Juliet James

Although she spent her whole life creating, James did not begin to publicly show her art until 2019. Working mainly with acrylics, James experiments with various styles and creates for the preservation of black culture and black love in its many forms, whether it be romantic, familial, sisterhood, or self. Her inspiration is drawn from the relationships around her as she incorporates them into abstract scenes. After participating in various showcases across New York City, in 2022, she decided that she was ready to try her hand at curation. Since then, she has curated 13 unique exhibitions, specifically highlighting the stories and talents of artists of color. Her most recent curation titled "You Feel Me?", invited artists to submit work that could be explored by audiences through touch. When James is not creating and curating, she is working with elementary school students who are neurodiverse, often tailoring art projects to adapt to their specific abilities. Being a black educator who works with a predominantly black student body, James curates for the preservation of black love and black culture so that children of color may benefit from them. She believes that it is important for children of all abilities to explore their artistic side and to grow up seeing themselves in mainstream art.