Jean Blackwell Font: the big breakthrough
5x7 inch Cold Press on Archival Paper of an original 4x6 postcard collage created in 2023.
ABOUT THE ARTIST:
Jean Blackwell Font is the co-founder of Font Squared, providing arts marketing to nonprofit arts organizations and artists, and collaboARTive, a nonprofit arts organization that provides resources to visual artists in Miami-Dade County. She is a mixed media artist, an arts marketer, and arts administrator based in Miami, FL.
Working in assemblage, mixed media, and collage, Jean uses everyday images and objects to explore complex themes and emotions, delving deep into the human psyche to reveal the unexplored nuances of the human condition. Influenced by artists Betty Saar, Doris Salcedo, Julie Mehretu, and Mark Bradford, Jean is constantly developing her visual vocabulary to express her bold ideas and concepts.
By telling the stories of everyday people in a way that is both universal and deeply personal, she is creating a timeless body of work that will continue to resonate with viewers for years to come.
Jean is a member of ArtTable, the foremost professional organization dedicated to advancing women's leadership in the visual arts, and Phi Kappa Phi, the nation's oldest and most selective all-discipline honor society. Her artwork has garnered the attention of several important collectors in Miami and is now part of Florida International University Special Collections.