PATTERSON'S DEAD TREEZ, FROM "EBONY G. PATTERSON: DEAD TREEZ," OPENED NOVEMBER 9, 2015. PHOTO: JENNA BASCOM, © MUSEUM OF ARTS AND DESIGN.  

EBONY G. PATTERSON IN NEW YORK, JANUARY 2016. ALL CLOTHING AND ACCESSORIES: PATTERSON’S OWN. COSMETICS: DIOR, INCLUDING DIORSHOW KHÔL IN SMOKY BLACK. HAIR PRODUCTS: ORIBE, INCLUDING THICK DRY FINISHING SPRAY. HAIR: JAWARA WAUCHOPE FOR ORIBE HAIR CARE/MAM-NYC. MAKEUP: VALERY GHERMAN FOR DIORSKIN. SPECIAL THANKS: MUSEUM OF ARTS AND DESIGN.

INSTALLATION VIEW OF PATTERSON’S …BURIED AGAIN TO CARRY ON GROWING… A POV. MUSEUM OF ARTS AND DESIGN. PHOTO: BUTCHER WALSH, © MUSEUM OF ARTS AND DESIGN. 

FROM "EBONY G. PATTERSON: DEAD TREEZ," OPENED NOVEMBER 9, 2015. PHOTO: JENNA BASCOM, © MUSEUM OF ARTS AND DESIGN. 

PATTERSON'S UNTITLED (GIRL), 2016. WORK IN PROGRESS. COURTESY OF THE ARTIST AND MONIQUE MELOCHE GALLERY. 

PATTERSON’S UNTITLED (BOY), 2016. WORK IN PROGRESS. COURTESY OF THE ARTIST AND MONIQUE MELOCHE GALLERY.