Kellie Jones | |
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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 |
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]
Jones 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]
Curated and co-curated exhibits:
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 |
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]
Jones 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]
Curated and co-curated exhibits: