Elliott Jerome Brown Jr.

Elliott Jerome Brown Jr. (born 1993)[1] is a queer black American artist and photographer. In 2019 they received an Emerging Visual Arts Grant by The Rema Hort Mann Foundation.[2]

Early life and education

In 2017, Brown graduated with a BFA from New York University[3][4] at the Tisch School of Arts. They also attended the Skowhegan School of Painting and Sculpture in 2017.[4]

Work

Brown's work is inspired by Deana Lawson, Carrie Mae Weems, and Lorna Simpson.[3] Their work started with a focus on self portraiture to examine the complexities of gender and identity.[4] 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.[5]

Brown has been commissioned by media outlets and fashion designers, including New York Magazine,[3] Gayletter Magazine,[3] The New Yorker,[6][7] Vice,[8] Teen Vogue, Dazed, W Magazine,[9][10] and Telfar Clemens.[11] Their work has been featured by W Magazine,[12][13] Vice,[4] and The Fader.[3]

In 2017, Brown co-curated the seventh annual "Zine and Self-Published Photo Book Fair" with Devin N. Morris, titled Rock Paper Scissors and a Three-Armed Shovel.[14]

Exhibitions

Solo exhibitions

  • Arms to pray with, Nicelle Beauchene Gallery, New York City, 2019[2]

Group exhibitions

  • Stranger Thing, Outpost Artists Resources, Ridgewood, NY, 2017[15]
  • Four, Sargents' Daughters, New York City, 2018[16]
  • Daybreak: New Affirmations in Queer Photography, Leslie-Lohman Museum of Gay and Lesbian Art, New York City, 2018[17]
  • Do You Love Me?, P.P.O.W., New York City, 2019[18]
  • On Refusal: Representation & Resistance in Contemporary American Art, The Mac, Belfast, Northern Ireland, 2019[19][20]
  • Quiver of Voices, LTD Los Angeles, online exhibition, 2020[21]
  • Mien, TRNK, online exhibition, 2020[22][23][24]

References

  1. ^ Valinsky, Michael (10 November 2016). "photographer elliott jerome brown, jr. delves deeply into black lives". I-D. Retrieved 2021-10-20.
  2. ^ a b 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.
  3. ^ a b c d e "Elliott Jerome Brown Jr.'s Photos Explore The Tension Between The Public And Private Self". The Fader. Retrieved 2020-06-27.
  4. ^ a b c d Elliott Brown Jr; Carrie Mae Weems (2017-08-07). "Photos From Two Artists Who Approach Portraits in Very Different Ways". Vice. Retrieved 2020-06-27.
  5. ^ "25 Captivating Photographers Whose Work You Need In Your Life". The FADER. Retrieved 2020-06-27.
  6. ^ Pollack-Pelzner, Daniel (5 April 2018). "Quiara Alegría Hudes Rewrites the American Landscape". The New Yorker. Retrieved 2020-06-27.
  7. ^ Als, Hilton (6 November 2017). "Acting Out in "People, Places, & Things"". The New Yorker. Retrieved 2020-06-27.
  8. ^ Lawrence Burney; Elliott Jerome Brown Jr (2017-09-28). "The Stitched Up, Lo-Fi Torment of Deem Spencer". Vice. Retrieved 2020-06-27.
  9. ^ "18 Photographers Share Portraits of Their Dads, Just the Way They Are". W Magazine | Women's Fashion & Celebrity News. Retrieved 2020-06-27.
  10. ^ "Ato Blankson-Wood Unpacks the "Power and Pain" of "Slave Play"". W Magazine | Women's Fashion & Celebrity News. Retrieved 2020-06-27.
  11. ^ "Telfar Fall 2020 Menswear Fashion Show". Vogue. 9 January 2020. Retrieved 2020-06-27.
  12. ^ "What "Pride" Really Means, As Illustrated by 35 Queer Photographers". W Magazine. Retrieved 2020-06-27.
  13. ^ "15 Photographers Capture Summer 2018 in Just One Image". W Magazine. Retrieved 2020-06-27.
  14. ^ "VICE - These Aren't Your Crusty Grandpa's Zines". www.vice.com. Retrieved 2020-06-27.
  15. ^ "Art that Evokes the Uncanny Body". Hyperallergic. 2017-06-30. Retrieved 2020-06-27.
  16. ^ "Art exhibitions to leave the house for this weekend". 2018-05-18. Retrieved 2020-06-27.
  17. ^ "Editors' Picks: 16 Things Not to Miss in New York's Art World This Week". artnet News. 2018-06-04. Retrieved 2020-06-27.
  18. ^ "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.
  19. ^ "17 must-see art exhibitions in the UK this winter". The Independent. 2019-10-29. Retrieved 2020-06-27.
  20. ^ Dunne, Aidan. "The week's best exhibitions: From Glass Biennale to Tai Shani". The Irish Times. Retrieved 2020-06-27.
  21. ^ "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.
  22. ^ "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.
  23. ^ "This Exhibition Celebrates the Work of Queer Photographers of Colour". AnOther. 2020-06-15. Retrieved 2020-06-27.
  24. ^ "This online show celebrates and sells prints by queer artists of colour". Dazed. 2020-06-12. Retrieved 2020-06-27.