Nourished: Works by Jazz Holmes

Southern-born, Colorado-based artist Jazz Holmes creates large-scale paintings that depict ingredients and recipes beloved throughout the American south. Revealing hidden stories about cultivation and its influence on culinary traditions, Holmes’ work highlights plants and the people who have been growing and cooking them for centuries. Embark on a journey through a joyful story about agriculture, personal history and cultural connections and discover how the food that sustains us is rooted in labor and love.

About the Artist

Using her own Creole background as a catalyst, Jazz Holmes’ mixed media works celebrate the many colorful aspects of Black American culture. Holmes is also an educator and community organizer, and her artworks have been exhibited throughout the United States and internationally.