Jordan Barrant is a Chicago-based writer, curator, and interdisciplinary artist whose work explores the cosmological intersections of the ineffable, with a focus on land-based and intuitive practices. Through oral histories and archival research, Jordan views the past as an invitation to imagine brighter, more loving futures. Through arts writing and curation, Jordan brings her practices and praxis to the forefront, weaving poetic writing and methodical experiences into the fold of her work.
Jordan earned her Bachelor's degree in Women’s Studies from Spelman College and a Master’s degree in Visual and Critical Studies from the School of the Art Institute of Chicago. She has completed curatorial residencies at Artpace San Antonio and curated exhibitions, including The Black Domestic at SITE Galleries and the GREYSTONE Collective, and has a forthcoming exhibition at Roots and Culture. She has written for Burnaway, the Boston Art Review, the Chicago Reader, and the Black Embodiments Studio: A Year in Black Art and has been awarded grants from 3Arts and the Pulitzer Center.
Rooting her work in a Black feminist methodology, Jordan centers queer, Black and Brown folks in her practice.
Image: The Black Domestic at SITE Galleries, 2023
Headshot: Arieanne Evans
CAC Residency
