Adia Jamille
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I honor the sacrifices and resilience of my ancestors and elders by continuing their traditions.
BORN:
Boise, ID
raised:
Bay Area, CA & Wichita, KS
EDUCATION:
BFA in Fibers, Arizona State University- Tempe, AZ
LIVING:
Tucson, AZ
As long as she can remember Adia Jamille has been creating. It’s the one thing that has always come naturally to her. Throughout her life time she has explored various art forms, drawing, painting, foundry, etc. But the one that speaks most to her soul is fiber arts.
Growing up her mother was an avid quilter, and she also sewed a lot of Adia’s clothing. While the processes were always interesting to her, it wasn’t until college that Adia found her calling in the fiber arts. Particularly with embroidery, weaving, and screen printing. Later she learned that her enslaved ancestors worked on indigo plantations. Which led her to inquire more about their textile knowledge and eventually learning that her African ancestors, specifically from Nigeria and Mali, were also indigo and textile artisans. Bringing her relationship to the fiber arts full circle. Helping her to reconnect with and mend the parts of her roots that had been lost for so long.
Combining various techniques and ancestral history, Adia Jamille explores her identity as a black woman in America. Connecting to herself, her community, and her heritage in the process.
Exhibitions
2024 Mending Stories: Fiber Art Invitational
Mesa contemporary Arts Museum Mesa, AZ
Wanderlust: An Artist's Perspective
10 Folds Project Gallery, Greencastle, IN
2023 Arizona Biennial 2023
Tucson Museum of Art Tucson, AZ 2023
2020 Proximity (invitational group exhibition)
Peeler Art Center, DePaul University Greencastle, IN
Black Renaissance Presents: History of Us
Tucson, AZ
2019 The Royale
Arizona Theatre Company- Temple of Music and Art Tucson, AZ
Black Renaissance
Hotel McCoy Tucson, AZ
2011 Close Proximity
Arizona state university Tempe, AZ, 2011
Mnemosyne
The Icehouse Phoenix, AZ, 2011
Small Architectures
The Tempe History Museum Tempe, AZ, 2011
Tactile Textiles
Arizona state university Tempe, AZ, 2011
Curator and participating artist
Murals
2021 “Leo Sun”
Mural Fest: Hotel McCoy, Room 209 Tucson, AZ
2020 “Black Lives Matter… When They’re Alive”
Black Lives Matter Mural Project: MSA Annex Tucson, AZ
Film & Television
2022 “Hoodoo Flag”