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Autumn Breon

Biography

Based in Los Angeles, Breon studied Aeronautics and Astronautics at Stanford University before developing a multidisciplinary art practice grounded in queer Black feminist traditions. Her work draws on performance, sculpture, installation, digital imagery, and participatory practices to examine liberation, identity, memory, and collective care.


Breon's projects have been presented and commissioned by organizations including Art Production Fund, Frieze, Hauser & Wirth, the Brooklyn Museum, and Walt Disney Concert Hall. Her recent work includes Leisure Lives (2023) and The Care Machine (2024), projects addressing Black leisure, reproductive care, and community.


Breon remains active as a Los Angeles-based artist. Her 2026 projects include The Maroon Station, a performative installation presented at the Watts Labor Community Action Committee Civic Rights Museum, and Maroon Portals, which extends her exploration of Black self-determination, speculative world-building, care, and queer relational aesthetics.


BQW Impact

Breon's work directly connects Black queer feminist thought with contemporary artistic practice. She uses performance and public art to explore liberation, care, Black women's experiences, and alternative ways of imagining queer Black life.


Her projects address issues affecting Black women, including economic inequality, reproductive autonomy, and access to care. This combination of queer Black feminist practice and community-oriented art makes her a significant contemporary BQW creator.


Notable Works

  • Don't Use Me (2022)

    Performance examining the lost time associated with Black women's wage inequality.

  • Leisure Lives (2023)

    Public art project honoring the history of Black leisure at Santa Monica's Bay Street Beach.

  • The Care Machine (2024)

    Public-art installation offering reproductive-health resources and other forms of care identified by Black women.

  • Maroon Portals (2026)

    Project exploring Black self-determination, speculative world-building, care, and queer relational aesthetics.

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