Ayana V. Jackson
Born: 1977
Hometown: Livingston, NJ
Lives and Works: New York, NY
Website: http://www.avjphotography.com
Education:
BA, Sociology, Spelman College, Atlanta, GA, 1999
About The Artist
Ayana V. Jackson is a photographer who seeks to crystallize the experience of contemporary Africa and African diasporic societies. Through a sociological lens, Jackson combines honed technical skills with richly laced historical allusions to create hauntingly candid portraits that depict varying constructions of African and African-American identities. Her intensely focused images bear confrontational subjects that challenge the viewer’s preconceived notions. A descendant of one of the first black families to settle in New Jersey, Jackson is a sensitive observer and capturer of black culture and history.
Galleries
Gallery MOMO, Johannesburg, South Africa
Galerie Peter Herrmann, Berlin, Germany
Select Permanent Collections
World Bank Collection, Washington DC
Wedge Collection, Toronto, Canada
Alcatel Lucent Foundation, New Jersey
Works by the Artist
