If you are interested in purchasing a piece from the show please contact BE@BriaEdwards.com

 

Tomorrow is Friday

Oil, silver foil on canvas
33x37”
2023
$4,250

On A Saturday Morning

Oil, gold leaf on canvas
46x49”
2022
$7,800

Retirement Plan

Oil on canvas
32x37”
2023
$4,150

The Time I Have to Myself

Oil on canvas
22x27”
2022
SOLD

I Treat My Shoes Like My Ride

Oil paint, pastel on hardboard panel
11x14”
2023
SOLD

Two Fifteens And A Thirty Minute Break

Oil pastel, oil paint on hardboard panel
20x16”
2023
$1,200

Nothing To Hide

Oil on canvas
33x41”
2022
$4,800

I Spoke As A Child

Oil paint, stick, pastel on canvas
19x24”
2023
$1,600

The Happiest Unicorn

Oil, embroidery on canvas
20x24”
2023
$1,650

They Gon’ Sleep Good Tonight

Oil paint, pastel on hardboard panel
14x11”
2023
$800

Real Recognize Real

Oil paint, pastel on hardboard panel
11x14”
2023
$800

Reprieve I

Oil on canvas
20x24”
2023
$1,650

Reprieve II

Oil on canvas
20x24”
2023
$1,650

My Cuz n ‘Nem

Oil paint, pastel on canvas
42x60”
2023
$8,850

A Certain je ne sais quoi 

Oil stick, pastel & paint, gold leaf on hardboard panel
11x14”
2023
$800

 

Bria Edwards

Artist

Bria Edwards is a Washington, D.C. native who has spent over a decade scouting and scaling the visual arts circuit before finally finding her voice. She strives to debunk the monolithic myths about Black people.Working through the Black female lens, Edwards approaches these myths from a personal point of reference. She often conducts research through surveys and by interviewing potential subjects. Ultimately she has a desire to use her artistic practice to create a space for Black people and present Black life in an honest, multilayered, and truthful manner.

Having earned a B.F.A. in Graphic Design from St. John’s University, Edwards is a painter, graphic designer, and photographer who is constantly expanding her skillset to meet her practice. Through these mediums, she is sure of only two things. First, she needs texture. Her hands need to bend, shape, and mold divergent media, never tethered to just a computer keyboard or canvas. Edwards also needs her palette knife and vibrant colors to manifest her 2D portraiture, capturing the nuances of those who graciously participate in her process, bringing them to life eternally.

Through self exploration and growth in her practice, Edwards finally found where her art “lived”, where she shined most, through portraiture. In 2021, she was selected for the juried invitational, “Inside Outside, Upside Down”, a part of the 100th anniversary celebration for The Phillips Collection in Washington, D.C. Since then, she has been invited to participate in several exhibitions and continues to grow and expand her career.

Dr. Lauren P. Davidson

Curator

Dr. Lauren Davidson is an independent art curator and founder of Museum Nectar Art Consultancy. Museum Nectar is a curatorial and art advisory service working primarily in the field of contemporary African American art supporting emerging and mid-career artists. Through her curatorial work, Davidson investigates issues and initiates conversation about the many facets of the Black experience.

Past exhibitions include The World in My Mind (The Ven Hotel, Washington, D.C.) and New Visions: Hope and Possibility (Hera Hub DC). Most recently, along with Jarvis Dubois, Davidson co-curated the critically reviewed “The Ties That Bind” and “Zero Dollar Bill: The Prints of Imar Lyman” at IA&A at Hillyer in Washington, D.C. The culmination of this dual exhibition was a moderated conversation between artist Imar Lyman and award-winning filmmaker Haile Gerima (“Sankofa”, 1993) about their use of printmaking and film to advance social justice. Davidson partners regularly with local DC based arts organizations to curate exhibitions and conduct artist talks. She also serves on the International Art and Artists (IA&A) at Hillyer Advisory Committee and as a docent at the Smithsonian National Portrait Gallery.

Davidson is currently pursuing a Master of Arts degree in Museum Studies at Johns Hopkins University. She received a Bachelor of Science degree from Cornell University and a Doctor of Veterinary Medicine degree from the University of Florida College of Veterinary Medicine. She also completed a postdoctoral residency and Master of Comparative Medicine from the National Institutes of Health and the Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences. She balances her left and right brain through her veterinary work and curatorial practice.

For speaking and media enquiries contact: museumnectar@gmail.com