Leilah Babirye
1985–
Introduction
Leilah Babirye (born 1985) is a Ugandan artist living and working in Brooklyn, New York. Outed in her native country as a lesbian and underground LGBTQ+ activist, Babirye's work is of large-scale ceramics, wooden sculptures, African masks, as well as drawings and paintings on paper. Babirye has had exhibitions at the Gordon Robichaux Gallery and the Socrates Sculpture Park in New York, as well as the Stephen Friedman Gallery in London. She has also produced work for Heidi Slimane for Celine's Art Project.
Wikidata identifier
Q43387704
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Country of birth
Uganda
Roles
Artist, sculptor
ULAN identifier
500780058
Names
Leilah Babirye
Information from the Getty Research Institute's Union List of Artist Names ® (ULAN), made available under the ODC Attribution License. Accessed April 24, 2024.
