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]
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]
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]
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]
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]
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]