Jasmine Jones is a photographer, filmmaker, curator, and publisher from Hartford, Connecticut. Her work documents daily life, overlooked moments, and ignored communities.
Collaborating with underground scenes, subcultures, and artists, she uses her art as an outlet for them to tell their own stories.
Jasmine is the founder and publisher of Aislin, an arts & culture magazine focused on emerging and underground artists.
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Education
2020, Capella University, M.S. Ed., English Language Learning and Teaching | Minneapolis, MN
2017, University of Connecticut, BFA Photography + Video | Storrs, CT
2015, ISI Florence, Study Abroad Studio Arts | Florence, Italy
Grants + Awards
2024, Emerging Creative, CT Office of the Arts | Hartford, CT
2023, Artist Fellowship Program, CT Office of the Arts | Hartford, CT
2023, Capacity Building Grant Program, MASS MoCA's Assets for Artists | North Adams, MA
2023, Artists of Color Accelerate Fellowship, The 224 EcoSpace | Hartford, CT
2022, Elizabeth L. Mahaffey Arts Administration Fellowship, CT Office of the Arts | Hartford, CT
2021, Independent Artists Fund, Free Center | Hartford, CT
2021, Back in Business Grant, Greater Hartford Arts Council | Hartford, CT
2017, BFA Exhibition Faculty Award, Uconn Art + Art History Department | Storrs, CT
2017, Student Choice Award, Uconn Art + Art History Department | Storrs, CT
2016, Charles and Pasqua Alaimo Scholarship, Uconn Art + Art History Department | Storrs, CT
2014, OUR IDEA Grant, Office of Undergraduate Research | Storrs, CT
Selected Exhibitions + Shows
Solo
2016, Voices, Volume 1: Ballroom, VAIS Gallery | Storrs, CT
Curated
April 25, 2024, AISLIN LIVE, The Russell | Hartford CT
July 9, 2022, Aislin Magazine's Secret Garden Party, Free Center | Hartford CT
Group
2023, Interpretations of Black Excellence, The 224 EcoSpace | Hartford CT
2022, Picturing the Pandemic, Hartford Public Library Downtown Branch | Hartford, CT
2020, PERSPECTIVES OF A PANDEMIC, The Galleries @ WORK_SPACE | Manchester, CT
2020, #ThePeople, Artspace | Hartford, CT
2020, PERSPECTIVES: We Are All Different, We Are All One, HPATV | Hartford, CT
2019, PERSPECTIVES: We Are All Different, We Are All One, The Galleries @ WORK_SPACE | Manchester, CT
2019, Open Studio Hartford, Colt Gateway | Hartford, CT
2019, PRIDE Community Arts Exhibit & Arts Series, Free Center | Hartford, CT
2018, Ekphrasis: Poetry, Music & Dance Inspired by Visual Art, Artspace | Hartford, CT
2018, no walls, Wherehouse | Hartford, CT
2018, Open Studio Hartford, Colt Gateway | Hartford, CT
2017, Borderlands 2017 – Inequality: Transmutations and Contestations, Student Union | Storrs, CT
2017, BFA Exhibition, ArtSpace Windham | Willimantic, CT
2017, Spring 2017 Student Art Exhibition, Wilbur Cross | Storrs, CT
2016, Art Clash 2016: Breaking Down Walls, Building Bridges, Palazzo Vecchio | Florence, Italy
2016, MFA 2018 Auction, Uconn School of Fine Arts | Storrs, CT
2016, Make Your Mark, Uconn School of Fine Arts | Storrs, CT
2016, Scholarship Show, Arena Gallery | Storrs, CT
2016, Study Abroad Art + Photography Show, Palazzo Bargagli | Florence, Italy
Selected Press
2021, The Buttonwood Tree, Artist Spotlight: Jasmine Jones
2020, Format Magazine, 30 Amazing Women in Photography to Follow
2020, CT Post, Artists say hashtags aren’t enough in fight for social justice
2020, Format Magazine, 16 Amazing Street Photography Portfolio Website Examples