JAMEA RICHMOND-EDWARDS (American, born 1982). Conjuring. 2014, Limited edition digital print number 1 of an edition of 25. Verso label. Framed. Not examined out of frame. - Sight (approx): 15 x 21 inches; frame: 21 x 28 inches Property from the Estate of Public Health Advocate A. Cornelius Baker Estimate $400-600
ARTIST PROFILE: Jamea Richmond-Edwards (b. 1982, Detroit, MI) is an interdisciplinary artist who creates monumental scale assemblages and immersive installations. Invested in exploring the materiality of collage and improvisational gestures, her recent works include self-portraiture that dwells within the realm of imagination and mythos. Born and raised in Detroit, she draws inspiration from her childhood growing up during the crack and AIDS epidemic that created devastating and lasting effects in Black and Indigenous American communities across the US. "I didn't have to visit a museum to understand art. My generation inherited the artistic and cultural legacy of the Motown Era that our parents experienced firsthand in the city." Richmond-Edwards received her BA from Jackson State University (2004) and MFA in painting from Howard University (2012). Her works are included in the collections of the United States Embassy, The Rubell Family Collection, and The Studio Museum in Harlem.
