KYA LOU (B. SAN DIEGO, CA) IS AN ARTIST AND FILMMAKER BASED IN LOS ANGELES.
IN 2024, SHE CO-DIRECTED A MULTI-CHANNEL INSTALLATION FILM WITH JOSH BEGLEY AND CURATOR ADRIENNE EDWARDS FOR EDGES OF AILEY AT THE WHITNEY MUSEUM OF AMERICAN ART. IN 2025, SHE WAS COMMISSIONED TO DIRECT AND EDIT A FOUR-HOUR EXHIBITION FILM BUILT ENTIRELY FROM ARCHIVAL FOOTAGE FOR DEREK FORDJOUR’S EXHIBITION, NIGHTSONG.
FROM 2017 TO 2021, LOU RAN A COLOR GRADING STUDIO UNDER THE NAME COLOURED ONLY. SINCE THEN, THEY HAVE WORKED AS A COLORIST ON AN EXPANSIVE RANGE OF COMMERCIALS, FILMS AND ART INSTALLATIONS. CREDITS INCLUDE CANNES LION WINNER WE ARE AYENDA (2023) , ANDRÉ 3000: NEW BLUE SUN IMAX LIVE EXPERIENCE (2024) , GRACE (2024) AND BLKNWS: TERMS & CONDITIONS (2025).
KYA RECEIVED HER B.A. IN ART FROM THE UCLA SCHOOL OF ARTS AND ARCHITECTURE IN 2018. LOU IS A 2025 BARBARA HAMMER LESBIAN FILMMAKING GRANT FINALIST, WINNER OF THE 2025 BLACKSTAR PITCH AND A 2026 MODERN ANCIENT BROWN FOUNDATION FELLOW.
SHE IS CURRENTLY WORKING ON HER SOLO DIRECTORIAL DEBUT.
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