Aya Brown

Aya Brown (born 1995) is an American visual artist, whose drawing practice centers representation of Black community experiences in Brooklyn, New York.

Early life and education Aya Brown was born in 1995, and raised in Prospect Heights, Brooklyn. She is Black and Japanese, and is queer. Throughout childhood, Brown would draw as a form of her creative expression. Brown witnessed the care and labor of the many Black and Brown nurses working during the COVID-19 pandemic after seeking emergency care at a New York hospital in January 2020. Reflecting on her experience at the hospital inspired her to create artworks with essential workers in her community as the main subject.