Jasmine Best Final Presentation

The James Castle House invites you to a presentation of works from Summer 2024 resident artist, Jasmine Best.

Jasmine Best (she/her) is a fiber and installation artist currently residing in Athens, Georgia. A true Southern artist, Jasmine uses her memories, and manipulations of her memories, of her Carolinian family and childhood to create dialogues about the black femme identity in the South.

Jasmine obtained her BFA in Fine Arts from the University of North Carolina at Greensboro and is currently enrolled in a MFA program at the University of Georgia. She has participated in an array of both solo and group exhibitions, including the Contemporary Art Museum in Raleigh, SECCA, and the African American Museum in Dallas. Jasmine has held resident positions at Olive’s Porch, Grow Residency, Stay at Home Residency, Elsewhere Residency, and Dear Artists, Artist with Anxiety Residency. Her work has also been published in Vox Populi, Paper Machine, and Commonthreads Press. Learn more at jasminebest.com

This hybrid event was recorded on July 18, 2024, in the James Castle House gallery. This event included a presentation about Jasmine's inspirations and the work she created while in residence at the James Castle House followed by a Q&A.