Brianna Pippens is a Visual and Performing Artist based in Washington, DC. Artistically known as Banana Peppers, she creates illustrations, paintings, drawings, animations, and cut out work that focuses on race, nostalgia, and the nuances of Black identity and experiences.
She is a self-taught visual artist that began sharing her visual artwork in 2010. As a trained singer and dancer, Brianna has been able to tap into those modes of expression to influence her art style and dedication to honing her craft.
Brianna has displayed her art at pop-up events and in local galleries in the DMV area as well as done solo and group exhibitions. She has completed public indoor murals in DC for Femme Fatale for the past three years. Brianna has created illustrations for comedian Phoebe Robinson’s production company Tiny Reparations as well as her podcast Black Frasier. She has done commissioned pieces for Disney Plus, Google, Instagram, Tumblr, When We All Vote, Planned Parenthood, Verishop, Asian American Feminist Collective, Black Women Radicals, Sistas of Liberty, and has had her work featured in marketing campaigns with Universal Studios for the film Us and Focus Features for the film Harriet. She also had the opportunity to have her work displayed on the Baltimore LED Billboard in 2018. Most recently, she had her JUSTICE series displayed at the Public Theatre, had her illustrations featured around Los Angeles in Project Pro_ject’s Black Lives Matter projection exhibit, had work featured in the virtual gallery "Our Vote. Our Reality" as well as created portraits for a visual series titled If These Walls Could Talk”, which is a virtual multi-media installation celebrating the artistic legacies of several BIPOC theatre artists.
From digital illustration to mural painting, I am just grateful to be able to create. Below are some of the exhibits and large scale commissions I have done.
