Justen Leroy, a multidisciplinary artist and curator from Los Angeles, explores the intersections of sound, spirituality, and geology in his music, film, and performance work. His practice investigates how these traditions connect with broader cultural and environmental themes. In 2022, Leroy debuted his first solo exhibition at the California African American Museum, Lay Me Down in Praise, a three-channel film and sound installation that examines the current climate crisis. The work has since been shown at the Dak’Art 2024 Biennale in Dakar, Senegal and the Baltimore Museum of Art, where it became part of their permanent collection. In 2023, he premiered X’ene’s Witness at the Marciano Art Foundation in Los Angeles—a genre-blending opera that combines classical music, electronic sound, and choreography to provoke dialogue around climate change.In 2020, Leroy’s work was featured in the Hammer Museum’s Made in LA 2020 biennial. In 2022, he co-curated the exhibition Noah Davis at the Underground Museum, an organization where he held multiple roles over six years.
Currently, Leroy serves as the first Director of Public Programs and Community Outreach at the Museum of Contemporary Art Los Angeles (MOCA). In this role, he led the creation of MOCA culture:LAB, a platform designed to support cultural production and experimentation through collaboration and collective imagination, engaging the cultural landscape of Los Angeles and beyond.
Justen Leroy, a multidisciplinary artist and curator from Los Angeles, explores the intersections of sound, spirituality, and geology in his music, film, and performance work. His practice investigates how these traditions connect with broader cultural and environmental themes. In 2022, Leroy debuted his first solo exhibition at the California African American Museum, Lay Me Down in Praise, a three-channel film and sound installation that examines the current climate crisis. The work has since been shown at the Dak’Art 2024 Biennale in Dakar, Senegal and the Baltimore Museum of Art, where it became part of their permanent collection. In 2023, he premiered X’ene’s Witness at the Marciano Art Foundation in Los Angeles—a genre-blending opera that combines classical music, electronic sound, and choreography to provoke dialogue around climate change.In 2020, Leroy’s work was featured in the Hammer Museum’s Made in LA 2020 biennial. In 2022, he co-curated the exhibition Noah Davis at the Underground Museum, an organization where he held multiple roles over six years.
Currently, Leroy serves as the first Director of Public Programs and Community Outreach at the Museum of Contemporary Art Los Angeles (MOCA). In this role, he led the creation of MOCA culture:LAB, a platform designed to support cultural production and experimentation through collaboration and collective imagination, engaging the cultural landscape of Los Angeles and beyond.
