Leilah Babirye — Exhibition

Fine Arts Museum of San Francisco (de Young)

Jan 1

Written By Laura Rinaldi

Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco (de Young)

© Gary Sexton. Image courtesy of the Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco. / Photograph by Randy Dodson, © FAMSF (for R.2024.87913).

Babirye’s sculptures are acts of reclamation—discarded materials reborn as royal, defiant portraits. Her figures stand proud and rooted, shaped by both resilience and joy. Each piece holds the energy of community: strong, unbothered, and beautifully uncontained.

© Gary Sexton. Image courtesy of the Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco. / Photograph by Randy Dodson, © FAMSF (for R.2024.87913).

© Gary Sexton. Image courtesy of the Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco. / Photograph by Randy Dodson, © FAMSF (for R.2024.87913).

© Gary Sexton. Image courtesy of the Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco. / Photograph by Randy Dodson, © FAMSF (for R.2024.87913).

© Gary Sexton. Image courtesy of the Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco. / Photograph by Randy Dodson, © FAMSF (for R.2024.87913).

© Gary Sexton. Image courtesy of the Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco. / Photograph by Randy Dodson, © FAMSF (for R.2024.87913).

© Gary Sexton. Image courtesy of the Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco. / Photograph by Randy Dodson, © FAMSF (for R.2024.87913).

© Gary Sexton. Image courtesy of the Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco. / Photograph by Randy Dodson, © FAMSF (for R.2024.87913).

© Gary Sexton. Image courtesy of the Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco. / Photograph by Randy Dodson, © FAMSF (for R.2024.87913).

© Gary Sexton. Image courtesy of the Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco. / Photograph by Randy Dodson, © FAMSF (for R.2024.87913).

© Gary Sexton. Image courtesy of the Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco. / Photograph by Randy Dodson, © FAMSF (for R.2024.87913).

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