Brianna Lois Parker
Brianna Lois Parker (b.1998) is a Caribbean-British oil painter whose practice explores themes of memory, identity, and everyday life. Through oil paintings Parker creates intimate, symbolic, and culturally resonant portraits.
She holds a First-Class Honours degree in Fine Art (BA) from Kingston University, awarded in 2021. The artist is currently based in London, where she lives and works.
Her practice is grounded in personal connection and storytelling. Each piece begins with real-life experiences, which is translated into layered, expressive compositions.
Parker was awarded the Margate Art Prize by Dame Tracey Emin DBE RA, and was commissioned by Netflix to create a painting for Portrait of a Top Boy, an exhibition honouring the BAFTA award-winning series Top Boy. The exhibition was held at Somerset House, and her painting is also featured by the National Portrait Gallery (online). She also appeared on Sky Arts' Portrait Artist of the Year, further showcasing her distinctive approach to portraiture and her expressive use of colour theory on a international platform. In 2025, she was shortlisted for Jackson’s Art Prize, placing in the top 0.2% of 12,964 entries and receiving the Judge’s Choice Award.
Parker is currently developing a new body of work.
EDUCATION
Kingston University, London, UK - 1st class BA (Hons), 2021
EXHIBITIONS
2025
The Hari Art Prize, Hari Hotel, London, UK
The Mayor of London’s Black History Month - ‘Standing Firm in Power and Pride’, Gallery OCA, London, UK
Island in the City, Curated by Sherece Rainford and Louis Chapple, ROSL & Gallery OCA, London, UK
Mirroring Dialogue, Curated by Ronan Mckenzie and Tione Trice Thurloe Place, London, UK
Jackson's Art Prize, Bankside Gallery, London, UK
Her, Camden Open Air Gallery, London, UK
2024
In Plain Sight, Curated by Habib Hajallie, Dartford, UK
Hardware, Curated by The Connor Brothers, London, UK
What I Thought I Knew, Curated by Ronan Mckenzie, London, UK
2023
Game Changers, The Bingham Riverhouse, London, UK
Portrait of a Top Boy, Curated by Ronan Mckenzie, National Portrait Gallery
(online), Somerset House, London, UK
Ambivalent Paradox, Omaka Gallery, London, UK
Margate Art Prize, Awarded by Tracey Emin, Ramsay & Williams, Guesthouse
Hotels, Margate, UK
2022
Home, One Paved Court, London, UK
2021
Ascension, Zari Gallery, London, UK
KSA Degree Show, Online
AWARDS/HONOURS
2025
Shortlisted for Hari Art Prize
Selected for artist residency with Fishtank Workshop
Winner of Judges Choice Award, Jackson’s Art Prize
2024
Featured on Sky’s Portrait Artist of the Year - painting was selected by Emma Thynn, Marchioness of Bath
Selected for mentorship by Habib Hajallie
2023
Winner of the Margate Art Prize, Awarded by Tracey Emin
Commissions
2023
Portrait of a Top Boy, Curated by Ronan Mckenzie, National Portrait Gallery
(online), Somerset House, London, UK - commissioned by Netflix
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