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]
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
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.
^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.
ISBN9781942884590.
OCLC1197085245.