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About
Artist Statement
Jennifer Mack-Watkins is a contemporary visual artist and illustrator whose artistic aesthetic draws from a confluence of reference points, most of which include her Japanese Mokuhanga printmaking techniques and her culturally rich southern roots. Mack-Watkins’ work investigates societal conformities that isolate individuals to be confined to fit into a space. This space includes the complexities of being a woman, beauty images, relationships, body image, power, and gender roles.
Bio
Jennifer holds a BA in Studio Arts from Morris Brown College, an MAT from Tufts University, and an MFA in Printmaking from Pratt Institute. She is on the Board of Trustees at the Brattleboro Museum and Art Center. Her work has been acquired at prominent institutions including the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Library of Congress, The Metropolitan Museum of Art, and The Getty Archives, and she has been featured in publications such as The New York Times, Vogue and Essence. Mack-Watkins is a recipient of the 2022 National Black Arts Festival Artist Fund, Rush Arts Philanthropic 20th Anniversary Portfolio selected artist, and the featured 2022 Schomburg Center Literary Festival.
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Photo by Elizabeth Brooks
The Process
“The process of printmaking allows me to experiment like a scientist. I can build the image through a series of silkscreened transparent layers or carved images using wood as medium. I am allowed to totally control the density of colors by adding drops of pigment to mix the perfect hue. Border lines are hand drawn and cut to form a hard edge. I use patterns and the female as the subject intertwined with photographic images to interrupt the plain white surface of the paper.”
Japanese Woodblock
Photo by Manasse Nicaisse
Silkscreen
Photo by Elizabeth Brooks
Media
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Photo by Sam Vladimirksy
Contact
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Also available for lectures, book signings demonstrations, presentations, short term artist-in-residencies, visiting artist opportunities, and workshops.