June Edmonds

June Edmonds

Fellow: Awarded 2022
Field of Study: Fine Arts

Competition: US & Canada

June Edmonds uses abstract painting to explore how color, repetition, movement, and balance can serve as conduits to spiritual contemplation and interpersonal connection to her African-American roots. Exploring the psychological construct of skin color or tone through pattern and abstract painting has proven to be a revealing gesture and these ideas are explored in her two ongoing series: the Energy Wheel Paintings inspired by her meditation practice and her Flag Paintings, which explore the alignment of multiple identities such as race, nationality, gender, or political leanings.

June Edmonds lives and works in Los Angeles. Edmonds received her MFA from Tyler School of Art, Philadelphia, and a bachelor’s degree from San Diego State University. She also attended Skowhegan School of Painting and Sculpture and is the recipient of the inaugural 2020 AWARE Prize; a 2018 City of Los Angeles Individual Artist Grant (COLA) and the Harpo Foundation Grant in 2020. Edmonds has completed several works of public art including the MTA Pacific Station in Long Beach, CA. Her paintings are held in collections throughout the United States including the California African American Museum, Los Angeles, Davis Museum, Wellesley College, MA; The Pizzuti Collection, Columbus, OH; and the Crocker Museum in Sacramento.

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