If you are interested in purchasing a piece from the show please contact Bria.Edwards.rt@gmail.com
Rough Rider Shuffle
Oil, cold wax, saw dust on canvas
42x52”
2025
$7,650
Ridin’ Smooth Enough To Not Spill Your Cup
Oil, cold wax on canvas
42x52”
2026
$7,650
This Ain’t No Costume
Oil, cold wax, embroidery on canvas
42x53”
2026
$7,650
Ask About Me
Oil, silver foil on canvas
60x80”
2026
$16,500
Cooling Down Koda
Oil, cold wax on canvas
52x62”
2026
$12,150
Dad Near, Doubt Far
Oil pastel, oil on pastel paper
20x28”
2025
$1,950
Iron And Leather
Oil pastel, oil on pastel paper
20x28”
2025
$1,950
Blue Bucket Bound
Oil pastel, oil on pastel paper
20x28”
2025
$1,950
Gate City
Oil, embroidery on canvas
56x62”
2026
$12,150
Watching, Waiting, Resting
Oil, cold wax on canvas
56x68”
2026
$12,150
In the Quiet Between: Studies from the Trail I
Cyanotype on Arches hot press watercolor paper
9x12”
2026
$300
In the Quiet Between: Studies from the Trail II
Cyanotype on Arches hot press watercolor paper
9x12”
2026
$300
In the Quiet Between: Studies from the Trail III
Cyanotype on Arches hot press watercolor paper
9x12”
2026
$300
In the Quiet Between: Studies from the Trail IV
Cyanotype on Arches hot press watercolor paper
9x12”
2026
$300
In the Quiet Between: Studies from the Trail V
Cyanotype on Arches hot press watercolor paper
9x12”
2026
$300
In the Quiet Between: Studies from the Trail VI
Cyanotype on Arches hot press watercolor paper
9x12”
2026
$300
In the Quiet Between: Studies from the Trail VII
Cyanotype on cold-press watercolor paper
9x12”
2026
$300
In the Quiet Between: Studies from the Trail VII
Cyanotype on cold-press watercolor paper
9x12”
2026
$300
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
