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Artist
Deana Lawson
b. 1979, Rochester, New York, USA · American · Based in Brooklyn, New York, USA
- Pennsylvania State University
- Rhode Island School of Design
- Large-format Color Photography
- Gilded Mirrored Frames
- Hugo Boss Prize Winner
Deana Lawson creates highly controlled photographs of Black subjects in domestic interiors and outdoor settings. Working with people she meets as well as family members, she constructs scenes dense with furniture, clothing, religious imagery and bodily gesture.
Photography
Gallery Representation
Artist Films
Artists on Artists: Deana Lawson on Kerry James Marshall
The Museum of Contemporary Art19 minOfficial source ↗ (opens in a new window)
Major Works
- 2016Sons of Cush
- 2018Nation
- 2009Binky & Tony Forever
- 2019Chief
- 2013Oath
- 2019Seagulls in Kitchen
- 2017Barbara and Mother
- 2008Coulson Family
- 2009Baby Sleep
- 2017Portal
Museums & Public Collections
Interviews & Writing
- Museum-quality video search →RESEARCH QUEUEvideo
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