TEXAS MALIKA TOUSSAINT BAPTISTE

Texas Malika Toussaint-Baptiste is a freelance artist and photographer living in New York City. She first picked up a camera in 2005 and got her start and nickname “That Kid Texas” shooting punk rock shows at CBGBs and other pockets of New York City nightlife. Her unique style of portraiture amidst the backdrop of New York’s most notable tastemakers and parties gained her and her self-titled blog quick attention.

But as a lover of humble people, simple life and vegan food her interests soon grew larger than her roots as a nightlife documentarian. In 2007 Texas became a partner in the media company The New Pop, sited as a crew of artists to watch in 2009 by URB magazine. She also joined acclaimed New York – San Francisco art and design collective 21st Century Maroon Colony which represents the Afro-Triangle and 2/3s world.

Inspired by change, individuality, evolution and revolution, Texas has put aside her nightlife nickname and embraced her artist identity: Texas Malika Toussaint-Baptiste. She moves into 2010 shooting portraits for artists, documenting for magazines, and producing visual interpretation projects. http://www.KingTexas.net