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Ayana V. Jackson

Photographer/Conceptual Artist

Known for approaching her subjects in a manner that is equal parts personal, technical, and intense, Ayana Vellissia Jackson's images provide viewers with compelling glimpses of a human condition that overflows borders. She examines virtual maroon societies and spaces created to accommodate complex identities birthed by a rapidly expanding global community. Her work on Contemporary African and African Diaspporic societies finds itself at the intersection of the social science, reportage, and fine art fields. She has exhibited in association with CulturesFrance (Paris), Gallery MOMO (Johannesburg), Rush Arts, Galerie Peter Herrmann (Berlin), the Franklyn H. Williams CCC/African Diaspora Institute, San Francisco Mexican Museum, Museo del Hombre (Santo Domingo), and the Museum of Contemporary African Diaspora Art. She has lectured and conducted workshops at university and arts institutions in the US, Dominican Republic, Colombia. Mexico, Venezuela, and Nicaragua. Her work can be found in the World Bank, Alcatel Lucent Foundation, and Wedge (Toronto) permanent collections.

Ayana V. Jackson (1977) received her BA from Spelman College (USA) and studied under Khaterina Sieverding at the University of Arts Berlin (Germany). She has exhibited her work in association with CulturesFrance (Paris,), Gallery MOMO (Johannesburg), Rush Arts, A Gathering of the Tribes, Galerie Peter Herrmann (Berlin), the Franklyn H. Williams CCC/African Diaspora Institute, Galeria de la Raza, San Francisco Mexican Museum, UCLA, Guadelupe Arts Center, Museo del Hombre (Santo Domingo), and the Museum of Contemporary African Diaspora Art. Selections from her work have been found in publications including, Camera Austria, "Souls: A Critical Journal of Black Politics, Culture, and Society" (Columbia University), and she has lectured and conducted workshops at university and arts institutions in the US, Dominican Republic, Colombia. Mexico, Venezuela, and Nicaragua. Her work can be found in the World Bank, Alcatel Lucent, and Wedge (Toronto) permanent collections. Forthcoming exhibitions include VIII Bamako Encounters: African Phptography Biennial (Mali) and Project Rowhouses (Houston, Texas).

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