Introducing Portia Langley

Born and raised on St. Croix in the U.S. Virgin Islands, Portia Langley is a communications professional and multidisciplinary artist whose work is rooted in storytelling, culture, and community. With a degree in communications, she has built a career shaping narratives across public affairs, digital media, and community engagement. Portia has produced videos, success stories, and digital campaigns that always center on authenticity. She currently serves as the Social Media and Community Engagement Manager for North Lafayette’s Fightingville Fresh Market, where she captures and creates photos, videos, infographics, and reels that highlight local farmers, artisans, small businesses, and market events.

Creatively, Portia is known for her portrait photography, her love of thrifting, and interior design, and her lifelong passion for stilt walking, an ancestral art form she learned as a Young Moko Jumbie in St. Croix, and she’s performed across the United States. After After many years in Atlanta, GA, she is now a proud new transplant to downtown Lafayette, Louisiana, where she has lived for the last year.

Who makes up your art circle?

My art circle is made up of the people who inspire my storytelling, the communities I’ve lived in, the faces I photograph, and the culture I carry from St. Croix, Virgin Islands.

How do you expand your art circle?

Through Collaboration & Sharing. Whether through photography sessions, DIY projects, video storytelling, or stilt dancing, I expand by sharing. Collaboration becomes a bridge, allowing me to connect with artists from diverse backgrounds.

What value do you see in having a creative community?

A creative community is valuable to me because it reflects how I naturally move through the world: connecting with people, listening to their stories, and finding beauty everywhere I go. Creating alongside others gives me life, energy, and a broader perspective.

How does your artistic approach contribute to your community?

My artistic approach contributes to my community by centering the people within it. Whether I’m photographing someone, capturing a moment on video, designing a space, or sharing my Caribbean heritage through stilt walking, I aim to make others feel seen and celebrated. In Lafayette, that shows up through my work at Fightingville Fresh, where I help amplify the work of farmers, small business owners, and creatives who sustain the community.

Our weekly Art Circle series profiles artists throughout the community and is sponsored in part by Lafayette Visitor Enterprise Fund, managed by Lafayette Travel