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LEX MARIE

@thelexmarie

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Consider this my Tiny Desk performance lol. Thank you, thank you @nia.nakita for making sure this art and story was published, I know it wasnt easy but you believed and persisted. Wow @npr !

I never could’ve imagined how far this body of work would reach, I made it because it felt necessary. To everyone who has come up to me, commented, shared their story with me, thank you. The work is working. by @thelexmarie

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“6 Emerging Black American Artists to Keep on Your Radar” & might I add that 3 of us are Black women from PG County! I love so much that I get to share this space with my girlsssss @ciarrakwalters @sydneyevernon & the homie @adrianarmstrongart . Congrats to ussss & to all the artists mentioned!

& Thank you @lookatdominique for not only everything you do that’s seen publicly, but the tremendous amount of work you do in private to support and advocate for emerging artists. You are so needed and appreciated ✨ by @thelexmarie

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I’ve had so many meaningful conversations with incredible people over these past few months. Speaking publicly about my art, when I literally create art because I don’t always have the words to express how I feel, has been an experience, to say the least. Still, I’m learning, stretching, and growing 💛 by @thelexmarie

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SAVE THE DATE | NOVEMBER 7

The Bishop Gallery is thrilled to announce Because I Said So, a solo exhibition by Lex Marie, curated by Cornelia Stokes.

Through reclaimed belts, thrifted uniforms, and other objects of childhood, Marie examines corporal punishment, intergenerational trauma, and the systems of discipline we inherit, normalize, and pass forward.

At the center of the exhibition is the belt—an object both ordinary and charged, existing at the intersection of care and control, protection and punishment.

What happens when the practices meant to protect us are the very ones we must learn to question?

Opening Reception
Saturday, November 7, 2026 | 6–9 PM

The Bishop Gallery
630 Flushing Avenue, Brooklyn, NY

Join us for an exhibition that confronts difficult truths about Black childhood, authority, vulnerability, and the complexities of care.

#LexMarie #BecauseISaidSo #TheBishopGallery #ContemporaryArt #BrooklynArt taken in The Bishop Gallery by @thelexmarie

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9 days ago

We’ll Talk About it Later
Ink, paper, belts on wood panel

A few days into @mccollcenter residency 🖤 by @thelexmarie

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5 months ago

Join us in welcoming Spring 2026 Artist-in-Residence Lex Marie @thelexmarie who is a multidisciplinary artist working across sculpture, installation, and painting, exploring how Black childhood is shaped by adultification, discipline, surveillance, and systemic inequity.

“My work is a testament to the profound impact of adultification biases, food insecurity, and the systemic challenges entrenched in American institutions,” Marie says.

Rooted in her lived experience as a Black mother, Marie’s practice transforms everyday and reclaimed materials - school uniforms, pencils, belts, report cards, hospital blankets - into charged objects that reveal the hidden curriculum embedded within systems of care and control. By elevating the overlooked and repurposing the familiar, she constructs a visual language that bridges personal archive and public history. Her work confronts difficult truths while remaining accessible, using color, texture, and material memory to invite both reflection and dialogue across generations.

Upcoming opportunities to connect:

During Open Hours:
Fridays | 12 - 6 pm
Saturdays | 10 am - 6 pm

Artist Talk + Tour
Wednesday, May 20 from 6 - 8 pm

Images:

Keep It Together, 2025
Studio shot by Alvin @‌peopleinthiscity
From Roots to Split Ends, 2025
Watch Your Tone, 2025
Lex Marie studio shots by @mrlo__ by @thelexmarie

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It’s always an amazing time supporting @mocaarlington 💛 I imagine at some point artists like to look back and consider which institutions were the most instrumental and supportive of their careers. @mocaarlington is where I had my first residency, first independent studio, and my first solo museum exhibition. Forever grateful to have this institution be such a meaningful part of my story. by @thelexmarie

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Two years ago I created my Black Maternal Health Flag out of hospital receiving blankets in order to bring awareness to the Black maternal health crisis in this country.

Today in collaboration with @mccollcenter I am releasing my first ever limited edition screen print of the Black Maternal Health Flag. There were 100 made, signed and numbered. Im so happy to be able to get this work into many more homes, offices, hospitals etc . NOW AVAILABLE link in bio by @thelexmarie

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Fall-ing 🖤 by @thelexmarie

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19 days ago

Introducing “Sown Together: New Voices in Contemporary Textile Art,” a collaborative exhibition presented by the Harvey B. Gantt Center for African-American Arts + Culture and McColl Center, opening
September 11, 2026.

Co-curated by Dr. Anita N. Bateman, Vice President of Creative Direction at the Gantt Center, and artist and McColl Center President + CEO Asa Jackson, the exhibition grew from the convergence of two complementary curatorial initiatives. A spring residency at McColl Center brought together a cohort of fiber artists for shared learning, dialogue, workshops, and cultural exchange, while the Gantt Center was simultaneously developing an exhibition focused on contemporary textile practices. Featuring 16 artists selected across both organizations, “Sown Together” assembles textile works that explore identity, memory, migration, and the African diaspora through innovative material practices. Drawing on the dual meanings of sown and sewn - homophones that evoke both the planting of seeds and the joining of the exhibition, it considers textile as both material and metaphor. Just as seeds are planted to cultivate future growth, featured artists draw on lived histories to advance new perspectives on Black identity and belonging.

Featuring: Anthony Olubunmi Akinbola, Joke Amusan, April Bey, William Evans, MarieAnn Fluker (Flower), Enam Gbewonyo, Asa Jackson, Kandy G Lopez, Lex Marie, Ambrose Rhapsody Murray, Kosisochukwu Nnebe, Josie Love Roebuck, Nastassja Swift, Cyle Warner, Andrew Wilson, and Qualeasha Wood. taken in Charlotte, North Carolina by @thelexmarie

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5 years ago, accepting an invite to have dinner with 10 strangers wouldve sounded like a nightmare lol. So glad I said yes to the Dinner for Ten invite from @ver__studio . What a beautiful and intentionally curated evening 💛

Thank you @studio_nikkidaskalakis @ver_studio @riverapapic @sidraforman by @thelexmarie

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See yall tomorrow at @femmeartfair w/ @heycoolmoms 💕 by @thelexmarie

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