Meet Pandwe
Blending innovation, purpose, and community impact to build a brighter future for all.
Her widely acclaimed assemblage Sunflowers on My Mind Floating in a River under Clear Skies exemplifies this approach. Developed during a pivotal period in her life, the work fuses personal
transformation with worldwide conversations around sustainability and the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals. Through intentional textures, colors, and materials, she bridges the intimate with the geopolitical, the organic with the technological, and individual legacy with collective responsibility. Pag Black’s storytelling is equally powerful. Each of her works is accompanied by an origin narrative, often epic, intercontinental, and historically grounded, that illuminates its underlying message. These stories draw connections between social movements, diasporic histories, spiritual practices, and ecological futures, turning every artwork into a map of lived experience and emotional truth. Her art has garnered the attention of major institutions and collectors, including a $150,000 acquisition by the archdiocese and a $125,000 purchase by a private collector. Her upcoming exhibitions Bit Basel 2025, Marrakesh 2026, and the 2026 Venice Biennale—unite under the overarching theme “Fingerprints for Humanity,” a body of work exploring the imprints individuals and societies leave on the world, and the moral imagination required to build a more sustainable, compassionate future. As both an artist and a global thought leader in sustainability, Pag Black occupies a singular space in contemporary art. Her work challenges viewers to consider not only the beauty before them, but the systems, stories, and shared responsibilities woven within. Through her art, she offers a pathway—visionary, textural, and profoundly human—toward a future shaped by creativity, reverence, and transformation.
Pag Black is the artistic identity of Dr. Pandwe Gibson, who is a New Orleans born mixed-media artist, real estate developer, and sustainability visionary whose work exists at the intersection of humanity, memory, and environmental justice. Her practice is guided by a profound belief that art is a “gallery of emotion and expression,” where every piece carries a story far beyond the frame. Drawing from a global life lived across continents, cultures, and communities, Pag Black creates textured assemblages and paintings that weave together historical artifacts, elemental materials, and deeply personal narratives.
Her artistic process is rooted in immersing herself in place, people, and purpose. Whether incorporating minerals, wood, textiles, metal, or reclaimed technological components, she constructs layered works that examine both the fragility and resilience of the human condition. Sustainability, homelessness, and affordable housing—issues she champions as a developer and ecopreneur—surface throughout her artwork as recurring themes. Many pieces contain materials or motifs sourced from countries she has lived in, collaborated with, or studied, creating a global dialogue within the canvas.
