Williams, who is based in Los Angeles, is a self-described polymath: Shes an artist, educator, writer and, to quote her Instagram bio, a full-service griot. Shes a truth-teller who challenges people to never get complacent and stay accountable for their actions.

I want to make work that is bound by concept and praxis, but perhaps not even genre or medium, Williams told HuffPost. And I think it speaks to my desire to not really heed to categories, because I find it somewhat useless and untrue.