A woman with wavy hair, wearing a black shirt, holds a decorated picture frame showing a woman holding a bowl, with a halo-like circle behind her head.

Hope Hummingbird

Collaborator, installation

Hope Hummingbird is a ceramicist and street artist from Philadelphia, PA. Disillusioned by the 2016 election, she started hanging blue-and-white porcelain tiles throughout the city to spread a sense of hope and community. Hope addresses current societal movements by displaying portraits of historical people whose stories of strength and resilience are still relevant today.

Her work was notably displayed at the Philadelphia International Airport for the centennial of the 19th Amendment. She was a part of the LIVE NATION and Visit Philly City of Sisterly Love Campaign celebrating Women’s History Month. Hope has also participated in the Mural Arts Artists in Conversation program as a guest speaker and has taught as a guest artist for the Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts. Now residing in Austin, she teaches ceramics and participates in community art and mosaics.

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Ceramic hand-painted artwork depicting Saint Cecilia with ornate blue and white floral border.
A person with a bun hairstyle hanging ceramic artwork on a wall. Artwork features a person singing with text "Poly Styrene"
Decorative ceramic art with portrait of a person wearing glasses and a lace collar, labeled "RBG," against a teal background.
Small blue ceramic plaque with the word 'RESIST' on a red brick wall
Two people working on a graffiti mural on a building wall. One person uses a spray paint can while wearing a mask, and the other adjusts the wall. The scene is outdoors, with trees and a parked vehicle in the background.
Wall art featuring a portrait of Mary Shelley, with blue-and-white ceramic style, surrounded by colorful abstract paintings and a small bird illustration.
Decorative ceramic plaque on a wall with the text "GATHER THE PEOPLE YOU TRUST SUPPORT EACH OTHER THEN RESIST."
Blue and white ceramic wall art depicting a person singing, titled "Poly Styrene," with the word "Audacious" at the bottom.
Displayed art installation in an airport, featuring a blue tiled figure with a halo, set on a white backdrop, surrounded by small ceramic flowers. It is part of the PHL Airport Art program.
Ceramic tile artwork in shades of blue on a blue door depicting a child reaching out to a hummingbird.
Ceramic portrait of a woman labeled "Alice Guy Blache" mounted on a textured wall, surrounded by green foliage.
Blue and white ceramic tile portrait labeled 'Artemisia Gentileschi' on a brick wall.
Brick wall with a plaque featuring a painted portrait and the quote "My hand will always be imperfect." by Margaret Kilgallen.