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April Bey #6,851Mid-Career

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Museum Acquisitions

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Crocker Art Museum

Previous Sales 7

193 Gallery · Artsy
Not the Whyte Refrigerator
Not the Whyte Refrigerator, 2025
No longer available
Leather, crushed velvet, brocade fabric with metallic thread.
TERN Gallery · Artsy
Calathea Tangerine II
Calathea Tangerine II, 2022
No longer available
Jacquard woven textiles, sherpa, glitter and resin handsewing
Rago/Wright/LAMA/Toomey & Co. · Artsy
COLONIAL SWAG: How the Phuck You Thick Wit No Ass? How the Phuck You Got a Smooth Back
COLONIAL SWAG: How the Phuck You Thick Wit No Ass? How the Phuck You Got a Smooth Back, 2021
Bidding closed
Digital inkjet print on vinyl, staples, eco fur
TERN Gallery · Artsy
ReParentification
ReParentification, 2025
No longer available
Jacquard woven textiles, with hand-sewn fabric and sequins, bead
TERN Gallery · Artsy
ATLANTICA MAGAZINE: Everything You Need to Know About Earth Male Humanoids with Unwashed Asses Who Have Opinions
ATLANTICA MAGAZINE: Everything You Need to Know About Earth Male Humanoids with Unwashed Asses Who Have Opinions, 2024
No longer available
CMYK halftone hand-printed image transfer, watercolor on gessoboard hand-sewn into metalic vinyl wrapped wood panel
Vielmetter Los Angeles · Artsy
YOU DID IT! You Did It, Bitch. You Did the Phuck Out of It.
YOU DID IT! You Did It, Bitch. You Did the Phuck Out of It., 2026
No longer available
Crushed velvet, leather, glitter, resin, metallic thread on panel, acrylic fur
TERN Gallery · Artsy
Not Yet Titled
Not Yet Titled, 2024
No longer available
CMYK halftone hand-printed image transfer, watercolor on gessoboard hand- sewn into metalic vinyl wrapped wood panel

For Sale 7

TERN Gallery · Artsy
Calathea Fushcia
Calathea Fushcia, 2023
US$25,000
Jacquard woven textiles, sherpa, glitter, resin, metallic thread, on panel
193 Gallery · Artsy
Pineapple Portal Grower 6068
Pineapple Portal Grower 6068 , 2025
Price on request
Leather, crushed velvet, brocade fabric with metallic thread.
TERN Gallery · Artsy
The First Scalding: Even Tourist Souse Should Be Clear
The First Scalding: Even Tourist Souse Should Be Clear, 2024
US$28,000
CMYK halftone hand-printed image transfer, watercolour on gessoboard hand-sewn into metallic vinyl wrapped wood panel
TERN Gallery · Artsy
Waitin in Line for One Hot Patty and Twist.
Waitin in Line for One Hot Patty and Twist., 2025
US$30,000
Jacquard woven textiles, with hand-sewn facric and sequins, beads
Fragment · Artsy
I Can Do a Dance that will Make the Sky Cry Blood
I Can Do a Dance that will Make the Sky Cry Blood, 2022
For sale
Jacquard woven textiles, glitter, resin, metallic thread, on panel

Fragment · Artsy
I'm Something Like Stormy Weather, But I'm Also the Sunlight that Shines Shortly After
I'm Something Like Stormy Weather, But I'm Also the Sunlight that Shines Shortly After, 2022
For sale
Jacquard woven textiles, glitter, resin, metallic thread, on panel
193 Gallery · Artsy
A Diamond Didn't Become a Diamond When It was Found...A Diamond Was Always a Diamond,
A Diamond Didn't Become a Diamond When It was Found...A Diamond Was Always a Diamond,, 2023
Price on request
Jacquard woven textiles digitally designed, crushed velvet, glitter,resin, metallic thread, on panel
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podcasts Episode 259 – A Conversation with April Bey Cerebral Women · Feb 4, 2026
Photo Credit – Blair Meadows Ep.259 April Bey (b. 1987) grew up in the Bahamas (New Providence) and resides and works in Los Angeles as a visual artist and art educator. She is a tenured professor at Glendale College. Be…
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Education2

California State University, Northridge
MFA, 2014 · Northridge, CA, USA
Ball State University
BFA, 2009
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Everywhere you need to be during Frieze L.A.
The Los Angeles art scene is preparing for a major surge of activity anchored by the return of Frieze Los Angeles to the Santa Monica Airport from Feb…
exhibitionsApr 20, 2026
butter fine art fair los angeles frieze 2026
Butter, the Indianapolis-founded art fair known for returning 100 percent of sales proceeds to artists, is making its Los Angeles debut at Hollywood P…
exhibitionsFeb 24, 2026
New and relaunched satellite fairs spread across Los Angeles during Frieze
A wave of new and relaunched satellite art fairs is debuting in Los Angeles to coincide with Frieze Los Angeles, offering lower-cost alternatives for …
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15 Art Shows to See in Los Angeles This Spring
Los Angeles art institutions are presenting a diverse slate of spring exhibitions. Highlights include a major retrospective of conceptual artist Micha…
exhibitionsFeb 3, 2026
How Two New Art Exhibitions Are Spotlighting Black Queer History
Two new art exhibitions are spotlighting Black queer history amid escalating government censorship and threats to federal arts funding. "In the Life: …
exhibitionsOct 6, 2025
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Past Exhibitions2

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April Bey: I Know All About What You Want to Know All About

April Bey

1700 S Santa Fe Ave #101

Apr 6, 2024 — May 18, 2024

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April Bey: When You're on Another Planet and They Just Fly

April Bey

2406 Florida Ave, West Palm Beach 33401

Jan 15, 2022 — Mar 5, 2022

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Art Fair Appearances3

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Art Basel — Basel
2025
The Armory Show — New York
2023
Untitled: Miami Beach — Miami Beach
2023
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Everywhere you need to be during Frieze L.A.
Apr 20, 2026
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New and relaunched satellite fairs spread across Los Angeles during Frieze
Feb 24, 2026
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butter fine art fair los angeles frieze 2026
Feb 24, 2026
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15 Art Shows to See in Los Angeles This Spring
Feb 3, 2026
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How Two New Art Exhibitions Are Spotlighting Black Queer History
Oct 6, 2025
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Art Basel 2025
Jun 19, 2025
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April Bey: I Know All About What You Want to Know All About
Apr 6, 2024
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Art Fair
Untitled: Miami Beach 2023
Dec 5, 2023
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Art Fair
The Armory Show 2023
Sep 8, 2023
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April Bey: When You're on Another Planet and They Just Fly
Jan 15, 2022
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April Bey born
Jan 1, 1987
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exhibitions WHITNEY BEDFORD - - Exhibitions - MILES McENERY GALLERY Manual / Jun 2, 2026 exhibitions The fair is located in East Manhattan, a thriving gallery community. PhotoBook Magazine / May 31, 2026 exhibitions Selena Forever! Briscoe Western Art Museum celebrates Tejano history KABB / Jun 15, 2026 exhibitions Gainesboro's contemporary art museum welcomes new exhibit Herald-Citizen.com / Jun 15, 2026 exhibitions Shuang Li shows how wild weather mirrors our fractured world The Art Newspaper / Jun 15, 2026