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Kellie Jones

ケリー・ジョーンズ

Kellie Jones

Profile

Gender
Female
Born
1959
Nationality
United States
Languages
English
Residence History
New York, NY, USA (Columbia University)

Career

Occupations
Art historian, Curator, Professor, Scholar
Active Years
1981-
Affiliations
Columbia University
Memberships
American Academy of Arts and Sciences (Fellow), American Philosophical Society (Member), College Art Association
Influenced By
Hettie Jones, Amiri Baraka

Education

Amherst College
Degree: 学士 (B.A.)
Period: 1977–1981
Year of Graduation: 1981
Country: United States
Yale University
Graduate School of Arts and Sciences / Art History
Degree: 博士 (Ph.D.)
Period: 1995–1999
Year of Graduation: 1999
Country: United States

Awards

David C. Driskell Prize
2005
Organization: High Museum of Art
Result: 受賞
Artist-in-Residence, McColl Center for Art + Innovation
2012
Organization: McColl Center for Art + Innovation
Result: レジデンス招聘
Andy Warhol Foundation Art Writers Grant
2013
Organization: Andy Warhol Foundation
Result: 助成
Terra Foundation Fellow
2013
Organization: Terra Foundation for American Art
Result: フェロー
MacArthur Fellowship
2016
Organization: MacArthur Fellows Program / MacArthur Foundation
Result: フェロー選出
College Art Association Award for Excellence in Diversity
2018
Organization: College Art Association
Result: 受賞
Fellow, American Academy of Arts and Sciences
2019
Organization: American Academy of Arts and Sciences
Result: フェロー選出
Elected Member, American Philosophical Society
2023
Organization: American Philosophical Society
Result: 選出

Awards & Nominations

Works

Major Works

Lorna Simpson

2002 Art monograph

A monograph on artist Lorna Simpson, surveying her work and career with analysis of her photography and video-based practice.

African American artistsPhotographyIdentity

EyeMinded: Living And Writing Contemporary Art

2011 Art criticism / Essays

A collection of essays addressing curation, exhibition histories, the African Diaspora, and museum theory in contemporary art.

Museum theoryDiasporaContemporary art criticism

Now Dig This!: Art & Black Los Angeles, 1960-1980

2011 Exhibition catalogue / Art history

Catalogue and essays from the exhibition exploring the practices and communities of Black artists in Los Angeles between 1960 and 1980.

Black Los AngelesCommunity and artRegional cultural history

South of Pico: African American Artists in Los Angeles in the 1960s and 1970s

2017 Art history / Scholarly study

A scholarly study reconstructing the networks and practices of African American artists in Los Angeles during the 1960s and 1970s.

African DiasporaLocal historyArt and society

Bibliography

  • Lorna Simpson (2002)
  • EyeMinded: Living And Writing Contemporary Art (2011)
  • Now Dig This!: Art & Black Los Angeles, 1960-1980 (2011)
  • South of Pico: African American Artists in Los Angeles in the 1960s and 1970s (2017)

Style & Themes

Literary Style
Scholarly and critical toneCuratorial perspective informing the narrativeClear and analytical argumentation
Recurring Motifs
African DiasporaBlack American artMuseum/exhibition critiqueRecovering regional cultural networks (notably Los Angeles)

Legacy

Kellie Jones has made significant contributions to art history and curatorial practice by foregrounding African Diaspora and African American artists through scholarship and exhibitions. Her work has been widely recognized, including a MacArthur Fellowship.

Academic Societies

  • American Academy of Arts and Sciences
  • American Philosophical Society
  • College Art Association

Trivia

  • Daughter of poets Hettie Jones (mother) and Amiri Baraka (father).
  • Half-brother is Newark mayor Ras Baraka; half-sister is radio personality Dominique di Prima.
  • Selected as a MacArthur Fellow in 2016.
  • Professor in the Department of Art History and Archaeology at Columbia University.
  • Has curated major exhibitions including work on Basquiat.