JOLÍ C R E A T I V E D I R E C T O R Blk Art Visual Storyteller & Journalist
MS.
ABOUT ME
CREATIVE DIRECTOR. CULTURAL JOURNALIST.
Her heartbeat's rhythm and sounds have carried her off the dance floor and into the Black Arts Movement as a cultural and creative journalist. Her heartbeat's rhythm and sounds propelled her from the dance floor to the Black Arts Movement as a cultural and creative journalist. She takes pride in being one of the true hype (Wo)Man for Black artists and their contributors as the Creative Director of BlkArthouse, a social enterprise devoted to Black artistry and Black creativity. In the heart of Philadelphia, Ms. Joli earned her bachelor's degree in journalism. She has spent the last 15 years of her career as an educator gliding along the paths of the world's future pioneers and leaders.
Her new career as a curator of Black art has given Black artists all over the world a newfound appreciation for their stories through multi-disciplined exhibitions and artist talks. "All I ever wanted to do was tell the stories of the revolutionaries and innovators who shape Black culture!"
Her voice can be heard on social media platforms thanks to her own podcast series, Love is Freedom: A Black Woman's Podcast, which highlights the healing process through culture's definition of a Black woman and the redefinition of self through the development of sisterhood and self-love.
FEATURED CURATION
What is Blk Art? June 2021
The Essence of a Black Woman, Dec 2021
Televised Revolution, June 2022
If These Walls Could Talk, Oct 2022
S T O R Y T E L L I N G
ARTIST TALK
Providing community and collective converstation with Black artists and creatives; celebrating the stories and journeys of Black artists; creating safe space for Black artists to exist
WHAT IS BLK ART?
JUNETEENTH 2021
TAKING UP SPACE
THE MISEDUCATION OF A BLACK WOMAN, THE ARTIST EDITION
W/ BLKARTHOUSE
HUSTLE : A BLACK SOUTHERN CULTURE DOCUMENTARIAN Click to Read
THE
TAKING UP SPACE
FALLEN BLACK BODIES FILL THE STREETS.
WHILE OUR BABIES STAND TO SALUTE THE FLAG. MOUTHS DECLARING PEACE. AS RED BLOODS SEEPS INTO THE CONCRETE. NO JUSTICE. NO SLEEP. AS NEW MOTHERS
WELCOME SWEET TEARS FROM THE CHILD'S EYES. YESTERDAY, ANOTHER HEADLINE.
TODAY, DON'T SHOOT!
UNTITLED, MS.JOLÍ
FEB 2022
ALL I NEED IS ONE SHOT
DON'T SHOOT! ONE SHOT. TWO SHOTS. THREE SHOTS. SHOT!
W/ BLKARTHOUSE Click to Read
CULTURE
BLK CREATIVES
BLK
"As a creative director, I have the opportunity to do something special in the world of art – create a new visual narrative with my people about us — what gives us joy, brings us pain, fills us with love. " -
Ms.Jolí
BLK GLOBAL COMMUNITY
CANVAS REBEL
FEB 2023
"I am made up of fragmented pieces of my imagination! I am a writer of her untold stories, his broken dreams, their shared secrets — I am a dreamer! The life of a creative director of Black art chose me and I gladly accepted! I fall in love everyday with Black art. I have recommitted to my love journey; to understand that to show up in love is revolutionary. Call me the new revolutionary."
FULL ARTICLE HERE
WOMEN UNITED
2023
A R T M A G A Z I N E FEATURED ARTICLE FEB
HIGHLIGHTING EXTRAORDINARY WOMEN
CREATIVES, INSPIRING INDUSTRY
LEADERS & REMARKABLE ART
ORGANIZATIONS
GET IN TOUCH 215-954-6967 msjoli@blkarthouse.com @sistaswhodance @blkarthouse