Brenna Youngblood
Brenna Youngblood | |
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| Born | 1979 (age 44–45) |
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| Known for | Photographic collage, sculpture, and painting |
Brenna Youngblood (born 1979) is an American artist based in Los Angeles who is known for creating photographic collages, sculpture, and paintings.[1][2] Her work explores issues of African-American identity and representation.[3]
Education[edit]
Youngblood received a BFA from the California State University, Long Beach in 2002 and an MFA from the University of California, Los Angeles in 2006.[4]
Work[edit]
Youngblood's work often references historically significant moments and organizations in African-American history such as her 2017 sculpture M.I.A. which "refers to the Montgomery Improvement Association, a group co-organized by Martin Luther King, Jr. to guide the Montgomery bus boycott protest in 1955".[5]
Youngblood has held 11 solo exhibitions from 2006 to 2017. Some of Youngblood's first solo exhibits (2007 & 2008) were at the Margo Leavin [Gallery].[6][7] She has also been a part of 16 group exhibitions from 2004 to 2018. Many of Youngblood's exhibitions have been shown largely in Los Angeles and New York City. She is represented by Roberts Projects, Honor Fraser, and Galerie Nathalie Obadia. Her work is included in the collection of the Seattle Art Museum,[8] She was included in the 2019 traveling exhibition Young, Gifted, and Black: The Lumpkin-Boccuzzi Family Collection of Contemporary Art.[9]
Awards[edit]
- 2015 Seattle Art Museum Gwendolyn Knight/Jacob Lawrence Prize
- 2014 The Hermitage Artist Retreat, Englewood, FL
- 2012 Los Angeles County Museum of Art Young Talent Award/AHAN Award.
References[edit]
- ^ "Hammer Projects: Brenna Youngblood". Hammer Museum. 2006. Archived from the original on 14 August 2022. Retrieved 31 March 2019.
- ^ Westall, Mark (9 February 2021). "Brenna Youngblood now represented by Roberts Projects". FAD Magazine. Archived from the original on 30 June 2022. Retrieved 6 March 2021.
- ^ "Brenna Youngblood". Artsy. Archived from the original on 7 February 2023. Retrieved 31 March 2019.
- ^ Li, Jennifer S. (31 December 2013). "Brenna Youngblood". Art in America. Archived from the original on 21 March 2023. Retrieved 31 March 2019.
- ^ "M.I.A., 2017 - Brenna Youngblood". Art Basel. Archived from the original on 4 December 2022. Retrieved 31 March 2019.
- ^ Summers, Robert (1 July 2007). "Brenna Youngblood: Margo Leavin Gallery, Los Angeles, CA". ArtUS (19): 21 – via EBSCOhost.
- ^ Miles, Christopher (December 2008). "Brenna Youngblood". Artforum International. 47 (4): 310–311. ISSN 1086-7058. ProQuest 214338904.
- ^ "Artists – Brenna Youngblood". Seattle Art Museum. Archived from the original on 13 January 2024. Retrieved 6 March 2024.
- ^ Choi, Connie H. (2020). "Brenna Youngblood". In Sargent, Antwaun (ed.). Young, Gifted and Black: A New Generation of Artists: Lumpkin-Boccuzzi Family Collection of Contemporary Art. New York, NY: D.A.P. pp. 208–212. ISBN 9781942884590. OCLC 1197085245.
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External links[edit]
- Brenna Youngblood at Roberts Projects, Los Angeles, CA
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