JADA PATTERSON

Jada Patterson is a multidisciplinary artist, craftsperson and educator born and raised in
Milwaukee, Wisconsin. Their work spans across sculpture, broom making, basketry and
weaving. The intersections of identity, material culture and personal histories are the basis of
Jada’s work, with a deep interest in Black traditions of hair and body adornment as well as
objects used in ritual to tend to place and imbue power in the everyday. Jada began their
studies at the Kansas City Art Institute where they received their Bachelor of Fine Arts in
Ceramics and Art History and continues their education as a fellow, mentor, resident and
instructor at art and craft schools across the country. Jada is currently based out of the
Southeast, USA.