Shabazz Larkin is known for creating colorful and often haphazard images with paint on canvas, books and in sculpture. With a focus on portraiture, poetry and immersive visual storytelling, he often deals with issues of history, spirituality and fatherhood.

Born in Norfolk Virginia, 
Works in Nashville Tennessee.

Son of a Navy Veteran & Jamaican Immigrant.


This is the universe of visual artist, author and student of mindfulness, Shabazz Larkin.

Shabazz’s work drifts between celebrating the spiritual presence and power of the Black Diaspora and grappling with it’s historical context and impact on the world.