Jordan Barrant (Chicago, IL)
Jordan Barrant is an interdisciplinary artist, writer, curator from Boston, Massachusetts who is deeply vested in Black life. She holds a BA in Women’s Studies from Spelman College and a Masters in Visual and Critical Studies from the School of the Art Institute of Chicago. Through a research based practice, she gestures towards the improvisational methodology those before her have utilized, and centers the lives and archives of queer, Southern and Caribbean communities. Her work has been supported through grants by the Ignite Fund and Modern Ancient Brown and residencies with Artpace San Antonio. Her bachelor's thesis, Sisters and Spirit: Angela Denise Davis looked to the life of a Black lesbian ordained minister in Atlanta. The Sisters and Spirit: Executive Sweet experimental documentary that Jordan will work on throughout the fellowship employs archival investigation and interviews, as two Black lesbian friends—with a 50-year age difference—plan a party for their Black lesbian kin.
