Julian Jamaal Jones is a multidisciplinary artist and educator born and raised in Indianapolis, IN. Jones
received his Bachelor's degree in Photography in 2020 from the Herron School of Art + Design
(Indianapolis, IN) and a Masters in Photography in 2022 from Cranbrook Academy of Art (Bloomfield
Hills, MI), under the tutelage of Chris Fraser. Jones was awarded the CICF Artist Ambassadors Travel
Grant in 2023, ArtsConnect’s “Artist to Watch” in 2022, the recipient of the 2022 Playground Emerging
Artist Fellowship, supported by the Knight Foundation and the recipient of the prestigious Museum
Purchase Award from Cranbrook Art Museum in 2022. Jones’s works are in the permanent textile
collections of Cranbrook Art Museum (Bloomfield Hills, MI), Richmond Art Museum (Richmond, IN)
and The Book Tower Detroit (Detroit, MI).
Jones memorializes Black culture by presenting fresh perspectives while presenting creative freedom
within traditional landscapes. His unique practice communicates through the historical language of
African American quilting tradition by implementing abstract forms and vibrant colors in his works to
bypass the preconceptions and open conversations around his Black experience.