Woodward Lecture Series: LaKela Brown, ’05 Fine Arts, In partnership with Museum of Contemporary Art Detroit

LaKela Brown (b. 1982) is from Detroit, Michigan, where she attended Detroit Public Schools and graduated from College for Creative Studies in 2005. Brown has participated in solo and group exhibitions globally, including at Reyes | Finn, Detroit; 56 Henry, NY; Swiss Institute (SI), NY; WE BUY GOLD, NY; Museum of Contemporary African Diasporan Arts (MoCADA), NY; and Lars Friedrich Gallery, Berlin, and has presented a solo installation of her work at Rockefeller Center in partnership with Art Production Fund and at The Armory Show in 2023 with 56 Henry. Brown’s work resides in the permanent collection of the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston; The Studio Museum in Harlem, New York, NY; Mint Museum, Charlotte, NC, and Smart Museum of Art, Chicago, IL.

LaKela Brown traces the origin of her current work through examination of subjects, materials, and processes, which encompass the foundation of her practice. In her Woodward Lecture, Brown will speak about ethnobotany, adornment, and molding and casting as a form of record keeping.

This lecture is produced in partnership with the Museum of Contemporary Art Detroit.

All Woodward Lectures are free and open to the public. Free parking is available at the CCS Brush St lot, on Brush just north of Frederick St.