Devyn Leonor Briggs

Devyn Briggs was raised in Bethlehem, PA. Briggs' work is deeply inspired by her mixed Colombian, Jamaican, and African American heritage. She seeks to answer her questions about the complexities of multiculturalism, spirituality, personal mythology, and the deeply rooted longing for ancestral land through her work. Her use of abstraction captures the aesthetic structures of society, reflecting on subjects of culture, community, family, and stories of faith to create a visual vocabulary about her personal experiences.

“I filter through the cultural artifacts of my heritage to gather the raw materials of color, texture, pattern, and rhythm that resonate incessantly in my mind. Only then can I unceremoniously cut them up and rearrange them into a visual language that strains to translate and explain the origin of that aesthetic impulse.” - Devyn Briggs

Echoes of Wifredo is a limited edition print commissioned for Raven’s Collectors Club. The serigraph print features hand-painted texture from the artist. Only ten artist proofs were made available at this limited-time pre-release price.

Briggs studied fine art at the Maryland Institute College of Art (MICA), earning a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree in Ceramics in 2013. She continued her studies at MICA to earn a Master's degree in the Business of Art and Design. Briggs is currently Assistant to the Curator at the Petrucci Family Foundation of African American Art and a resident artist at the Banana Factory in Bethlehem, PA.