Jerushia Graham is a printmaker, papermaker, book artist, fiber artist and museum professional based in Atlanta, Georgia, USA. She was one of five artists selected by the GA Committee for the National Museum of Women in the Arts to participate in Paper Routes: Women To Watch 2020 which exhibited at MOCA GA. Her work was also included in an exhibition sponsored by the Georgia Museum of Art & Lyndon House Museum, Highlighting Contemporary Art in Georgia: Cut and Paste. Graham earned a Book Arts MFA from University of the Arts (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania) & BFA degrees in Printmaking and Fabric Design from University of Georgia (Athens, Georgia). Jerushia Graham is currently the Museum Coordinator responsible for exhibitions and pulp production at the Robert C. Williams Museum of Papermaking (Atlanta, Georgia).
https://jerushiagraham.wixsite.com/jerushiagraham
https://paper.gatech.edu/
The paper cuts of the Undercurrents Series and the Treading Water in the Deep End Series explore the discontent, unrest, and tension felt by many in an increasingly polarized world. A widening socio-economic divide, daily injustices perpetrated towards anyone who is perceived as “other”, and the continued struggle for gender equality, human rights, and ecological justice fuel frustrations that lie just beneath the surface of our daily interactions. Undercurrent express this slow burning unrest and an uneasiness about the future.
Un·der·cur·rent /ˈəndərˌkərənt/
noun
1. an underlying feeling or influence, especially one that is contrary to the prevailing atmosphere and is not expressed openly.
2. a current of water below the surface, moving in a different direction from any surface current.
https://jerushiagraham.wixsite.com/jerushiagraham
https://paper.gatech.edu/
The paper cuts of the Undercurrents Series and the Treading Water in the Deep End Series explore the discontent, unrest, and tension felt by many in an increasingly polarized world. A widening socio-economic divide, daily injustices perpetrated towards anyone who is perceived as “other”, and the continued struggle for gender equality, human rights, and ecological justice fuel frustrations that lie just beneath the surface of our daily interactions. Undercurrent express this slow burning unrest and an uneasiness about the future.
Un·der·cur·rent /ˈəndərˌkərənt/
noun
1. an underlying feeling or influence, especially one that is contrary to the prevailing atmosphere and is not expressed openly.
2. a current of water below the surface, moving in a different direction from any surface current.
