Kellie Jones (born 1959) is an American art historian and curator. She is a Professor in Art History and Archaeology in African American Studies at Columbia University.[1] She won a MacArthur Fellowship in 2016.[2] In 2023, she was elected to the American Philosophical Society.[3]
Kellie Jones | |
|---|---|
| Born | 1959 |
| Nationality | American |
| Awards | MacArthur Fellow, 2016 |
| Academic background | |
| Alma mater | Amherst College (B.A.) Yale University (Ph.D.) |
| Academic work | |
| Discipline | Art History |
| Institutions | Columbia University |
Biography
editJones is the daughter of poets Hettie Jones and Amiri Baraka.[4] Jones graduated from Amherst College in 1981.[5] She was awarded a Ph.D. by Yale University in 1999.[6]
Her research interests include African Diaspora and African American artists, Latin American and Latino/a artists, and problems in contemporary art and museum theory.[1] Jones has been published in journals such as NKA, Artforum, Flash Art, Atlantica, and Third Text.[1] Jones has worked as a curator for over three decades.[1]
Jones has a half-brother, Newark, New Jersey, mayor Ras Baraka, and a half-sister, Dominique di Prima, from Amiri's relationship with di Prima's mother.[7][8]
Awards and honors
edit- 2005: David C. Driskell Prize.[9]
- 2012: Artist-in-Residence at the McColl Center for Art + Innovation
- 2013: Andy Warhol Foundation Art Writers Grant.[10]
- 2013: Terra Foundation Fellow.[11]
- 2016: MacArthur Fellows Program award.[2]
- 2018: College Art Association Award for Excellence in Diversity.[12]
- 2019: American Academy of Arts and Sciences Fellow.[13]
Curated exhibits
editCurated and co-curated exhibits:
- Basquiat. New York: Brooklyn Museum, March 11, 2005 through June 5, 2005.[14] Co-curators include Marc Mayer, Fred Hoffman, Kellie Jones, and Franklin Sirmans.[14]
- Energy / Experimentation: Black Artists and Abstraction, 1964-1980. New York: The Studio Museum in Harlem, 2006.[15][16]
- Now Dig This! Art and Black Los Angeles, 1960–1980. Los Angeles: Hammer Museum, October 2, 2011 – January 8, 2012; MOMA PS1 in Long Island City, New York, from October 21, 2012 – March 11, 2013; and at the Williams College Museum of Art in Williamstown, MA, from July 20-December 1, 2013.[17]
- Witness: Art and Civil Rights in the Sixties. New York: Brooklyn Museum, March 7–July 13, 2014. Co-curated by Teresa A. Carbone and Kellie Jones.[18]
Books
edit- Jones, Kellie (2002). Lorna Simpson. London: Phaidon Press. ISBN 0714840386
- Jones, Kellie (2011). EyeMinded: Living And Writing Contemporary Art. Durham: Duke University Press. ISBN 978-0822348733
- Jones, Kellie (2011). Now Dig This!: Art & Black Los Angeles, 1960-1980. Los Angeles: Hammer Museum. ISBN 978-3791351360
- Jones, Kellie (2017). South of Pico: African American Artists in Los Angeles in the 1960s and 1970s. Durham: Duke University Press. ISBN 978-0822361640
References
edit- ^ a b c d "Kellie Jones - Department of Art History and Archaeology - Columbia University". arthistory.columbia.edu. Retrieved 2022-04-19.
- ^ a b "Kellie Jones". MacArthur Fellows Program. MacArthur Foundation. Retrieved 20 October 2017.
- ^ "The American Philosophical Society Welcomes New Members for 2023".
- ^ "Professor Kellie Jones named MacArthur Fellow". Columbia College. 2016-09-26. Archived from the original on 2021-01-23. Retrieved 2021-01-23.
- ^ "Talk by Kellie Jones '81, Art Historian, Curator and 2016 MacArthur Fellow | Amherst College". www.amherst.edu. Retrieved 2018-07-10.
- ^ "Kellie Jones". The Center for the Humanities. Retrieved 2021-01-23.
- ^ "Amiri Baraka". DominiqueDiPrima.com. 28 June 2012.
- ^ "City of Newark, NJ: Ras J. Baraka". City of Newark, New Jersey. Archived from the original on May 14, 2012.
- ^ "2005 Prize Winner: Dr. Kellie Jones". High.org. 2014-08-21. Archived from the original on 2016-03-07. Retrieved 2016-03-07.
- ^ "Warhol Foundation Arts Writers Grant Program Announces 2013 Grants". warholfoundation.org. Retrieved 2018-07-09.
- ^ "Kellie Jones". Terra Foundation for American Art. Retrieved 2018-07-09.
- ^ Association, College Art (2018-01-25). "CAA Announces 2018 Awards for Distinction Recipients". CAA News | College Art Association. Retrieved 2018-07-10.
- ^ "2019 Fellows and International Honorary Members with their affiliations at the time of election". members.amacad.org. Archived from the original on 2020-03-02. Retrieved 2020-03-09.
- ^ a b "Brooklyn Museum". www.brooklynmuseum.org. Retrieved 2018-07-09.
- ^ Moyer, Carrie (2006-06-12). "Energy/Experimentation: Black Artists and Abstraction 1964–1980". The Brooklyn Rail. Archived from the original on 2021-01-23. Retrieved 2021-01-23.
- ^ Meyer, Richard (January 2006). "Energy/Experimentation: Black Artists and Abstraction, 1964-1980" at The Studio Museum in Harlem". www.artforum.com. Archived from the original on 2021-01-23. Retrieved 2021-01-23.
- ^ "Now Dig This!: Art and Black Los Angeles 1960–1980 | Now Dig This! digital archive | Hammer Museum". Hammer Museum. Retrieved 2018-07-09.
- ^ "Brooklyn Museum: Witness: Art and Civil Rights in the Sixties". www.brooklynmuseum.org. Retrieved 2018-07-09.