Brittney Leanne Williams

Brittney Leeanne Williams (b. 1990, Pasadena, CA) transforms Southern California vistas into what she calls "emotional landscapes: representations of psychological states, memories, and emotional ties," often staging a red, bent figure in tableaux where the natural world and architecture blend and reflect each other. Williams's female forms become conduits for her exploration of feminine and Black identities.

Williams's work has been exhibited at Alexander Berggruen, New York, NY; The Hole, New York, NY; Nicodim, Los Angeles, CA; Monique Meloche, Chicago, IL; MAMOTH, London, UK; Carl Kostyál, Milan, IT and Stockholm, SE; Para Site, Hong Kong, CN; Galerie Droste, Paris, FR; Savvy Contemporary, Berlin, GE; Newchild, Antwerp, BE; Collaborations, Copenhagen, DK; and at institutions such as MoAD, San Francisco, CA; and Telfair Museums, Savannah, GA; among others. Her work is represented in various public collections, including the Columbus Museum, Columbus, GA; the Domus Collection, New York, NY and Beijing, CN; HE Art Museum (HEM), CN; Fundacion Medianoche0, Granada, ES; and The Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, TX. She is a Joan Mitchell Foundation grant recipient. Williams's artist residencies include Skowhegan School of Painting and Sculpture; the Fores Project, UK; Arts + Public Life; and McColl Center.