Diedrick Brackens explores the intersections of identity and sociopolitical issues by creating handwoven tapestries that reexamine allegory and narrative through material, autobiography, and the broader themes of African American and queer identity, American history and memory. Brackens’ recent solo shows include his first European show at Kestner Gesellschaft, Hannover, Germany, as well as shows at the Mint Museum, Charlotte, NC, Craft Contemporary, Los Angeles, CA, Blanton Museum of Art, Austin, TX, Oakville Galleries, Ontario, Canada, and the New Museum, New York, NY. He is the recipient of the US Artist Fellowship, 2021, Louis Tiffany Comfort Grant, 2019, Marciano Artadia Award, 2019, and the Studio Museum in Harlem’s Joyce Alexander Wein Artist Prize, 2018.