Elliott Jerome Brown Jr.

Elliott Jerome Brown Jr. is a queer black American Artist and Photographer. Brown has been commissioned by reputable media outlets, fashion designer and others such as New York Magazine, Gay Letter Magazine, The New Yorker,[1][2] Vice,[3] Teen Vogue, Dazed, W Magazine,[4] Telfar Clemens [5][6][7] In 2019 they received a Emerging Visual Arts Grant by The Rema Hort Mann Foundation.[8]

Early life and education

Brown is a graduate of New York University Tisch School of Arts getting their BFA.[6][9] They also attended the Skowhegan School of Painting and Sculpture in 2017.[9]

Work

Brown's work is inspired by Deana Lawson, Carrie Mae Weems, and Lorna Simpson.[6] Their work started with a focus on self portraiture to examine the complexities of gender and identity.[9] Brown's work speaks to the black queer body by using the intimacy of portraiture as a means to question preconceived notions of maleness and blackness.[10] Their work has been featured on W Magazine,[11][4][12] Vice,[9] The Fader.[6]

in 2017, they co-curated (with Devin N. Morris) Rock Paper Scissors and a Three-Armed Shovel , an art book exhibition hightailing black artists a part of Baxter Street Zine and Self-Published Photo Book Fair.[13]

Solo Exhibitions
  • 2019 - Arms to pray with, Nicelle Beauchene Gallery, New York, NY[8]

Selected Group Exhibitions
  • 2020 - Mien, TRNK, online exhibition[14][15][16]
  • 2020 - Quiver of Voices, LTD Los Angeles, online exhibition[17]
  • 2019 - On Refusal: Representation & Resistance in Contemporary American Art, The Mac, Belfast, Northern Ireland[18][19]
  • 2019 - Do You Love Me?, P.P.O.W., New York, NY[20]
  • 2018 - DAYBREAK: New Affirmations in Queer Photography, Leslie-Lohman Museum of Gay and Lesbian Art, New York, NY[21]
  • 2018 - FOUR, Sargents’ Daughters, New York, NY[22]
  • 2017 - Stranger Thing, Outpost Artists Resources, Ridgewood, NY[23]

References
  1. Pollack-Pelzner, Daniel. "Quiara Alegría Hudes Rewrites the American Landscape". The New Yorker. Retrieved 2020-06-27.
  2. Als, Hilton. "Acting Out in "People, Places, & Things"". The New Yorker. Retrieved 2020-06-27.
  3. Burney, Elliott Jerome Brown, Jr ,Lawrence (2017-09-28). "The Stitched Up, Lo-Fi Torment of Deem Spencer". Vice. Retrieved 2020-06-27.
  4. "18 Photographers Share Portraits of Their Dads, Just the Way They Are". W Magazine | Women's Fashion & Celebrity News. Retrieved 2020-06-27.
  5. "Ato Blankson-Wood Unpacks the "Power and Pain" of "Slave Play"". W Magazine | Women's Fashion & Celebrity News. Retrieved 2020-06-27.
  6. "Elliott Jerome Brown Jr.'s Photos Explore The Tension Between The Public And Private Self". The FADER. Retrieved 2020-06-27.
  7. "Telfar Fall 2020 Menswear Fashion Show". Vogue. Retrieved 2020-06-27.
  8. Greenberger, Alex (2019-09-30). "Eight New York Artists Win $10,000 Grants Through Closely Watched Rema Hort Mann Foundation Program". ARTnews.com. Retrieved 2020-06-27.
  9. Weems, Elliott Brown, Jr ,Carrie Mae (2017-08-07). "Photos From Two Artists Who Approach Portraits in Very Different Ways". Vice. Retrieved 2020-06-27.
  10. "25 Captivating Photographers Whose Work You Need In Your Life". The FADER. Retrieved 2020-06-27.
  11. "What "Pride" Really Means, As Illustrated by 35 Queer Photographers". W Magazine | Women's Fashion & Celebrity News. Retrieved 2020-06-27.
  12. "15 Photographers Capture Summer 2018 in Just One Image". W Magazine | Women's Fashion & Celebrity News. Retrieved 2020-06-27.
  13. "VICE - These Aren't Your Crusty Grandpa's Zines". www.vice.com. Retrieved 2020-06-27.
  14. "A Show of Portraits by Queer Artists of Color Aims to Simultaneously Celebrate Individuality and Shared Identity—See It Here". artnet News. 2020-06-11. Retrieved 2020-06-27.
  15. "This Exhibition Celebrates the Work of Queer Photographers of Colour". AnOther. 2020-06-15. Retrieved 2020-06-27.
  16. "This online show celebrates and sells prints by queer artists of colour". Dazed. 2020-06-12. Retrieved 2020-06-27.
  17. "Wet Paint: LA Gallery's Artists Flee Over Dealer's Racist Comments, Marfa Waffles on Reopening, & More Art-World Gossip". artnet News. 2020-06-11. Retrieved 2020-06-27.
  18. "17 must-see art exhibitions in the UK this winter". The Independent. 2019-10-29. Retrieved 2020-06-27.
  19. Dunne, Aidan. "The week's best exhibitions: From Glass Biennale to Tai Shani". The Irish Times. Retrieved 2020-06-27.
  20. "9 Art Events in New York: Carmen Herrera, Sahra Motalebi, 'Painters of the East End,' and More for the Week of July 8, 2019". ARTnews.com. 2019-07-08. Retrieved 2020-06-27.
  21. "Editors' Picks: 16 Things Not to Miss in New York's Art World This Week". artnet News. 2018-06-04. Retrieved 2020-06-27.
  22. "Art exhibitions to leave the house for this weekend". 2018-05-18. Retrieved 2020-06-27.
  23. "Art that Evokes the Uncanny Body". Hyperallergic. 2017-06-30. Retrieved 2020-06-27.
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