Clifford Prince King

Clifford Prince King  (b. 1993, Tucson, AZ) lives and works in New York City. A self-taught photographer and filmmaker, King documents his personal relationships in traditional, everyday settings that speak on his experiences as a queer Black man. King takes photos of friends, lovers, and acquaintances, many of whom have significant connections to the sites where they are pictured.

King’s solo exhibitions include Hush-a-bye Dreams, Gordon Robichaux, New York (2023); Yesterday and Beyond, Carolyn Campagna Kleefeld Contemporary Art Museum, Long Beach, CA (2023); RASPBERRY BLOW, Stars Gallery, Los Angeles (2022); We Used to Lay Together, Light Work, Syracuse, NY (2021); and Where Beauty Softens Your Grief, No Moon, Los Angeles (2021). King’s photographs are in the public collections of the Hammer Museum, Los Angeles; Kleefeld Contemporary Art Museum, Long Beach, CA; Los Angeles County Museum of Arts, CA; ICA Miami, FL; Minneapolis Institute of Art, MN; and Studio Museum in Harlem, New York.

(as of 2024)