T H E L V M B
C O L L E C T I V E
MOVEMENT + NOURISHMENT + RITUAL + ART ™
Weléla
In Ethiopia, W e l é l a M a r means the sweetest part of the honeycomb.
Weléla Mar Kindred is at the intersection of art dealing, contemporary art, movement, cinema, theatre and sound. With over 35 years of experience across the arts and embodied research, she uses her practice to express life as a living studio, artistic wellness and healing.
LVMB COLLECTIVE
Swahili: Majira ya Joto | The Season of Heat
2027 African-American Rare Prints Catalogue
Exclusively for Black legacy art collectors & #YoungBlackCollectors.
Official Partner: Swann Galleries | New York
Inquire to receive catalogue
A Call for Essays
The LVMB Collective invites a select circle of writers and cultural voices to contribute essays in conversation with Elliott Pinkney: Paper Trails of Freedom, 1970–1977, a future exhibition. We are especially interested in reflections on paper as archive, memory as inheritance, freedom as form, Black visual history, and young Black art collecting as a movement. Selected contributions will extend the exhibition’s public life online. Onward.
5,000 words or less
Deadline: September 15, 2026
Inquiries: info@lvmbcollective.com
Respect the Waves
July 12th 2026 - Yacht Weekend
Summertime Chi nights at The Wild Hare: Rooftop, curated sounds, cocktails, and a yacht-weekend state of mind.
Guests Link
The Selah Collection
A MIXED-MEDIA SERIES
BY WELÉLA MAR KINDRED
For private showings + sales ~ info@lvmbcollective.com
Selah is a body of work rooted in pause, reverence, and divine timing.
Found photos hand-dipped in coffee, gold and rose petals.
In spring 2026, The Court {pictured below} drew interest from renowned filmmaker and artist Arthur Jafa, who contacted the studio to inquire about the work. While the piece was not placed at that time, the inquiry underscored its resonance within contemporary Black art and film communities. The Court is currently available for acquisition; serious collectors are invited to contact the studio for pricing and further details.
Pieces from the Selah collection are held in private collections,
including an Olympic athlete in Harlem and collectors in Los Angeles and Chicago.
The Selah Collection
Weléla Mar Kindred
Movement + Art Direction
Florabotanica - Creative Director: Weléla Mar Kindred
RÉPUBLIQUE
A short film by The LVMB Collective and Jah Cuba / A modern comment by Weléla Mar Kindred on body politics, James Baldwin theory and marginalized culture. Shot in Paris, FR
THE L V M B COLLECTIVE
Say: L A M B
Artists make the worst slaves! ™
The L V M B Collective (pronounced L A M B) is an idea. Imagination - where dreams can be witnessed in an ever-evolving market of contemporary art, dance, Afro-tech spaces, global brands and culture. The possibility to disrupt, inspire, innovate and tell a different story - keeps LVMB at the creative forefront of sound, movement, art, theater, cinema and culture.
kneeling under a table of rain / secrets told / earth is learned / animals meditate
L V M B
their souls constituted / a freedom of dried fragrances / prayer language
TECH X CREATIVE DIRECTION
We are a collective of artists x directors who embrace creativity. Our conceptual sensibility and design capabilities - offers human relationship before demographics, courage before culture and storytelling as a new social sanctuary.
CHOREOGRAPHY
Performance pieces using movement are not just about dance, but how you feel while creating it. Skin to skin, body to body - each work, or experience we create is one of imagination, collaboration and a sense of surrender.
Each work has made an impact on our clients - every project we ensure details are seamless, all aspects are imaginative and handled in a timely manner. Whenever you work with L V M B you can be sure your project will be radical, profound and honest.
FEATURED COMMERCIAL
Please tap Balenciaga to view
Client: Matthew Rolston Studios
Director: Mei Dong
Choreographer: L V M B
CLIENTS
adidas
Bronzeville Winery
The Silver Room
Cannes Film Festival
Aveda
Paul Mitchell
MTV
Matthew Rolston Studio
Francis Lawrence
Puma
Alvin Ailey Dance Theater
Ford Models
Le Tigre Yoga Paris
Sony Paris
Acote + Cotelac Paris
Art Africa Journal South Africa
Contemporary Art of Ghana
Chale Wote Festival
ARTISTS
Past Collaborators:
Poet: Ladan Osman
Artist: Krista Franklin
Artist: Abdullah Khan
Guest dancers invited upon request.
PARTNERS
In Support: The James Baldwin Estate {New York}, Le Collectif James Baldwin de Paris.
Centre National de la Danse
Menagerie de Verre
Red Clay Dance
Le Centquatre
Micadanses
Artistic Grant Support:
The International Association of Blacks in Dance
The Dance Resource Center
The Tides Foundation
Fractured Atlas
STUDIO HOURS
By Appointment Only
Mon - Thur: 8am - 6pm
Fri: 8am - 2pm
Sat - Sun: Closed
GET IN TOUCH
W E L É L A M A R
K I N D R E D
Short - Formal Bio: The LVMB Collective
Definition: lamb noun /’lam/ : a young sheep : lamb of God : an innocent or gentle person
Examples of lamb : She’s as gentle as a lamb.
Synonyms of lamb : angel : dove : innocent
Antonym of lamb : wolf
Weléla Mar Kindred is an art dealer, artist, DJ, dancer, and an alum of The School of the Art Institute of Chicago, {BFA Cinema + Art History}. As an NYU Fellow in Black Body Politics and Social Choreography, she created The LVMB {LAMB} Collective in 2008 - as an ideology, of what art could be. Raised in between Los Angeles, Oakland and Orange County, California by mixed-Indigenous parents, and family in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia - Weléla trained as a professional dancer with Alvin Ailey, The St. Joseph's Ballet Co. and Centre National de la Danse, Paris. She later became a director of choreography, where she began exploring how Afro-diasporic art, theatre, sound and movement met with the spiritual.
As a former resident of Paris for over 7 years, her work meets at the intersection of legacy and ritual. Rooted in a lifelong devotion to an art practice and contemporary dance, she integrates over 35 years of movement and theatre after working with global institutions including: Akram Khan Dance Co., The Royal Academy of Dramatic Art London, Cedar Lake Ballet, and HB Studios New York.
Weléla is a proud member of SAG-AFTRA, Actors’ Equity Association, ASCAP and is currently represented by Le Casting Parisien. Her work has been featured in Art Africa Magazine (Johannesburg) and Prussian Blue (Paris).