The High Museum of Art has awarded the artist Ebony G. Patterson the 2023 David C. Driskell Prize in recognition of her contributions to the field of African-American art.
Since 2005, the prize has been awarded annually to demonstrate the High’s ongoing dedication to supporting artistic innovation and research of African-American artists and scholars.
Patterson’s multiple media work addresses issues of visibility through explorations of class, race, gender, age and acts of violence, in the context of post-colonial spaces. In this interview, Patterson spoke with “City Lights” host Lois Reitzes about her artwork.
“So to me, Jamaica becomes a place not just the things in the ground, or on the ground, but also to deconstruct the thinking out,” Patterson said.
More information about artist Ebony G. Patterson can be found here.
