Joshua Breland
Joshua Alexander Breland (b. 1990) is a South Carolina–born, New York City–based contemporary painter and performance artist, best known for his collaboration with photographer Camila Falquez. He studied Art History and Studio Art at the College of Charleston (2011–2014), where he trained under Clifford Peacock, a student of the renowned abstract expressionist Philip Guston.
Since relocating to Queens, New York, Breland has received several prestigious art grants from organizations including the New York Foundation for the Arts (NYFA) and Flushing Town Hall. He honed his performance practice as a drag artist, blending theatricality with visual storytelling. Currently, his work explores his Southern roots, reflecting on the cultural impact that identity creates and its nostalgia.
Joshua Breland
Artist based in Queens, NY
Artist Resume Highlights
2026: Concluded drag career. Reemerging as a painter.
2025: Denen Universe; performance art, Symphony Space, New York, NY,
2023: 2022: Out Chef’d on Food Network – performance art / network television, Queens, NY, August 2023
2022: Together! Pride Festival; CultureLab LIC, Queens, NY; performance art series,
2024: Read to Filth: Fourth Series Instalment; performance art, Queensboro, Queens, NY
2015: Bob and Roberta Smith’s Art Amnesty; visual art contributor, MoMA PS1, Queens, NY.
2009-2014: Completed an Art History Major at College of Charleston. Moved from Charleston, SC, to Queens, NY.
2021: Miss Patsy InDecline, Museum of Modern Art (MoMA) Permanent Collection, New York, NY; collaboration with Camila Falquez.