I grew up in Boston, the descendant of Black Loyalists and entrenched in the Black activist community. I saw history made in multiple arenas, including the Black Arts Movement. I also watched Black scholars carefully document it as they taught in academia and institutions about our ancestors.

I founded ChandArts Media to document and elevate the lives, legacies, and work of Black artists whose contributions have shaped our cultural, political, and historical landscapes—beginning with my father, Dana C. Chandler, Jr., the celebrated, globally renowned social justice visual artist.

This work is deeply personal and deeply political to me. Through long-form journalism, narrative scholarship, and cultural curation, I tell stories that honor how Black art operates as both historical record and visionary force. Whether profiling legacy artists, building institutional memory, or writing about artist-family collaborations, my mission is clear: to tell art’s truth—without compromise, erasure, or dilution.

Through ChandArts Media, I:

• Shape and share stories about Black visual artists, their narratives, histories, and legacies
• Partner with curators, collectors, and museums to surface untold histories
• Tell the stories of families representing the work of artist relatives
• Write features and essays for respected media platforms and academic outlets
• Write stories and content on the business of art, especially programs created by Black artists and their a advocates, authentic allies, and accomplices

In a time of cultural rollback and ideological repression, I view storytelling as legacy infrastructure. My work aims to record the lives of those who demanded more from the world—and left behind blueprints for liberation through beauty, brushstroke, and boldness.

My father taught me that art is memory in motion—and that if we don’t tell our stories, others will rewrite or erase them. 

ChandArts Media is my commitment to preserving our truths, honoring our creativity, and resisting the silence that history so often imposes on Black brilliance. 

I do this work not only as a journalist and scholar, but as a daughter who carries a legacy forward with clarity, intention, and pride.