Jirah E. Perkins
Jirah Perkins is a multidisciplinary artist from Charleston, South Carolina. She experiments through different mediums while embracing nostalgic themes of adolescence and Black Womanhood. Jirah incorporates bold colors, textures and her photography archive to create a sensory experience through her work.
Her most recent collection, "Miss Mary Mack", focuses on the symbolic interpretation of childhood handgames. This collection involves the use of abstract and realistic subjects to depict the flair and unadulterated joy of Black Girlhood.
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Solo Exhibition(s):
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Miss Mary Mack: A Homage to Black Girlhood-Saul Alexander Gallery (CCPL): 2020
Group Exhibitions:
- Jollof & Red Rice, Bintu Atelier: 2023
- Piccolo Spoleto Juried Art Exhibition, City Gallery: 2022
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Nefelibata 2,Delta Life Center: 2020
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Nefelibata 1,Charleston Marriott: 2019
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Artisan Global Benefit, Redux: 2019
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Charleston Grand African Ball, Founders Hall: 2019
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Brunch & Brushes-Artlanta, Atlanta, GA: 2019
Special Projects:
TedX Charleston-Featured Artist, 2025.
Press:
- Charleston City Paper- "Artist Perkins Shares,"Sowing Seeds", 2024.
- Charleston City Paper-"Jirah Perkins honors the unadulterated joy of Black Womanhood in "Miss Mary Mack", 2020.
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Post and Courier-”Charleston and Ugandan artists to be showcased at Artisan Global Benefit”, 2019.
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Post and Courier-”Art Contests and Events help round out the end of August”, 2016