meet the artist

Ava Brock (b.2000 Grand Rapids, MI) was raised in the Chicago suburbs and is currently based in Los Angeles. She received her BA from the University of California, Los Angeles majoring in Fine Arts and minoring in African American Studies (2022). While studying at UCLA, Brock co-directed UCLA’s JazzReggae Festival two years in a row (2020-2022), was a part of the Nigerian Student Association dance team (2019-2020) and worked as a graphic designer for the UCLA Housing Media Team (2019-2020).

Brock is a multi-disciplinary artist with work varying from painting, drawing, photo, video, dance and creative direction. Their work explores the nuances of Otherness through imagined otherworldly beings and spaces. These created worlds function as portals to the alienation, transformation, and spiritual guidance experienced by marginalized identities, with a focus on the queer Black femme experience.