Jamie Robertson is a visual artist and educator from Houston, Texas. She earned a BA in Art and MFA in Studio Art with a concentration in photography and digital media from the University of Houston. She also holds an MS in Art Therapy from Florida State University. She is a former recipient of the American Art Therapy Association ‘Pearlie Roberson Award’ and Red Bull Arts Microgrant. Robertson is also one half of the podcast, Where I See Me, which examines the presence of Black and Brown people in comics and media.
Her creative practice is rooted in the recollection of the personal and collective histories of the African Diaspora; with a particular interest in the Gulf South. Her work was featured in FORECAST 2021: SF Camerawork’s Annual Survey Exhibition, The Wheaton Biennial _final_final_FINAL, and Where We Are at Art League Houston. Her photobook Charting the Afriscape of Leon County, TX was published in December 2020 with Fifth Wheel Press. She currently works as a Lecturer at Sam Houston State University.
