Jammie Holmes
American artist
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Jammie Holmes (born 1984) is an American painter and public artist. As a painter, he is known for work that represents scenes of Black life in the American deep south, paying particular attention to the contrast of Louisiana as a hub of hospitality and as a place with a deep history of poverty and racism.[1][2] He has been described as a self-taught painter.[2] Holmes lives and works in Dallas, Texas.[3]
Jammie Holmes | |
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| Born | 1984 (age 41–42) Thibodaux, Louisiana |
| Education | Self-taught as painter |
| Known for | Painting, public art |
| Website | www |
Early life
Holmes was born and raised in Thibodaux, Louisiana.[4][2] He grew up in a place surrounded by reminders of slavery along with the labor union conflicts which have had an intense presence since the Thibodaux Massacre of 1887.[5]
Art career
In 2020 Holmes staged a performance where George Floyd's last words were attached to airplane banners and flown above New York City, Dallas, Los Angeles, Detroit, and Miami.[6][7][8] The words appeared in large block text; in Detroit the banner read "PLEASE I CAN’T BREATHE", while in New York city it read "THEY’RE GOING TO KILL ME".[9][10] In 2021 he presented the billboard project I'VE SEEN IT ALL in Dallas, Texas.[11]
His paintings are included in the collections of the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston[12] and the Scantland collection at the Columbus Museum of Art.[13]
Exhibitions
- Conception Art Show, Dallas, TX (2017)
- My Colors, Pocket Art Studio, Rome, Italy (2018)
- Permanent, Mega Art Gallery, Corchiano, Italy (2018)
- Conception Art Show, Dallas, TX[14] (2018)
- Clean Water, Stella Jones Gallery, New Orleans, LA (2019)[15]
- No Dead Artists, Jonathan Ferrara Gallery, New Orleans, LA (2019)[16]
- LA Artcore 5th Annual Juried Exhibition (2019)[17]
- What We Talking About, Marianne Boesky Gallery (2022)[18]
- Pieces of a Man, Library Street Collective, Detroit (2021)[19]
- What Happened to the Soul Food?, Gana Art Gallery, Korea (2022)[20]
- SomewhereinAmerica, Various Small Fires, Los Angeles (2023)[21]
- Jammie Holmes: Make the Revolution Irresistible, Modern Art Museum of Fort Worth, Fort Worth, Texas (2023)[22]
