Leilah Babirye news

'When Sun Comes Out' is Blank Forms' first benefit exhibition, initiated in response to the challenges raised by the Covid-19 pandemic for the arts and the performing arts in particular. The exhibition features works by over 40 artists who are collaborators or friends of the non-profit organisation, including Ugandan artist Leilah Babirye.

‘Art on the Grid’ is a multi-platform exhibition featuring 50 artists’ reflections on the pandemic at 500+ locations across New York. Public Art Fund invited 50 emerging New York-based artists to reflect on the current situation as a way to help communities process the challenges that they face together. Ugandan artist Leilah Babirye’s contribution was unveiled as the sculpture 'Namaganda owe Mbogo (Among the Beautiful Girls from the Buffalo Clan)', 2020. 

'Intimate Companions' is a group exhibition curated by Joe Sheftel and hosted by Provincetown Arts Society and Ken Fulk in Provincetown, Massachusetts. The exhibition is held at the meticulously restored, sprawling 18th-century, eight-bedroom home of Mary Heaton Vorse, a celebrated labor reporter and the grande dame of the avant-garde.

New York City's LGBTQ Community Center hosted Leilah Babirye and American textile artist LJ Roberts for a live discussion on Thursday 25 June, 10.30pm GMT. The talk is part of the series 'Dykonography: Conversations With Artists' which focuses on visual art and queer identity, with an emphasis on lesbian visibility. 

Gordon Robichaux, New York are donating to Black Trans Advocacy Coalition (BTAC) the proceeds from the sale of a series of six bandanas designed by artists including Leilah Babirye, Matt Connors, Otis Houston Jr, Elisabeth Kley, Matt Paweski, and Tabboo!

This year during LGBT Pride Month, BET is highlighting young Black queer individuals who are demanding that their voices are heard. BET's new 12-part video series '12 Days of Pride' tackles themes such as identity, activism, culture, politics, health, family and love. 

Underdonk is pleased to present ‘Fur Cup’ a group exhibition of sculptural work that brings together thirty artists using a variety of materials, such as glass, wood, clay, paper mache, found objects,...

On June 28, 1969, a police raid of the gay bar Stonewall Inn in New York City, New York resulted in a revolt by its patrons. Their anger and frustration erupted into...

This is an exhibition of portraits by some 37 Brooklyn LGBTQ artists, displayed salon style on the large center wall of BRIC’s gallery. The exhibition features artists at varied stages in their...

In 1995, the United Nations organized the Fourth World Conference on Women in Beijing, China. Among those participating were artists from Uganda, who contributed to important policy discussions, especially those regarding art...

Facing persecution in her native Uganda and unwilling to live an inauthentic life, fierce queer artist Leilah Babirye made a choice. She fled her home to discover a world of sexual and...

Each year Socrates Sculpture Park presents an exhibition of new commissions made by the artists awarded the Park’s Emerging Artist Fellowship. Conceived for the landscape and produced on-site in the outdoor studio...

A multimedia exhibition about queer displacement. Featuring works by Denver David Robinson, with Babirye Leilah, courtesy Gordon Robichaux, NY. Worlds Apart | Worlds Reframed: Images and Voices of the Queer Diaspora is...

The group exhibition, 'When things fall apart: Critical voices on the radars' at Trapholt Museum, Kolding, brings together 12 international artists who explore the idea of a world in which everything falls...