Visibility: Seeing and Being Seen
Curated by Delita Martin
About the Artist
Jamaal Barber is a creative, imaginative soul born in Virginia and raised in North Carolina. In 2013, after seeing a screen printing demo at a local art store, Jamaal started experimenting with printmaking, making it his primary focus. His woodcuts and mixed-media prints illustrate the new Folio Society special edition of The Underground Railroad written by Colson Whitehead. Jamaal recently participated in the MTV/Smithsonian Channel art competition show The Exhibit. He has also worked for Twitter, the New York Times, Penguin Random House, Black Art in America, and Emory University.
Jamaal currently lives in Atlanta, GA.
Artist:
Social media: @jbarberstudio
Website: www.jbarberstudio.com
Exhibition
Visibility: Seeing and Being Seen
Revolver
Woodcut, acrylic, collage
48” x 72”
2023
Duality
Woodcut
24” x 32”
2018
Something Wonderful IV
Woodcut
19” x 12”
2022
In My Lifetime I
Woodcut, acrylic, collage
48” x 60”
2024
The Council
Woodcut
36” x 48”
2018
History pt 4
Woodcut
30” x 22”
2024
Boys Become Men
Woodcut
30” x 22”
2019
The Builder
Woodcut, screenprint, collage
30” x 48”
2018