Kya Lou (B. SAN DIEGO) IS AN ARTIST AND FILMMAKER WORKING IN LOS ANGELES. THEIR PRACTICE DRAWS A THREAD THROUGH FILM, SCULPTURE, PERFORMANCE AND PHOTOGRAPHY. HER WORK IS GROUNDED IN COLOR SPECTRUMS, SPIRITUAL METADATA AND COMPLICATED TRUTHS.
FROM 2017 - 2021, SHE RAN A COLOR GRADING STUDIO BY THE NAME OF COLOURED ONLY. SINCE THEN, SHE HAS WORKED AS A COLORIST ON A WIDE ARRAY OF COMMERCIALS, FILMS AND ART INSTALLATIONS. WITH A BACKGROUND IN POST-PRODUCTION, THEY BUILD FOUNDATIONS THAT CONSIDER THE RESIDUE OF EVERY FRAME.
LOU’S RECENT WORK INCLUDES A 18-CHANNEL VIDEO INSTALLATION ABOUT CHOREOGRAPHER, ALVIN AILEY. THE INSTALLATION IS A COLLABORATIVE EFFORT SHARED WITH HER FRIEND, JOSH BEGLEY. IT WAS ON VIEW AT THE WHITNEY MUSEUM OF AMERICAN ART IN EDGES OF AILEY , CURATED BY ADRIENNE EDWARDS.
SHE IS CURRENTLY IN EARLY DEVELOPMENT FOR HER FIRST FEATURE FILM. BEYOND HER WORK WITH MOVING IMAGES, SHE IS CREATING BOOKS AND ZINES ON COLOR AND COLLABORATION, RUNNING A COMEDY SALON, AND TRAINING FOR HER FIRST HALF MARATHON.
LOU HOLDS A BACHELORS DEGREE IN FINE ART FROM THE UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, LOS ANGELES.
COLORIST INQUIRIES: COLOUREDONLY@GMAIL.COM
ALL OTHER INQUIRIES: KYA@KYALOU.COM