brittany holloway———brown

New favorite place in NYC @nyplpicturecollection (duh). What do I love more than archives, and unearthing new things. These were found in PEEP SHOWS, NIGHT CLUBS, BEAUTY SALONS, MAGIC, BATHS — ANCIENT, and SPIRITUALISM

Honored to have my Love, Goth Shakira series for The Los Angeles’ Times Image Magazine @latimesimage selected to appear in the American Illustration 45 annual. (Two years in a row aaahh!) Thank you to @american_illustration_winners and the #AI45 jury. And to @neonhoney for trusting me with this column. P.S. While I’m currently teaching myself Premiere and After Effects, all love to little studios like @uninspiredstudio for making quick nimble tools for artists to make fun things like this!

“Young gladioli with the necks of swans, Laurels divine, of exiled souls the dream, Vermilion as the modesty of dawns Trod by the footsteps of the seraphim;” — The Flowers, Stéphane Mallarmé High of 78 in NYC today 🌞🌷 getting more comfortable with restraint

I was a romantic and sentimental creature, with a tendency towards solitude. — Isabel Allende, The House of the Spirits “Cloister” Found images on cold-pressed paper, 1.5’’ x 9’’ February 2026 #analogcollage #blackcollagists #handcutcollage

When I went back to the coat check at the end of my visit to @studiomuseum , the attendant asked me what my favorite piece was. I said that I always like to start at the top of museums and work my way down, and the fact that there was a specially commissioned Camille Norment at the top was exciting to me. I had become familiar with her work after seeing an installation at Dia:Chelsea in 2022. As I’ve gotten older, I’ve become more and more interested in sculptural works; new objects, things taking up space, and sound giving texture to the air around it. Their face lit up, and they mentioned that it was a piece that often got overlooked, which was surprising to me. There were so many amazing pieces, and walking through the newly renovated museum was a great way to spend a frigid winter day inside. However, the golden raft, set against the view of the Harlem skyline with the sunlight streaming through the windows, was particularly arresting. May we all take the lesson of heliotropism into 2026. May we all bask in things that nourish us, let us turn towards beauty, care, and radiance. Wishing you all blessings and joy 🌞✨🌌

“No matter how long you’ve been with your beloved, or how many experiences you’ve shared, or how much you have in common, humans are, by nature, always in flux — which means every relationship is always evolving too.” For the December issue of @latimesimage ❤️‍🔥 a reminder to bring honesty and grace into the new year.

Went to Denver and all I got was delicious food, gorgeous fall weather and a thrifted pair of Tory Burch heels 😡

For the November Issue @latimesimage on how to support a loved one dealing with verbal abuse.

a few from the Favorites folder, Fall edition 🍁

“Smoke and Mirrors” — One of my favorite phrases: a study in illusion, allure, and the shifting nature of perception. #digitalcollage #blackcollagists #surrealism

For @latimesimage The Abundance Issue. On how to balance giving a lover grace and patience but also recognizing your own agency 🤲🏾

There was an online trend going around in the dog days of summer about people pushing against their atrophying minds by creating a fall curriculum for self-study. I’m too lazy to do that so I rely on @brooklyninstitute to help me sharpen my focus. Their listing for a course on Gothic Feminism threaded Poe to Shelley to Morrison to Kristeva, and I felt I owed myself a container filled with lots of reading and discussion with others (the course is only 4 weeks!) Reminding myself how much I loved school, and thinking, thinking, thinking. For this week, we had to read Beloved, one of Toni’s works I hadn’t read in years. The first time I read it, it was more of a blunt instrument, full of terror and lots of tears on my morning commute. This time, I’m more moved by her mastery of language, and I’m reminded of why I made ‘4 Lines of Beloved’, my first ever video work. In an interview @lornasimpson did with Tate, she mentioned that ‘sometimes the work needs to be made a certain way’. I needed motion, sound, typography, editing to synthesize the feeling this book gave me. It’s 2 years old now, but I’m thankful for the genesis and to continue exploring.