Jen Everett

Jen Everett is a Lecturer in the Department of Studio Art at Washington University in St. Louis, affiliated with the Sam Fox School of Design & Visual Arts. Her practice spans lens-based media, installation, and writing, focusing on how Black communities produce knowledge beyond institutional frameworks.

Education:

• Master of Fine Arts, Washington University in St. Louis (Chancellor’s Graduate Fellow)
• Bachelor of Architecture, Tuskegee University

Research Interests: Everett’s work interrogates Black cultural production through interdisciplinary methods. She explores themes of spatial justice, archival practices, and the intersections of race, gender, and environment. Her installations often incorporate photographic archives and material interventions to challenge dominant historical narratives.

Key Achievements:

• 2021-22 Duke University DocX Archive Lab Fellow
• 2019 Snider Prize Honorable Mention (MoCP Chicago)
• Residencies: Vermont Studio Center, Atlantic Center for the Arts, ACRE

Her exhibitions include solo shows at the Photography Gallery at Riley Hall (2021) and collaborative projects at institutions like the Sheldon Art Galleries (2020). Her writing appears in Oxford American and artist publications like Color Theory and Undertow.