Sade Boyewa El is a Social Documentary, Street and Portraiture Photographer, Community Activist and Organizer who lives and works in Harlem, New York. A native of Sweden and Nigeria, her colorful and vibrant photographs pay homage to her trans-national and multi-cultural upbringing. Sade’s work challenges the viewer’s eyes to see past the obvious, to uncover the beauty that exists in the most unusual and unexpected places. Sade earned a Bachelor of Science degree in Social Psychology of Women, Gender and the Family from the CUNY Baccalaureate for Unique and Interdisciplinary Studies. Her work has appeared in various group exhibitions in New York and throughout Europe. In 2021 Sade founded FACES OF HARLEM. A Non profit organization dedicated to shaping public art engagements for the Harlem community and beyond, that center contemporary art and visual storytelling through public photo exhibitions presented in Harlem parks.
