Hello, I'm Zakiya Raines.

I was born and raised in New York City and graduated from Manhattan College. As a kid at Bank Street, I always enjoyed creating and seeing artwork. The school trips where we went to the museum were always the most exciting for me. There's so much grey and white and black and not enough pink, red, yellow or green floating around in the universe. Sometimes I just want to stop and plant a flower or a few... I desire to put something with beauty into the world for people to look at, for generations to come. I want someone to see my painting and feel goodness, feel human again.