Jammie Holmes

Throughout his practice, Jammie Holmes (b. 1984, Thibodaux, LA) examines notions of identity, history, and legacy. Imbuing his paintings with a rich sense of narrative, Holmes presents a cast of figures—some historic, some imagined, some autobiographical—amidst moments of struggle, resilience, hope, and celebration. Incorporating a vast symbolic vocabulary, a host of Renaissance and Baroque inspired techniques, and references to a litany of artistic practices, Holmes’s visual language is constantly evolving, allowing for a delicate dance between the personal and political as he reimagines the history of art in his own image.

Holmes is currently participating in the 2025–2026 Académie des Beaux-Arts and Cité internationale des arts residency program in Paris. His first solo museum exhibition, Jammie Holmes: Make the Revolution Irresistible, was presented at the Modern Art Museum of Fort Worth, TX in 2023. His work has been included in numerous group exhibitions, including: Afro-Atlantic Histories, which traveled to the Los Angeles County Museum of Art, CA; the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, TX; the National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C.; and the Dallas Museum of Art, TX. His work has also been included in group exhibitions at the New Orleans Museum of Art, LA; the China Center of International Contemporary Art Vancouver, Canada; Columbus Museum of Art, OH; Dallas Contemporary, TX; and Nassima-Landau Projects, Tel Aviv, Israel.