2021 - 2025 BRIO Retrospective
Bronx River Art Center Gallery and BCA are proud to present the 2021–2025 BRIO Retrospective, a Longwood Art Gallery exhibition celebrating a selection of Bronx Recognizes Its Own (BRIO) awardees working across the visual arts.
Join us at the Bronx River Art Center (BRAC) on Wednesday, February 11, 2026, for the Opening Reception and celebrate the breadth of contemporary culture in The Bronx.
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The sixth BRIO Retrospective highlights a selection of 2021–2025 Bronx Recognizes Its Own (BRIO) awardees working in the visual arts. The BRIO Award is a long-standing BCA initiative that honors the artistic excellence of Bronx-based artists. In addition to public recognition, BRIO provides direct financial support in the form of a $5,000 unrestricted grant to artists working across a wide range of disciplines. BRIO affirms the essential role Bronx artists play in shaping the borough’s cultural life.
The exhibition emerges as both a celebration of this important award and a vibrant mosaic of Bronx talent, reflecting the breadth of creative inquiry and lived experience shaping contemporary artistic practice in the borough. The works engage with pressing social, racial, environmental, and identity-based issues through diverse media, including mixed media, etching, painting, photography, installation, and textile.
Featured Artists:
Juan Butten | Shelley Haven | Esteban Guerra | Jessica Lagunas | E. Lombardo | Tijay Mohammed | Abigail Montes | Amy Pryor | Shellyne Rodriguez | Misra Walker
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