About
In her pieces she explores the construction of memory, personal history, roots and identity. Her work expresses a mixture of what’s to come and what has come before with a process originally honed through studying Menswear at the London College of Fashion. The need to represent concepts visually and exploring form, texture and colour led to the creation of art works that stood in themselves. Each aspect of the collage is carefully sourced, photographed, printed, scanned and individually hand-cut. Through an intuitive method of curation and a refined sense of composition each piece forms an aesthetic and meaningful conclusion that visually explores the original idea of the work. Each composition is made from elements that are personally photographed by Grant or sourced from archival imagery.
Her unique style and craft has lead to her creating a mural for Jay Z’s Book of HOV, NYC exhibition, artwork for the front cover of Dazed magazine and collaborations with taste making brands and artists such as Celeste, Noname, Burberry, Gucci, Hermès and adidas, whilst being celebrated in magazines such as The Face, Love Magazine and Creative Review. Jazz is currently working on her solo exhibition in spring 2024.
Exhibitions:
Small Hours, Alice Black Gallery, London, 2023.
Book of Hov, Brooklyn Public Library, NYC , 2023.
On Love, Home by Ronan Mckenzie, London, 2022.
Before Anyone Else, Burberry Shipstore, London, 2022.
The Harder They Come, Kingston JA, 2022.
J Hammond Projects/OOF, BALLS, London, 2021.
Cutting at Lemons for Freckles, Rear Sq Gallery, Norwich, 2021.
Mushrooms, Rue Turenne, Paris, 2021.
Nearness, Brixton, London, 2020.
Press links:
https://www.endclothing.com/gb/features/jazz-grant-and-identity-through-collage
https://www.itsnicethat.com/news/jazz-grant-untitled-the-book-of-hov-art-210723
https://www.creativereview.co.uk/jazz-grant-jay-z-mural/
https://atmos.earth/crafting-new-worlds-jazz-grant-collage/
https://www.ssense.com/en-gb/editorial/culture/collage-for-a-new-world-with-jazz-grant
https://theface.com/culture/jazz-grant-collage-visual-artist-collaboration-the-black-curriculum-zine
https://www.itsnicethat.com/articles/jazz-grant-art-060421
https://www.creativelivesinprogress.com/article/jazz-grant
https://www.creativereview.co.uk/jazz-grant-collage-art/
https://www.missionmag.org/jazz-grant-collage-marcus-rashford/
https://www.missionstatementmagazine.co.uk/post/artist-of-the-week-jazz-grant
https://elephant.art/these-are-the-artists-you-need-to-know-right-now-03102020/