Akea Brionne is an interdisciplinary researcher and artist, working at the intersection of lens and fiber based media. Her practice explores the relationship between colonial and imperialist history and their impact on identity politics, cultural storytelling, memory, and assimilation. Her work analyzes this primarily through the observation within the African Diaspora, with a particular emphasis on Creole culture.

Brionne received a dual BA/BFA in Photography and Humanistic Studies from the Maryland Institute College of Art. She received an MFA in Photography from the Cranbrook Academy of Art.

Brionne (b. 1996, New Orleans, LA) currently lives and works in Detroit, MI.

contact: studio@akeabrionne.com

Represented by: Lyles & King (NYC) & Library Street Collective (Detroit)