Biography

Imani Jenkins is a multidisciplinary artist who uses fabric, paint, and found materials to navigate and tell stories of her experiences as a young Black woman and mother.

Imani Jenkins was born in Savannah, Georgia, and has had an interest in art since a very young age. At 9 years old, she began cutting fabrics and using hot glue to create custom fashion designs. Her parents noticed her interest in art and design and bought her a handheld sewing machine. Ever since, Imani has been practicing art and as she matures, her artistic practice matures as well.

Acrylic paints, photography, fabric, and found materials all inform her artistic process. Much of her recent art has been multimedia, as she has found great joy in combining different materials to convey one central message. Motherhood, her family, and the shared experiences of Black people in America inspire and shape the stories she continues to tell through her art.

Curriculum Vitae

Education
2025 (upcoming) BA, Art/Curatorial Studies, Spelman College, Atlanta, GA

Group Shows
2025 Beyond the Canvas: Deeper Than That, Ruth Hall Hodges Art Gallery, YMCA of Metro Atlanta, Atlanta, GA
2024 Senses, (Giles 4th Floor) Spelman College, Atlanta, GA

Solo Shows
2025 (upcoming) Imani Jenkins: An Evolution of Practice, rented studio space, Atlanta, Ga

Professional Experience
2025 (upcoming) NEA GAP Curatorial Residency, Asheville Art Musuem, Asheville NC
2025 Toni Morrison Society, Photo Archival Assistant, Atlanta, GA
2024 Spelman College Museum of Fine Art, Collections Care intern, Atlanta, GA
2023 The Wren’s Nest, Archival and Curatorial Intern, Atlanta, GA
2022 Los Angeles County Museum of Art, Exhibition Design Intern, Los Angeles, CA

Presentations

2025 Spelman College, SERCA Annual Meeting: Bridging the Gaps: Practical and Theoretical Approaches to Loss Compensation, Atlanta, GA

Workshops

2025 (upcoming) Anderson Ranch Arts Center, Innovative Approaches to Figurative Painting, Snowmass Village, CO