on view: Brian Ellison
BACKBONE
BRIAN ELLISON
On View: February 18 - April 16, 2022 I Main Gallery
Art League Houston (ALH) is proud to present Backbone, an exhibition by Houston-based Artist, Brian Ellison. For his installation in the ALH Main Gallery, Ellison has produced a series of video interviews, photographs and performances, as well as curated a collection of artifacts that celebrate black grandmothers. In the artist’s words, it is an homage to “...the unsung heroine, the backbone of black families everywhere that have come before and those that we are blessed to still have with us. The exhibition is dedicated to the women in our lives who hold many names, yet have all embodied the same role”.
Brian Ellison, Worship, 2012 - 2013, digital photography
Artwork Courtesy of the Artist
Artist Brian Ellison
ABOUT THE ARTIST
Born in Tulsa, Oklahoma, Brian Ellison moved to Houston to pursue his Masters in Counseling at Prairie View A&M University. He earned his BA in Sociology at Morgan State University in Baltimore, Maryland in 2007. Brian is a photographer, philanthropist, and conceptual visual artist. He believes there is no limit when it comes to self-expression and describes his brand as authentic and thought-provoking.Through his lens he strives to begin the healing process necessary to bring to light issues that are unravelling in front of our eye.