Sasha-Kay Nicole, bio
Bio
Sasha-Kay Nicole (She/Her, b. 1995) is a conceptual artist from Downtown Kingston, Jamaica. Through photography and installation, Sasha-kay employs self-portraiture as a means of transcending reality while exploring the nuanced, liminal state of Black femme existence. Leaning on the cultural traditions and mysticism inspired by the history of spiritual activism of Haitian Vodou and Jamaican Obeah and Revivalism, she is crafting a decolonized (visual) syntax that embodies the essence of Black femme spirit.
Sasha-Kay holds an MFA in Studio Art from the University of Texas at Austin and an honours BFA in Interdisciplinary Studies from Edna Manley College of the Visual and Performing Arts in Kingston, Jamaica (2021). She has exhibited widely, including notable shows like "The Face of Us at the National Gallery of Jamaica (2023), "Contours of the Interior" at VisArts Center (2023), and the impactful "Sighting black girlhood project" at New Local Space Kingston (2022). She is currently an American Association of University International Fellow and a recipient of the 2024 Prince Claus Seed Award for her socially engaged work.