Steffani Jemison
The basics
Quick facts
Gender:
Female
The details
Biography
Introduction
Steffani Jemison is an American artist based in Brooklyn, New York. Her work has been shown at Museum of Modern Art, Brooklyn Museum, and other venues.
Personal life
Jemison was born in Berkeley, California. She holds an MFA from the School of the Art Institute of Chicago (2009) and a BA in Comparative Literature from Columbia University (2003).
Works
Major works include Promise Machine (2015), Projections (2014), Stroke (2013) You Completes Me (2013), Personal (2014), Escaped Lunatic (2010–11), Maniac Chase (2008-9), and Same Time.
Future Plan and Program
Jemison's project Future Plan and Program commissions and publishes literary works by artists of color. It has published works by Martine Syms, Jibade-Khalil Huffman, and Harold Mendez, among others.