Ayana V. Jackson (1977) received her BA from Spelman College and in 2005 studied under Khaterina Sieverding at the University of Arts Berlin (Germany). Based in Johannesburg and New York, she has exhibited her work in association with Gallery MOMO (Johannesburg, RSA), Galerie Baudoin Lebon (Paris), Primo Marella Gallery (Milan), A Gathering of the Tribes (USA), Galerie Peter Herrmann (Germany), San Francisco Mexican Museum (USA) the Franklyn H. Williams CCC/African Diaspora Institute (USA) and CulturesFrance (FR). She has received grants from the Marguerite Casey Foundation, Inter America Foundation and Puma Creative, the latter supporting her participation in the 2009 Bamako African Photography Biennial. Public art exhibitions include Round 32 of Project Rowhouses in Houston’s 3rd ward (USA). Her photography has been featured in publications including the exhibition catalogue for her series African by Legacy, Mexican by Birth, "Souls: A Critical Journal of Black Politics, Culture, and Society" (Columbia University), Camera Austria, Afrique in Visu, Dutch based ZAM magazine, Art South Africa, and Le Journal des Arts (Paris). Her work can be found in public collections including the University of South Africa (UNISA), The Wedge Collection, Lucent and the World Bank Foundation. Residencies include Light Work, The Bakery Photographic collective, and her most recent, the Cite International des Arts in Paris.
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