
Rodney Ewing
Rodney Ewing (b. 1964, Baton Rouge, La.) is a visual artist whose drawings, installations, and mixed media works focus on his need to intersect body and place, memory and fact, and to re- examine human histories, cultural conditions, and trauma.
As a topic-based artist, Ewing’s interdisciplinary practice involves extensive research of overlooked historical objects, individuals, spaces, and events of the Black Diaspora. His narratives explore and translate the actual and emotional dimensions of these subjects, drawing the viewer in toward the piece and immersing them in a reorienting experience of images, words and ideas. He layers visual elements to create an experience that is unique and nuanced within the context of his prints, sculptures, drawings, or installations. With his work, he is creating a platform that requires us to be both present and profound in our observations.

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MoAD | In the Artist Studio | Rodney Ewing
Selected Work
Artist News

Open Studios
DUMBO Open Studios
Rodney Ewing is included in DUMBO Open Studios, Brooklyn, NY, along with many other artists.
April 26-27, 2025

Recent Group Exhibition
Brooklyn Museum
“The Brooklyn Artists Exhibition”
October 4, 2024–January 26, 2025

Museum Acquisition
SFMOMA
Rodney Ewing’s work H.Box Brown as Loa is now in the permanent collection of SFMOMA
Exhibitions

When We Move: A View of Technology Through a Black Lens | Rodney Ewing & Nyame Brown
May 11 – June 29, 2024

Hidden Stories
December 2, 2023 – February 10, 2024

Rodney Ewing: The Devil Finds Work
July 9 – September 10, 2022