Tomashi Jackson
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- Birth yearDuplicate Merge + Artsy· 85%✓
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Why this artist matters now
Tomashi Jackson is an American multimedia artist working across painting, video, textiles and sculpture. Jackson was born in Houston, Texas, raised in Los Angeles, and currently lives and works in New York, NY and Cambridge, MA. Jackson was named a 2019 Whitney Biennial participating artist. Jackson also serves on the faculty for sculpture at Rhode Island School of Design. Her work is included in the collection of MOCA Los Angeles. In 2004, a 20-foot-high by 80-foot-long mural by Jackson entitled Evolution of a Community was unveiled in the Los Angeles neighborhood of West Adams. In March 2026, she was awarded one of The Wagner Foundation's 2026 Arts Fellowships along with Yu-Wen Wu and Lucy Kim; the award supports Boston-area artists that inspire social change.
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