{"title":"Jamilla Okubo","description":"\u003cp\u003eJamilla Okubo (b. 1993, Clinton, North Carolina) is an interdisciplinary artist exploring the intricacies of belonging to an American, Kenyan, and Trinidadian identity. Combining figurative painting, pattern and textile design, fashion, and storytelling, she celebrates the Black body in relation to movement, expression, ideology, and culture.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eInspired by kanga cloth, which communicates messages derived from Swahili proverbs, the Qur'an, and African folklore, Jamilla creates her own patterns referencing the history and vernacular of the African diaspora, printing them on paper for collage or on fabric for fashion and performance work. She graduated with a BFA from Parsons School of Design in 2016 and has lived and worked in Washington, D.C. since, with her work appearing on book covers including An American Marriage and Beloved.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eHometown\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eClinton, NC\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[],"url":"https:\/\/goodblackart.com\/collections\/jamilla-okubo.oembed","provider":"Good Black Art","version":"1.0","type":"link"}