Sierra King

Sierra King is an Atlanta-based artist, photographer and archivist. Her creative and arts administration work is dedicated to documenting, preserving and archiving the work of Black women artists. 

She worked as the Lead Photo Archivist for the Kathleen Cleaver Papers before it was acquired by Emory University and is currently building and preserving the archives of printmaker Jasmine Nicole Williams and director Ebony Blanding. 

Sierra was awarded the Billops-Hatch Fellowship Award to continue research for Build Your Archive, a memory work lab where Black women artists build their archives in real time.

Sierra holds a Bachelor's of Arts Degree in Art from Valdosta State University. In 2020, she was awarded the Billops-Hatch Fellowship Award to continue research for Build Your Archive, an interactive assessment plan to help Black Women Artists build their archives in real time. She is also currently the Community Manager for TILA Studios, a visual arts incubator for Black Women Artists.