Lawrence Graham-Brown
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| Alma mater | New York University |
Lawrence Graham‑Brown is a Jamaican‑American interdisciplinary artist, director, and performer based in New York / New Jersey.[1] His artistic work engages with themes of religion, sexuality, race, ritual, and memory, often within sacred or ritualized spaces.[2]
Biography
Born in Jamaica, Graham-Brown later relocated to the United States. He identifies as openly gay, and much of his artistic practice centers on confronting homophobia, especially within religious and diasporic contexts.[3] His performance and visual works are known for their symbolic use of Afro-Caribbean spiritual elements, homoerotic imagery, and reappropriation of sacred rituals to interrogate systems of oppression.[4]
His work has been presented at the Queens Museum, El Museo del Barrio, Leslie-Lohman Museum ofArt, National Gallery of Jamaica and the Shanghai Bienniale.[5][6]
Lawrence has been the recipient of the Juror's Award and Prize at NYU Small Works International Exhibition, and was a Franklin Furnace Fellow for Avant‑Garde performance art in 2011–2012.[4]
References
- ↑ "Lawrence Graham-Brown | THE PERFORMING GARAGE". theperforminggarage.org. Retrieved 2021-08-27.
- ↑ "Lawrence Graham-Brown Rites of Passage/Sacred Spaces (2012)". hemisphericinstitute.org. Retrieved 2025-10-01.
- ↑ Video: Lawrence Graham-Brown's Rites of Passage/Sacred Spaces, hdl:2333.1/12jm696n, retrieved 2021-08-27
- 1 2 "Lawrence Brown". Kolaj Magazine Artist Directory. 2012-08-12. Retrieved 2025-10-01.
- ↑ "Lawrence Graham-Brown Rites of Passage/Sacred Spaces (2012)". hemi.nyu.edu. Archived from the original on 2021-08-27. Retrieved 2021-08-27.
- ↑ "Lawrence Graham-Brown | Petrine Archer [.com]". petrinearcher.com. Retrieved 2021-08-27.