Cleo Wade

Cleo Wade is a poet, artist and author who writes empowering and accessible works that speak to a greater future for the LGBTQ community, women, and people of color while preaching equality, love, equity, acceptance, peace and justice. She has said that her artwork is founded on the idea that creative work should be created to serve all people. This is what has inspired her biggest artworks including “Respect,” the 25 foot love poem installed in the French Quarter in New Orleans. The follow up work titled “She” was a collaboration between her and Brandon Odums that was installed in the Bywater neighborhood of New Orleans. She is also responsible for the “ARE YOU OK” project in New York which is a public booth at Hester Street Fair that aims to promote loving, peaceful and free conversations. She also designed the “Show Love Spread Love” public art installation which are several 10 word mantras on nearly forty feet screen installations in Los Angeles. Apart from art installations, Wade has also been involved in the creation of neon text, drawings, sculptures and paintings. She is also a regular contributor to “Teen Vogue” and “W” magazine.