LaKela Brown
LaKela Brown | |
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| Born | 1982 (age 43–44) Detroit, Michigan, U.S. |
| Education | College for Creative Studies (BFA) |
LaKela Brown (born 1982) is an American visual artist, working in sculpture and plaster relief. Her work is strongly influenced by hip-hop culture and African American aesthetics.[1][2] She lives in Brooklyn.[3][4]
Early life and education
LaKela Brown was born in 1982, in Detroit, Michigan.[5] She attended local public schools.[5]
She received a BFA degree in 2005 from the College for Creative Studies in Detroit.[3][6]
Exhibitions
Solo exhibitions
Brown's first solo exhibitions took place in 2007 at Moka Gallery, Chicago, and the Alumni/Faculty Hall of the College for Creative Studies in Detroit. She has since exhibited her work at Jackie Klempay, Brooklyn, and Cave Gallery, Detroit, and her work was featured throughout Rockefeller Center during summer 2019.[7][8] In 2018 she had her first international exhibition, Untitled at Lars Friedrich Gallery, Berlin, as well as Material Relief at Reyes | Finn, Detroit.[9] She was exhibited in Surface Possessions at 56 Henry in summer 2019.[10][11]
Group exhibitions
Brown has exhibited at ICA San Francisco in the group show Resting Our Eyes, as well as the Hessel Museum of Art in Gorgeous, Thrilling, Spectacle. Brown has also participated in Not For Sale at NXTHVN in New Haven, Get That Old Thing Back at the Sugar Hill Children's Museum, and L.A.'s Frieze art fair in 2023.
References
- ↑ McMurtrie, Layla (July 8, 2024). "LaKela Brown explores Black identity in MOCAD homecoming show". Detroit Metro Times. Retrieved 2026-06-09.
- ↑ Walker, Micah (May 27, 2025). "The Art 'Beneath Our Feet'". BridgeDetroit. Retrieved 2026-06-09.
- 1 2 Letts, K. A. (July 21, 2025). "Prosperity and Persistence: A Review of LaKela Brown and Mario Moore at Library Street Collective". Newcity Art. Retrieved 2026-06-09.
- ↑ Corkery, Elizabeth (November 9, 2018). "LaKela Brown and Ruby Sky Stiler at Providence College Galleries". Boston Art Review (review). Retrieved 2026-06-09.
- 1 2 "Woodward Lecture Series: LaKela Brown, '05 Fine Arts, In partnership with Museum of Contemporary Art Detroit". College for Creative Studies. Retrieved 2026-06-09.
- ↑ May, Alex (October 2024). "LaKela Brown". Curator.
- ↑ "LAKELA BROWN AT ROCKEFELLER CENTER". Art Production Fund. Retrieved 2020-07-07.
- ↑ Behringer, David (2019-08-20). "Finding the Art of LaKela Brown at Rockefeller Center". Design Milk. Retrieved 2020-07-08.
- ↑ "Reyes Finn | LaKela Brown: Material Relief". reyesfinn.com. Archived from the original on 2020-08-07. Retrieved 2020-07-07.
- ↑ Smith, Roberta; Cotter, Holland; Farago, Jason; Schwendener, Martha; Steinhauer, Jillian; Heinrich, Will (2019-04-25). "Over 40 Art Shows to See Right Now". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2020-07-08.
- ↑ Nam, Hiji (June 13, 2022). "In Plaster Reliefs, LaKela Brown Plays Archaeologist and Looks for Lineage". ARTnews.com. Retrieved 2026-06-09.