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Solange Knowles
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Solange Knowles is an American singer, songwriter and visual artist who grew up in Houston’s Third Ward. Her albums A Seat at the Table and When I Get Home address identity, grief, empowerment and belonging, while her wider practice brings music into contact with dance, architecture and visual art.
She has presented performances at the Guggenheim Museum, the Getty and the Venice Biennale. In 2022 she composed Villanelle for Time for New York City Ballet. She also founded Saint Heron in 2013, developing a platform for artistic production, curating, design and archiving alongside her recording career.
Reviewed 2026-09-07Selected sources
- Los Angeles Philharmonic — Solange KnowlesAlbums, performances, ballet score and Saint Heron.
- TANK — Solange Knowles in conversation with Theaster GatesHouston background and expansion into other art forms.