Brittany Moná
Summer 2025
Current Resident - Public ProgrammingBrittany Moná, Homecoming, analog and digital collage, 2025.
Brittany Moná is the Summer 2025 Current Resident, with the new piece, Homecoming. We did things a bit differently this time around: rather than insert the artist’s work into a “shared mail package” sent out to all residents of a single zip code, we placed the work in a 10x16” page of the Seattle Gay News, in the Pride Week Issue.
The Seattle Gay News has existed since 1974 (check out their entire archive here!). Print copies can be found throughout the state of Washington—check the map here to find a copy close to you.
Moná also adapted Homecoming to be placed in digital ad space on the Seattle Gay News website.
Of Homecoming, Moná writes, “While creating this piece, I had so much on my mind. I knew I wanted to create something that reflected love, safety, and community for the trans community, a space where protection, joy, and care are offered freely and without hesitation. This piece speaks not only to my personal love for family and chosen community but also to the deep comfort and love that exists, even in moments when the world may feel unwelcoming. It is a visual affirmation that love and belonging are always present, even when they’re hardest to see.”
Whether you grab a print copy of Seattle Gay News or a screenshot of Moná’s work on their website, post it on Instagram and tag @blackembodiments and #CurrentResident on Instagram, and @Brittanymonacreates on Instagram and TikTok!
Current ResidentAbout Current Resident
Current Resident commissions black artists to create a unique work of art that will be mailed to all residents of distinct Seattle zip codes. This public art project is inspired by the data collection and distribution processes of direct mail service providers that businesses (and politicians) use to solicit new customers—the "Current Resident" mailers are typically addressed to.
The Black Embodiments Studio purchases ad space in the same glossy, colorful direct mail packets that residents already receive every week with the goal of generating unexpected moments of encounter with black artists and their works. In the process we aim to push the practice of “public art” and the idea that “art should be accessible” to their limits. What if we simply sent free black art to as many people as possible?
About Brittany Moná
Brittany Moná is a multidisciplinary artist based in Maryland. Specializing in Black abstract and figurative portraiture. Her work blends elements of neo-expressionism, graffiti, and African art. Through her practice, Brittany explores themes of liberation, joy, memory, and transformation.
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