Ayana V. Jackson

♀ *1977 / South Africa

Works

Contacts for the work of Ayana V. Jackson

Ayana V. Jackson

New York + Berlin
www.ayanavjackson.com

Solo exhibitions

The Good News is not Delivered from Mountaintops but in Clearings

Rencontres Arles, Arles (FR)
6 Jul 2026 – 4 Oct 2026
I Would Follow Her by Ground and Sea

Mariane Ibrahim Gallery, Paris (FR)
15 Jan 2026 – 28 Mar 2026
Nosce Te Ipsum: Membrum Fantasma

Museo Nacional de Antropología, Madrid (ES)
30 Apr 2025 – 31 Aug 2025
Invisible Threads are the Strongest Ties

Mariane Ibrahim Gallery, Mexico City (MX)
6 Oct 2023 – 13 Jan 2024
Take Me to the Water

Mariane Ibrahim Gallery, Chicago (US)
20 Sep 2019 – 26 Oct 2019
AYANA JACKSON

David Klein Gallery, Detroit (US)
11 May 2019 – 15 Jun 2019
Intimate justice in the stolen moment.

Baudoin Lebon, Paris (FR)
16 Feb 2018 – 7 Apr 2018
Intimate Justice in the Stolen Moment

Gallery Momo, Johannesburg (ZA)
27 Jul 2017 – 26 Aug 2017
Dear Sarah

Mariane Ibrahim Gallery, Seattle (US)
6 Apr 2017 – 20 May 2017
Future - Past - Imperfect

Gallery Momo, Johannesburg (ZA)
4 Feb 2016 – 14 Mar 2016
Archival Impulse

Mariane Ibrahim Gallery, Seattle (US)
17 Sep 2015 – 24 Oct 2015
archival impulse & poverty pornography

Baudoin Lebon, Paris (FR)
19 Sep 2013 – 2 Nov 2013
Projection Surface

Gallery Momo, Johannesburg (ZA)
25 Aug 2011 – 19 Sep 2011
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Galerie Peter Herrmann, Berlin (DE)
18 Oct 2008 – 22 Nov 2008

Group

Marvellous Realism

Groundbreaking Contemporary African Photography Show

Fotografiska CN, Shanghai (CN)
30 Aug 2024 – 1 Dec 2024

with Leonce Raphael Agbodjelou, Atong Atem, Justin Dingwall, Maimouna Guerresi , Hassan Hajjaj, Lebohang Kganye, Michael MacGarry, Mohau Modisakeng, Zanele Muholi, Ruby Okoro, Thania Petersen, Micha Serraf …
As We Rise

Photography from the Black Atlantic

Peabody Essex Museum, Salem (US)
17 Jun 2023 – 31 Dec 2023

with Raphael Albert, Henry Clay Anderson, James Barnor, Dawoud Bey, Arielle Bobb-Willis, Deanna Bowen, Jody Brand, Kwame Brathwaite, Sandra Brewster, Elliott Jerome Brown, Vanley Burke, Mohamed Camara …
BLACK VENUS

Shawanda Corbett

Fotografiska - Museum, New York (US)
13 May 2022 – 28 Aug 2022

with Sadie Barnette, Widline Cadet, Renee Cox, Deana Lawson, Zanele Muholi, Jenn Nkiru, Amber Pinkerton, Tabita Rezaire, Coreen Simpson, Ming Smith, Maud Sulter, Kara Walker …
LA VIE EN ROSE

Mariane Ibrahim Gallery, Chicago (US)
5 Feb 2022 – 19 Mar 2022

with Maimouna Guerresi , MWANGI HUTTER
Shadow to Substance

historical photographs of Black lives and new work by Black photographers

Harn Museum of Art, Gainesville (US)
27 Jul 2021 – 27 Feb 2022

with Jonathan Bachman, Endia Beal, Sheila Pree Bright, Teju Cole, Bruce Davidson, Omar Victor Diop, Earlie Hudnall, Benji Reid, Steve Schapiro, Brittanny Taylor
TRUE PICTURES?

Zeitgenössische Fotografie aus Kanada und den USA

Sprengel Museum, Hannover (DE)
6 Nov 2021 – 13 Feb 2022

with Vikky Alexander, Roy Arden, Walead Beshty, Anne Collier, Gregory Crewdson, Liz Deschenes, Stan Douglas, LaToya Ruby Frazier, Nan Goldin, Rodney Graham, Martine Gutierrez, Anthony Hernandez …
COLLECTIVE IDENTITY - JP MORGAN

Paris Photo , Paris (FR)
7 Nov 2019 – 10 Nov 2019

with Carolle Benitah, Neil Goldberg, Myra Greene, Lyle Ashton Harris, Graciela Iturbide, Robert Mapplethorpe, Jonas Mekas, Kyle Meyer, Zanele Muholi, Shirin Neshat, Andres Serrano, Cindy Sherman
Smart to the Core: Embodying the Self

The Smart Museum of Art, Chicago (US)
29 Jan 2019 – 19 May 2019

with Robert Gober, Geng Jianyi, Ana Mendieta, Yasumasa Morimura, Zanele Muholi, Lorraine O'Grady, Catherine Opie, Howardena Pindell, Adrian Piper, Ma Qiusha, Paul Mpagi Sepuya, Cindy Sherman …
In Their Own Form

MoCP Contemporary Photo, Chicago (US)
12 Apr 2018 – 8 Jul 2018

with Alun Be, Kudzanai Chiurai, Jim Chuchu, Teju Cole, Mohau Modisakeng, Fabrice Monteiro, Zanele Muholi, Aida Muluneh, Paulo Nazareth, Zohra Opoku, Alexis Peskine, Mary Sibande
ALL POWER

VISUAL LEGACIES OF THE BLACK PANTHER PARTY MOVEMENT

Photographic Center, Seattle (US)
20 Apr 2018 – 10 Jun 2018

with Sadie Barnette, Endia Beal, LaToya Ruby Frazier, Kris Graves, Kambui Olujimi, Hank Willis Thomas, Carrie Mae Weems, Deborah Willis
On Being Black

Arnika Dawkins, Atlanta (US)
16 Oct 2015 – 22 Jan 2016

with Allen Cooley, Renee Cox, Omar Victor Diop, Adama Delphine Fawundu, Gerard H. Gaskin, Janna Ireland, John Pinderhughes, Jared Soares, Hank Willis Thomas, Deborah Willis
LagosPhoto 2013 The Megacity and the Non-City

LagosPhoto Foundation, Lagos (NG)
26 Oct 2013 – 24 Nov 2013

with Adam Broomberg & Oliver Chanarin, Leonce Raphael Agbodjelou, Akintunde Akinleye, Kelechi Amadi-Obi, Kudzanai Chiurai, Cristina De Middel, Samuel Fosso, Jan Hoek, Namsa Leuba, Uche Okpa Iroha, Ahmet Polat, Andrea Stultiens …
Place of honour for Africa

Paris Photo 2011

Paris Photo , Paris (FR)
10 Nov 2011 – 13 Nov 2011

with Alex Acolatse, Joseph Moïse Agbodjélou, Akinbode Akinbiyi, Daniel Attoumou Amicchia , Joel Andrianomearisoa, Philip Kwame Apagya, Cornelius Augustt Azaglo, Sammy Baloji, James Barnor, Abdoulaye Barry, Arturu Bibang, Jodi Bieber …
Collection of Bamako Biennale

Contemporary Art Centre (CAC) , Vilnius (LT)
9 Sep 2011 – 16 Oct 2011

with Myriam Abdelaziz, Arwa Abouon, Kader Attia, Abdoulaye Barry, Lilia Benzid, Jodi Bieber, Mohamed Bourouissa, Seydou Camara, Mohamed Camara, Ananias Leki Dago, Saidou Dicko, Faten Gaddes …
A Tribute To Photography

Primo Marella Gallery, Milano (IT)
9 Jun 2011 – 31 Jul 2011

with Eleanor Antin, Eelco Brand, Mat Collishaw, Tim Davis, Destiny Deacon , Tacita Dean, WENG Fen, Naomi Fisher, YANG Fudong, Chitra Ganesh, Nan Goldin, Douglas Gordon …
8th Bamako Encounters, Biennial of African Photography- Borders

Maison Africaine Photo, Bamako (ML)
7 Nov 2009 – 7 Dec 2009

with Myriam Abdelaziz, Doa Aly, Kader Attia, Ismail Bahri, Abdoulaye Barry, Jack Beng-Thi, Lilia Benzid, Berry Bickle, Jodi Bieber, Ursula Biemann, Bruno Boudjelal, Mohamed Bourouissa …

Events

Rencontres d'Arles 2026

WORLDS IN VIEW

Rencontres Arles, Arles (FR)
6 Jul 2026 – 4 Oct 2026

with Felicia Abban, Sammy Baloji, James Barnor, Martine Barrat, Willis E. Bell, Bruno Boudjelal, Anne-Lise Broyer, Clement Cogitore, Rebekka Deubner, Omar Victor Diop, Denyse Gawu-Mensah, Harry Gruyaert …
PHotoEspaña 2025

After all

PHotoEspaña, Madrid (ES)
30 Apr 2025 – 14 Sep 2025

with Paula Anta, Israel Arino, Eugene Atget, Taysir Batniji, Bernd & Hilla Becher, Miss Beige, Sergio Belinchon, Jordi Bernado, Bleda & Rosa, Julia Margaret Cameron, Alejandra Carles-Tolra, Isabel Coixet …
THE PHOTOGRAPHY SHOW

presented by AIPAD 2024

AIPAD, New York (US)
25 Apr 2024 – 28 Apr 2024

with Berenice Abbott, David Alekhuogie, Rogi André, Ljubodrag Andric, Dieter Appelt, Diane Arbus, Tom Arndt, Richard Avedon, Edouard Baldus, Roger Ballen, Mary Ellen Bartley, Lillian Bassman …
Capture Photography Festival 2023

Capture Photography Festival, Vancouver (CA)
1 Apr 2023 – 30 Apr 2023

with Henry Clay Anderson, Roy Arden, James Barnor, Dawoud Bey, Arielle Bobb-Willis, Deanna Bowen, Kwame Brathwaite, Sandra Brewster, Vanley Burke, Mohamed Camara, Kennedi Carter, Jorian Charlton …
The Armory Show 2022

The Armory Show, Inc., New York (US)
9 Sep 2022 – 11 Sep 2022

with Marina Abramovic, AES+F, Doug Aitken, David Alekhuogie, Malala Andrialavidrazana, Ljubodrag Andric, Roger Ballen, Valerie Belin, Cecilia Bengolea, Viktoria Binschtok, Matt Black, Sebastiaan Bremer …
ARCOmadrid 2020

ARCO ARte COntemporáneo, Madrid (ES)
26 Feb 2020 – 1 Mar 2020

with Marina Abramovic, Greta Alfaro, Helena Almeida, Claudia Andujar, Miguel Angel Rios, Steven Arnold, Roger Ballen, Rui Calcada Bastos, Eric Baudelaire, Nadia Belerique, Viktoria Binschtok, Shannon Bool …
Paris Photo 2019

Paris Photo , Paris (FR)
7 Nov 2019 – 10 Nov 2019

with Berenice Abbott, Oliver Abraham, Marina Abramovic, Ansel Adams, David Adika, Jun Ahn, Albarran Cabrera, Pilar Albarracin, Laure Albin-Guillot, Helena Almeida, Darren Almond, Malala Andrialavidrazana …
Paris Photo 2019 - The Platform

Paris Photo , Paris (FR)
7 Nov 2019 – 10 Nov 2019

with Helene Binet, Marguerite Bornhauser, Victor Burgin, Marie Clerel, Hannah Collins, Elsa & Johanna, Leandro Feal, Samuel Fosso, Anna Fox, Jim Goldberg, Felicity Hammond, Josh Haner …
The Scotiabank CONTACT Photography Festival 2019

CONTACT Festival, Toronto (CA)
1 May 2019 – 31 May 2019

with Arnait Video Productions, Taysir Batniji, Nadia Belerique, Chris Curreri, Moyra Davey, Peter Funch, Jacqueline Hoang Nguyen, Mike Hoolboom, Morris Lum, Sanaz Mazinani, Alex McLeod, Meryl McMaster …
UNTITLED, San Francisco 2019

Untitled Art Fairs, San Francisco (US)
18 Jan 2019 – 20 Jan 2019

with Wesaam Al-Badry, Thomas Bangsted, Valerie Belin, Nick Brandt, Brassai, Sebastiaan Bremer, Elinor Carucci, Lenka Clayton, Lynn Davis, Jasper de Beijer, Nathalia Edenmont, Chris Engman …