How Lowcountry Artist of the Year Brittney Washington uses art as a vessel for rage, tenderness, and transformation

Her work was recognized earlier this year when she was named Coastal Community Foundation’s 2025 Griffith-Reyburn Lowcountry Artist of the Year. Here, Washington shares her plans for her Artist of the Year series entitled “Saltwater Lineage: Portraits of the Tides,” which will be unveiled this fall.