08/05/2026
Brianna Nave is a Black q***r visual artist from Indianapolis, Indiana, working primarily with photography and digital media. She holds a Bachelor of Arts degree from Clark Atlanta University. Her practice centers on observing everyday life—often capturing moments of movement, transition, and stillness within social, political, and communal spaces.
Nave’s debut exhibition, Fingerprints of Freedom, was presented at Quid Nunc Art Gallery. She has also participated in Rooted in Tomorrow, an Afrofuturism exhibition in Baltimore, Maryland, and was featured in Art of Caring. Her work has been shown internationally at the Immortal Art Fair in Mexico City, hosted by the Bureau of Q***r Art.
In addition to gallery-based exhibitions, Nave has collaborated with educational institutions, including Academically Futuristic, a project developed with Roland Park Elementary/Middle School to commemorate the school’s 100-year history through visual storytelling. Alongside her studio practice, she works in visual communications for the State of Maryland, documenting political and legislative processes through photography and digital campaigns. Her work reflects an ongoing interest in how images function as tools for documentation, memory, and public engagement.
Our featured Baltimore MET Gala of the day is Brianna Nave!!!