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ART FOR BLACK WOMEN AND GIRLS
Known for her bold colors and striking portraiture, Pittsburgh artist Jasmine Green, aka Black Girl Absolute, uses visual and written works to challenge the limiting perceptions of Black womanhood that leave Black women and girls feeling dehumanized, disempowered, and regulated into the margins. She is self-taught, engaging in an active artist practice for over 10 years with a primary focus on acrylic paint and the written word. In her ten-year journey curating visions of power, love, and peace alongside capturing the struggle of what it means to be Black in America, Jasmine provides a mirror in which we can all finally recognize that we have always been, and always will be, more than enough, no matter what or whom tries to tell us otherwise.
Jasmine is a 2024 Advancing Black Arts Pittsburgh recipent, which funds individual artists, artist residencies, nonprofit organizations or community-based programs with a documented history of regularly/consistently producing or presenting Black art and/or cultural events advancing the art of the African diaspora. She is utilizing the grant to pursue a self-directed arts residency opportunity and to work towards publishing a collection of arts and poetry.
Jasmine is currently the Creative Director for 1Hood Media. She works to support artists in their process through the Artivist Academy. She is also the lead graphic designer for the Pittsburgh 2050 Comprehensive Plan, determining the next 25 years of development for the City of Pittsburgh.
Photo credit: Kitoko Chargois of the Pittsburgh Foundation
Advancing Black Arts Pittsburgh
Jasmine is a 2024 Advancing Black Arts Pittsburgh recipent, which funds individual artists, artist residencies, nonprofit organizations or community-based programs with a documented history of regularly/consistently producing or presenting Black art and/or cultural events advancing the art of the African diaspora. She is utilizing the grant to pursue a self-directed arts residency opportunity and to work towards publishing a collection of arts and poetry.
During this two year grant cycle, Jasmine seeks to publish A Field Guide for Blue Girls, a book of art and poetry speaking on the struggles of navigating society as a Black woman.
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Image by Jasmine Green.
Inaugural Exposure Tongue River Artist / Activist Resident.
Jasmine recently became the first ever awardee of the Exposure Tongue River Artist / Activist Residency, a program of the Pittsburgh Foundation’s Exposure Artist Program in partnership with the Opportunity Fund and Tongue River Residency. Exposure is a new arts funding initiative which aims to elevate the work of artists through activities that create/generate/enhance visibility for the creative process, artwork and societal issues of our time.
Image by Jasmine Green.
