Hunter Jackson

The word identity and its connotations, everything the word implies and carries, isn’t as black and white as it was in the past. As a multiracial woman, I have both been denied certain experiences within the black and white communities; but have had the opportunity to partake in those that a majority of society will never be able to.

The figures of my pieces are formed in many ways, either with the stark black, white, and grey contrasts and a wide array of tones or with highly saturated colors complementing the monochromatic elements. Using the medium of ink and masking liquid, to process’ such as intaglio and monotype, my work is symbolic of the world women of color exist in. It encompasses the injustices they face due to the stigmas placed on them. The variation of black, white, grey, and varying hues is conducive to my narrative while the faceless figures act as a mirror for the viewer to visualize themselves in.