Artwork
Artwork curated by Lauren Jackson Harris
Lauren Jackson Harris is an independent curator and consultant from Atlanta, GA. She earned her BFA in Graphic Design and Art History from Howard University and her MA in Arts Leadership from the Savannah College of Art and Design (SCAD). In 2019, she co-founded Black Women in Visual Art, an organization that connects, cultivates, and supports Black women in the arts. With BWVA, Harris builds partnerships and develops programs that increase visibility and opportunities for Black women in the arts.
As an independent arts worker with over 15 years of professional experience, Harris has managed special projects, curated exhibitions and produced art experiences with organizations and art spaces such as the High Museum of Atlanta, Atlanta Art Fair, For Freedoms, Facebook, The Gathering Spot, Stay Home Gallery, Living Walls, Atlanta Contemporary Art Center, Frieze Los Angeles, SoHo House and more. She is currently the Program Director for The Black Embodiments Studio, recently served as the Beltline Public Art Advisory Council's Co-Chair and is currently on the Dashboard Board of Directors. As an active art advocate, Harris is curating impactful exhibitions, producing innovative art-related projects and documenting Black women's contributions to the art world.
Preetika Rajgariah is a multidisciplinary artist whose work uses culturally specific materials to examine the nuanced intersections of cultural + queer identity, belonging + otherness, and consumption + erasure while referencing her nuanced upbringing as an Indian born, Texas raised American. Notable residencies attended include the Houston Contemporary Craft Center, the Golden Foundation, the Momentary at Crystal Bridges, Oxbow School of Art, and the Vermont Studio Center. Performances at the Asia Society Texas and Untitled Art Fair Miami, installations at Women & Their Work, Art League Houston, Material Fair in Mexico City, and a large-scale public art commission at Rice University have all shaped her multimedia practice. She received her MFA from the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign and currently lives and works in Houston, TX.