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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]

Brenna Youngblood
Born1979 (age 42–43)
Riverside, California
Alma mater
  • California State University, Long Beach (B.F.A.)
  • University of California, Los Angeles (M.F.A.)
Known forPhotographic collage, sculpture, and painting

Education


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


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. 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



References


  1. "Hammer Projects: Brenna Youngblood - Hammer Museum". The Hammer Museum. Retrieved 2019-03-31.
  2. Westall, Mark (2021-02-09). "Brenna Youngblood now represented by Roberts Projects". FAD Magazine. Archived from the original on 2021-02-10. Retrieved 2021-03-06.
  3. "Brenna Youngblood - 34 Artworks, Bio & Shows on Artsy". www.artsy.net. Retrieved 2019-03-31.
  4. Li, Jennifer S. (2013-12-31). "Brenna Youngblood". Art in America. Retrieved 2019-03-31.
  5. Basel, Art. "Brenna Youngblood | M.I.A." Art Basel. Retrieved 2019-03-31.
  6. Summers, Robert (1 July 2007). "Brenna Youngblood: Margo Leavin Gallery, Los Angeles, CA". ArtUS (19): 21 – via EBSCOhost.
  7. Miles, Christopher (December 2008). "Brenna Youngblood". Artforum International. 47 (4): 310–311 – via ProQuest.
  8. "Brenna Youngblood – Artists – eMuseum".
  9. Sargent, Antwaun (2020). 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.



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