Origin Story
The Museum of Black Creativity (MoBC) is a collaborative Black artists movement originating from the ideation of Artist Paul Bilal Evans in cooperation with Malcolm Goff of Goff House Studios and BUMP: The Triangle.
MEET THE ARTIST
Paul “Bilal” Evans
“My work seeks to honor and extend the living archive of African American life. Each piece is both a testament and an offering—bridging histories, reimagining futures, and underscoring the richness of Black identity.”
As a multimedia and interdisciplinary artist from North Carolina, Bilal’s practice functions as a form of modern-day griot work—archiving, preserving, and transmitting the essence of the African American ethos. His art is not only a record of Black culture but also an affirmation of its central role in shaping the larger American experience.
Collage and quilt-making form the foundation of his process, though he approaches them with the sensibility of a hip hop DJ—sampling, remixing, and layering from a multitude of sources. Textiles, paper, found objects, and imagery converge into textured narratives that shift between structure and improvisation. This duality mirrors the dynamics of Black cultural expression: rooted in tradition yet constantly innovating, balancing discipline with spontaneous riffing.
By transforming fragments into unified compositions, he aims to create visual spaces where resilience, memory, and imagination coexist, reminding audiences of the depth, beauty, and continued relevance of Black culture within the American story.
Malcolm Goff
“When I create it feels like the rhythm of the line and the breakbeats of color can bring peace to the world. The printmaking inks bring information to the isolated. Paint pigments are a light in the darkness. Fiber art stitches the wounded. Lastly, sculpture builds the bridges of understanding.”
Voice to the voiceless, speaking truth to power, and justice grounded in culture are my artistic vision. The themes are unsung heroes from the past, now and the future; the power of your expression; fantasies of a blues people and the power community.
Think of my inspiration as if Frida Khalo picked up an unfinished comic by Stan Lee and she added her perspective. Then she handed it to Malcolm X and James Baldwin who took it further and built a community development program off of it. The kids in their program made more stories of liberation which sprang from the great minds before that shaped these comics, music, and culture. I am a child of these great creators.
My hope is that you will join us in the culture, join the fight for a balance between nature and technology. Although our future is in the stars our roots are vibrant and planted on an Earth of harmony.
Shambo Medina
“Engaging the modalities of paint, sculpture & song-making, I create works of art that contemplate the destiny, humanity and experiences of African diasporic peoples across space and time.”
The intention of my work is to contribute to transformative discourse in community, to nourish our cultural memory and to inspire revolutionary thinking and action, rooted in love.
Shambo is a Durham-raised painter, sculptor, musician & breathwork practitioner. He has spent the past 15 years of his life engaging spiritual healing technologies, building community & creating a body of visual and sonic works of art rooted in an ongoing & ever-evolving contemplation of the lives and humanity of African diasporic peoples across space and time.
Some of the highlights of his artistic career include serving as Resident Artist and Curator for Durham’s Rofhiwa Book Café, having his works featured in the PBS series “North Carolina Weekend”, showing at The Greenville Museum of Art & co-piloting “Shrine of The Black Star”, a studio gallery in downtown Durham.
Shambo is also a Jegna (teacher) of 4 years at BUMP the Triangle, a program that guides & empowers young black creatives in the ways of the African diasporic arts traditions. Shambo works in the visual arts department at BUMP.