Ebony G. Patterson

Bio

Ebony G. Patterson is an artist from Jamaica whose work revolves around questions of identity and the body. Her work takes the form of mixed-media paintings, drawings, and collages, as well as employing photography, found objects, large-scale installations, and performance. In her artist statement she explains her work as such: “My work often explores working-class cultures and spaces, and the engagements in declaring presence as an act of protest. I aim to elevate those who have been deemed invisible/unvisible as a result inherited colonial social structures, by incorporating their words, thoughts, dress, and pageantry as a tactic to memorialize them. It is a way to say: I am here, and you cannot deny me.” Ebony is a 2018 USA Fellow.