Orleans, LA
Miro Hoffmann Painting
Miro Hoffmann
Shattered Shorty
Patrick Henry Victory Arts
Painting
SLIDELL
Patrick Henry
Confluence of Emotions in a Field
Donald Fontenot Painting
MANDEVILLE
Donald Fontenot
The Neighborhood
Ella Albrecht Painting
UPPER 9TH WARD
Ella Albrecht
Glissando
Connor McManus Mixed Media / Painting
UPTOWN
Connor McManus
Unbroken Shadows
Blair Dupre Painting
Blair Dupre
Red Cloud 12.01
George Dolgy Painting
BYWATER
George Dolgy
Tylor and His Dog Lemon
Paige DeVries Painting
7TH WARD
Paige DeVries
Limerita Angelica
Rayne Bories Painting
UPTOWN
Rayne Bories
Touch of Magenta - Geode
Lori Sperier Mixed Media / Painting
COVINGTON
Lori Sperier
"India"
Ceaux . Ceaux Artwork
Painting
UPTOWN
Ceaux .
The Blues
Darlene Langendonk Art Impressions
Painting
NORTH SHORE
Darlene Langendonk
Watson 101 Print
Bruce Corona Drawing / Mixed Media / Painting
MID_CITY
Bruce Corona
LYRS
Gabrielle Tolliver Painting
Gabrielle Tolliver
Harley Baby
Rise Delmar Ochsner Painting
Rise Delmar Ochsner
Summer Song
Anne McLeod Painting
Anne McLeod
Grey Green Ladder
Julie Silvers Julie Silvers Art
Painting
OLD METAIRIE
Julie Silvers
Pictures at an Exhibition
Stephanie Reed Painting
7TH WARD
Stephanie Reed
Hurricane Season homage to Trombone Shorty
George McClements Painting
BYWATER
George McClements
Circus Pig – on Chartres Near NOCCA
Ramiro Diaz Painting
Ramiro Diaz
Lenny
Lionel Milton Elleone
Painting
Lionel Milton
Alejandra
Katie Kut Painting
BYWATER
Katie Kut
A Snowbird's Winter
Michael Eble Painting
LAFAYETTE
Michael Eble
Kermit Ruffins : BBQ swinger
Gabriel Flores New Orleans Paint and Design
Painting
RIVERBEND
Gabriel Flores
Wildlife
Mary Singleton Painting
Mary Singleton
Le Bon Temp Roule
Nurhan Gokturk Illustration / Painting
BYWATER/LOWER NINTH WARD
Nurhan Gokturk
Meeting Notes #185
Sean Clark Painting
Sean Clark
Moon Moss
Stephen Rooney Painting
LOWER NINTH WARD
Stephen Rooney
Bird Watching
Ember Soberman Painting / Mixed Media
MID-CITY
Ember Soberman
Clouds Uplifting
Daryl D. Johnson Painting
BAYOU ST. JOHN
Daryl D. Johnson
Abstract #2
Toné Lowe Painting
Toné Lowe
Bicycle in the Marigny
Lyla Clayre Illustration / Painting
TREME / 7TH WARD
Lyla Clayre
The Godfather of Soul
Lucille Anderson Lucille Blues
Painting
LOWER 9TH WARD
Lucille Anderson
Festival des Acadiens
Devin De Wulf Folk / Outsider Art / Painting / Photography
BYWATER
Devin De Wulf
Science Mural
Brent Houzenga Painting
Brent Houzenga
"The March"
Meghan Methe Painting
METARIE
Meghan Methe
Close Encounter
Maddie Stratton Painting
TREME
Maddie Stratton
Blue Notecard
Shelby Little Painting
SAINT ROCH
Shelby Little
Scene from 'Alligator' (1980)
Thomas Deaton Painting
UPTOWN
Thomas Deaton
Uptown Ruler
Nicole Ockmond Painting
Nicole Ockmond
Blushing Oyster Original Painting
Sarah Nelson Sarah Nelson Fine Art
Painting
BYWATER
Sarah Nelson
Aggressive or Soft
Katie Yaquinto Painting
BROADMOOR
Katie Yaquinto
Swamp Goddess Print
Saegan Swanson Painting
CENTRAL CITY
Saegan Swanson
Land Before Time II
Leroy Miranda Jr. Painting
MARIGNY
Leroy Miranda Jr.
Yugen - Archival Print of Mixed Media Abstract on Watercolor Paper
Rachel Rice-Baham Painting / Mixed Media
DENHAM SPRINGS
Rachel Rice-Baham
Terrance Strikes a Pose on Lafitte Street
Drew Cooke Mixed Media / Painting
UPTOWN
Drew Cooke
Head to Toe
Kris Muntan Painting
NORTHSHORE
Kris Muntan
"Hubig Pies and a Barq's"
John Turner Painting
SOUTH CARROLLTON
John Turner
No Coasters Needed
Kristen Albrecht Mixed Media / Painting
Kristen Albrecht
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