brandon king
(b. 1984) 

multidisciplinary artist, from the Atlantic Ocean by way of Hampton Roads VA, brandon creates installations exploring African Diasporic identities, honoring his ancestors’ stories through archival and found materials, sound collage, painting, film, and other forms. his practice generates pathways to acknowledge and alchemize harms committed to disrupt despair, to equip and strengthen past, present, and future generations.


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brandon is a founding member of Cooperation Jackson, a cooperative network in Jackson Mississippi and currently serves as Executive of Resonate Coop, an international, open source, music streaming platform cooperative. subt.le is based in NYC and is currently an MFA candidate at Queens College focusing on Social Practice and Installation. he is also a member of the New York City based artist collective PTP

creation call decoded (2020) 

acrylic & ink on canvas
69cm x 69cm

creation call decoded is a commissioned piece for the 2020 Call To Create Cohort. inspired by the act of awarding & achieving—instead of a certificate, original art was made specifically with the cohort in mind. 9 faces + jme, and more figures in the background offering support. bk decoded phrases key to this birthwork, and key to this year in particular.

a birth day present for all the parts that have been reborn. this cohort did their work for themselves, but also for us all; all praises due to their commitment to the quest—the middle, end & beginning.

currently housed in Boston Massachusetts in Mother Mercy’s persynal collection