{"id":15887,"date":"2025-09-23T13:43:10","date_gmt":"2025-09-23T17:43:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/museumofnonvisibleart.com\/interviews\/?p=15887"},"modified":"2025-09-23T13:46:23","modified_gmt":"2025-09-23T17:46:23","slug":"brendan-fernandes","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/museumofnonvisibleart.com\/interviews\/brendan-fernandes\/","title":{"rendered":"Brendan Fernandes"},"content":{"rendered":"<!--powerpress_player--><div class=\"powerpress_player\" id=\"powerpress_player_5650\"><audio class=\"wp-audio-shortcode\" id=\"audio-15887-1\" preload=\"none\" style=\"width: 100%;\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"audio\/mpeg\" src=\"https:\/\/museumofnonvisibleart.com\/interview\/2025\/BrendanFernandes.mp3?_=1\" \/><a href=\"https:\/\/museumofnonvisibleart.com\/interview\/2025\/BrendanFernandes.mp3\">https:\/\/museumofnonvisibleart.com\/interview\/2025\/BrendanFernandes.mp3<\/a><\/audio><\/div><p class=\"powerpress_links powerpress_subscribe_links\">Subscribe: <a href=\"https:\/\/podcasts.apple.com\/us\/podcast\/interviews-by-brainard-carey\/id1468502583?mt=2&amp;ls=1\" class=\"powerpress_link_subscribe powerpress_link_subscribe_itunes\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Subscribe on Apple Podcasts\" rel=\"nofollow\">Apple Podcasts<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/open.spotify.com\/show\/5ZxsN79E1W6VJOjQF9GNuZ\" class=\"powerpress_link_subscribe powerpress_link_subscribe_spotify\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Subscribe on Spotify\" rel=\"nofollow\">Spotify<\/a> | <a href=\"http:\/\/tunein.com\/radio\/Interviews-by-Brainard-Carey-p1236598\/\" class=\"powerpress_link_subscribe powerpress_link_subscribe_tunein\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Subscribe on TuneIn\" rel=\"nofollow\">TuneIn<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/feeds.podcastmirror.com\/interviews-by-brainard\" class=\"powerpress_link_subscribe powerpress_link_subscribe_rss\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Subscribe via RSS\" rel=\"nofollow\">RSS<\/a> | <a href=\"http:\/\/goo.gl\/xSQrKY\" class=\"powerpress_link_subscribe powerpress_link_subscribe_more\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Click here to  join mailing list\" rel=\"nofollow\">Click here to  join mailing list<\/a><\/p><p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-15889 alignright\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/museumofnonvisibleart.com\/interviews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/2024_FERNANDES_Portrait-1-Medium.jpeg?resize=202%2C303&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"202\" height=\"303\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/museumofnonvisibleart.com\/interviews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/2024_FERNANDES_Portrait-1-Medium.jpeg?w=427&amp;ssl=1 427w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/museumofnonvisibleart.com\/interviews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/2024_FERNANDES_Portrait-1-Medium.jpeg?resize=200%2C300&amp;ssl=1 200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 202px) 100vw, 202px\" \/><span style=\"font-family: Verdana, BlinkMacSystemFont, -apple-system, 'Segoe UI', Roboto, Oxygen, Ubuntu, Cantarell, 'Open Sans', 'Helvetica Neue', sans-serif;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.inglettgallery.com\/exhibitions\/215-brendan-fernandes-duet\/overview\/\">Brendan Fernandes<\/a>, born in Nairobi, Kenya 1979. Currently based in Chicago, his practice addresses issues of race, queer culture, migration, protest, andother forms of collective movement. Constantly seeking to create new spaces and forms of agency, Fernandes\u2019work often takes on hybrid forms: part ballet, part queer dance party, part political protest always rooted in collaboration and fostering solidarity.<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"root\">\n<div id=\"embedded-app\" class=\"embedded-app\">\n<div class=\"preview-box\" data-testid=\"shared-link-folder-preview\">\n<div id=\"fvsdk_container\" class=\"_fvsdk-container_9xl9e_5\" data-testid=\"fvsdk-container\">\n<div id=\"fvsdk-mount-point\" class=\"_fvsdk-mount-point_2087j_1\">\n<div class=\"_fileViewerArea_2087j_17\">\n<div class=\"_rendererRow_10wwt_11\">\n<div><span style=\"font-family: Verdana, BlinkMacSystemFont, -apple-system, 'Segoe UI', Roboto, Oxygen, Ubuntu, Cantarell, 'Open Sans', 'Helvetica Neue', sans-serif;\">Fernandes is a graduate of the Whitney Independent Study Program (2007) and has been the recipient of numerous awards, including a Robert Rauschenberg Residency Fellowship (2014), a Smithsonian Artist Research Fellowship (2020), an Artadia Award(2019), a Louis Comfort Tiffany Foundation Grant (2019), and most recently, the PlatformAward (2024). In 2024, he was also honored with the Creative Voice Award by Arts Alliance Illinois. His work has been presented at prestigious venues such as the 2019 Whitney Biennial at the Whitney Museum of American Art, New York; the Museum ofContemporary Art Chicago, Chicago; the Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum, New York, the Museum of Modern Art, New York; the J. Paul Getty Museum, Los Angeles; theNational Gallery of Canada,Ottawa; and the Mus\u00e9e d\u2019art contemporain de Montr\u00e9al, MAC;among many others. <\/span><\/div>\n<div><span style=\"font-family: Verdana, BlinkMacSystemFont, -apple-system, 'Segoe UI', Roboto, Oxygen, Ubuntu, Cantarell, 'Open Sans', 'Helvetica Neue', sans-serif;\">Fernandes is an Associate Professor in the Department of Art,Theory, and Practice at Northwestern University. He is represented by Monique MelocheGallery in Chicago and Susan Inglett Gallery in New York. Recent and upcoming projectsinclude performances and solo presentations at the Pulitzer Arts Foundation, St. Louis,MO; the Museum of Contemporary Art Denver, Denver, CO; the Fabric Workshop andMuseum, Philadelphia, PA; and Prospect.6, New Orleans, LA. In spring 2026, a major newcommission and solo exhibition will debut at the Driehaus Museum in Chicago.<\/span><\/div>\n<div>\u00a0<img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-15891\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/museumofnonvisibleart.com\/interviews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/2025_FERNANDES_As-Two-II_Large-3-Medium.jpeg?resize=677%2C846&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"677\" height=\"846\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/museumofnonvisibleart.com\/interviews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/2025_FERNANDES_As-Two-II_Large-3-Medium.jpeg?w=512&amp;ssl=1 512w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/museumofnonvisibleart.com\/interviews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/2025_FERNANDES_As-Two-II_Large-3-Medium.jpeg?resize=240%2C300&amp;ssl=1 240w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 677px) 100vw, 677px\" \/><\/div>\n<div><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-15892\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/museumofnonvisibleart.com\/interviews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/2024_FERNANDES_Soft-Touch-I-Large.jpeg?resize=696%2C870&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"696\" height=\"870\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/museumofnonvisibleart.com\/interviews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/2024_FERNANDES_Soft-Touch-I-Large.jpeg?resize=819%2C1024&amp;ssl=1 819w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/museumofnonvisibleart.com\/interviews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/2024_FERNANDES_Soft-Touch-I-Large.jpeg?resize=240%2C300&amp;ssl=1 240w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/museumofnonvisibleart.com\/interviews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/2024_FERNANDES_Soft-Touch-I-Large.jpeg?resize=768%2C960&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/museumofnonvisibleart.com\/interviews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/2024_FERNANDES_Soft-Touch-I-Large.jpeg?resize=696%2C870&amp;ssl=1 696w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/museumofnonvisibleart.com\/interviews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/2024_FERNANDES_Soft-Touch-I-Large.jpeg?w=1024&amp;ssl=1 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 696px) 100vw, 696px\" \/><\/div>\n<div><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-15893\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/museumofnonvisibleart.com\/interviews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/2025_FERNANDES_As-Two-IX_Large-2-Medium.jpeg?resize=695%2C556&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"695\" height=\"556\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/museumofnonvisibleart.com\/interviews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/2025_FERNANDES_As-Two-IX_Large-2-Medium.jpeg?w=640&amp;ssl=1 640w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/museumofnonvisibleart.com\/interviews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/2025_FERNANDES_As-Two-IX_Large-2-Medium.jpeg?resize=300%2C240&amp;ssl=1 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 695px) 100vw, 695px\" \/><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"_footerRow_10wwt_20\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"react-portal-container ccpa-iframe-portal\"><\/div>\n<div id=\"quick-start-container\"><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>https:\/\/museumofnonvisibleart.com\/interview\/2025\/BrendanFernandes.mp3Subscribe: Apple Podcasts | Spotify | TuneIn | RSS | Click here to join mailing listBrendan Fernandes, born in Nairobi, Kenya 1979. 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