Jamaica Gilmer is a relentless hope-architect, multifaceted artist, and curator working
across photography, ceramics, and film. Her most recent series, We are the Sun: A
Photographic Tribute to Black Community, celebrates the intergenerational wisdom of
ThirdSpace Action Lab in Cleveland, Ohio. She is the founder of The Beautiful Project
(TBP) and the lead curator of TBP’s past exhibition at the Metropolitan Museum of Art’s
Uris Center for Education, Pen, Lens, and Soul: The Story of The Beautiful Project. Her
work is featured in Kleaver Cruz’s recent book, The Black Joy Project: A Literary and
Visual Love Letter to How We Thrive. At the core of her organizing practice, Jamaica is
committed to telling sacred stories of possibility through interdisciplinary making.
Read more about the artist: www.jamaicagilmer.com
Reverence: Hair Memory Through Images by Jamaica Gilmer is a photographic
testament to Black hair. Here, stylists and barbers become the hair artists, and the
Black people who sit in their chairs become the muse. This exhibition celebrates the
long-held tradition of being immersed in images while you wait for your turn in the chair.
Look-books filled with style options, walls adorned with even more—our global histories
presented as sacred exhibitions in everyday spaces.
Check out this exclusive exhibition opening September 24th, 2026 at the Robert and Sallie Brown Gallery at the Sonja Haynes Stone Center!