Brandon Breaux is a multi-disciplinary artist from Chicago whose work includes oil-on-canvas and digital art. [1] [2] [3] [4] [5]
Brandon Breaux is a multi-disciplinary artist from Chicago whose work includes oil-on-canvas and digital art. [1] [2] [3] [4] [5]
Breaux grew up in the Chatham and Grand Crossing neighborhoods on the South Side of Chicago. Breaux graduated from DePaul University in 2006. [6]
Breaux's work focuses on representation of his culture on the South Side of Chicago and his advocacy for mental health, [7] [8] especially in the Black community. [9]
Breaux created the cover art to the 2012 Chance the Rapper debut mixtape 10 DAY . Breaux also created the cover art for the Acid Rap and Coloring Book mixtapes, and Chance's 2018 singles "Wala Cam", "65th and Ingleside" and "Work Out". [10]
Breaux shot the original photo and created the cover art for Acid Rap. [11] The picture happened by chance, according to Breaux: "I had made these tie-dye tank tops before we went to SXSW and I gave them to Chance… In the back of my mind I'm like I hope you wear this." [12]
The cover artwork Breaux created for Coloring Book depicted Chance holding his baby daughter, capturing his facial expression but with the baby outside the frame of the image. [13]
Following the publication of the cover art for Chance the Rapper, artists including Drake, Kehlani, [14] Miguel, and Troye Sivan have released album cover art showing Breaux's influence. [4]
His debut U.S. solo exhibition, BIG WORDS, included painting, print, and fashion design, and was curated by Anna Cerniglia and Alison Cuddy for Blanc Gallery. [15] [16] [17] In a review for Dazed, Vanessa Murrell noted the exhibition's use of typography and figures to stimulate the viewer's right and left brain functions. [18]
Ebony magazine published Breaux's commissioned portrait of fashion icon André Leon Talley on its cover.
Civil Rights Movement pioneer Congressman John Lewis commissioned a portrait by Breaux for the cover of his final published work, Carry On: Reflections for a New Generation. [16]
In 2020, Breaux collaborated with the Museum of Contemporary Art on a capsule collection. [19]
In 2022, Breaux was selected in a cohort of 14 master artists and designers to be part of Dorchester Industries Experimental Design Lab, a partnership of the Prada Group, Theaster Gates Studio, Dorchester Industries, and Rebuild Foundation. [20]
In 2022 the Kennedy Center selected Breaux for its "Office Hours" curated developmental artist residency program. [21]
In August 2024, the Chicago Transit Authority wrapped Breaux‘s SEEN on trains as part of a public art exhibition titled “Track(ed) Changes” coinciding with the 2024 Democratic National Convention. [22]
In 2024 Breaux continued long-term collaboration with Emerald South EDC on a public art mural installation of his SEEN oil-on-canvas painting. The mural, in the Washington Park neighborhood, has augmented reality functionality. [23]
Breaux created the album cover for Chance The Rapper’s sophomore album Star Line, released on August 15, 2025. [24] [25]
In 2022 Ebony magazine named Breaux in its POWER 100 list of Black leaders. [26] [27]
