Works on Loan

Ebony G. Patterson is a multimedia artist whose dazzling, intricately layered works explore issues of visibility, invisibility, and power in postcolonial contexts. Working across painting, tapestry, installation, photography, video, and sculpture, Patterson employs glitter, sequins, fabric, faux flowers, toys, beads, and other embellishments to seduce viewers into confronting themes of race, gender, class, violence, and youth culture. Her practice transforms adornment into a tactic of empowerment and memorialization, elevating those historically marginalized or erased.