Brian Hearns

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Brian Hearns is a multidisciplinary artist whose work channels soul, struggle, and transformation. Whether through bold brushstrokes, intricate recycled pieces, or powerful mixed media, Brian’s art speaks to liberation and love—echoing the very spirit of Juneteenth. His pieces explore themes of identity, resistance, and unity, inviting viewers to reflect on the world as it is and as it could be.

As Artist Advocate for The Visual Communicators, Brian leads with heart and conviction. He doesn’t just create to be seen—he creates to connect, to heal, and to give.

See Prints
See Prints
White script text on black background reads 'The Visual Communicators'.

Middle Passage

Middle Passage is understanding of the being confined in space. Understanding that space and being able to conjure and imagine the walls that will not define you.

Mixed Media on Canvas

Colorful abstract art with various shapes, lines, and words, framed in ornate gold.

NoMore

NoMore is an understanding to the plight of harm that continues to plague our vulnerable communities. The resolution is to say NoMore and Assist NoMore.

Mixed Medium on Board

Abstract painting with a red, sun-like figure on the left, a large red hand in the center, and a blue circular shape on the right, surrounded by various colorful shapes and scribbles.

Beautiful Nubian: The Way

Beautiful Nubian: The Way is the full circle of the water from a new perspective. It is our destiny to examine and forge the souls of our ancestors into our present souls to define of future path.

Mixed Medium on Canvas

A painting featuring a black silhouette of a woman's profile with her hair made of colorful flowers, including roses, violets, and other blossoms. The background depicts a wave-like pattern in shades of blue and white, with a golden beam of light in the sky.

The City of Us

"The City of Us" is an approach to how the city has raised our beautiful thoughts and has terrorized our feelings internally. There is joy and pain that we feel. The city is a vessel still carrying us to uncharted lands.

Mixed Medium on Canvas

Colorful abstract painting with bold black lines, shapes, and scribbles, featuring a face-like figure with an eye and various words and symbols, framed in a decorated gold frame.

The Darkest Quote

The Darkest Quote is a combination of Shakespeare sonnets and Basquiat styled art work to symbolize the poetic understanding of how we communicate and how words can unlock our deepest fears and joys.

Mixed Medium on Board

Abstract artwork featuring a stylized human face in profile with bold black and red lines, circular patterns, and layered paper textures.
A vibrant, abstract mixed media artwork featuring graffiti-style drawings, colorful text, and collage elements on a blue background. The piece includes messages of love, hope, and triumph, with symbols like a heart, eye, and clock, along with handwritten words such as "LOVE" and "DAY".

Don’t Shoot

Don't Shoot is in recognition to the turbulence created by the circumstances of not communicating clearly. We are only the solution when we talk and work together.

Mixed Medium on