Jazz Holmes 

Raised in GA, and FL

Lives & works in Denver, Colorado 

 

Jazz Holmes (1994, Phoenix, Arizona ) is an artist who creates drawings through a variety of media. She

received her BFA from the University of West Florida, and her MFA from Colorado State University. Her

works are meant to offer discourse on consumerist society and its appetite for devouring Black culture.

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Holmes works in mixed media on a range of surfaces to reflect the complexity of cultural cuisine and agriculture. Layering both materials and surfaces mirrors the histories and stories embedded in Creole foodways. Food, like culture, is never singular. It carries with it a legacy shaped by oppression and racism but also by resilience, creativity, and hope.

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For Holmes, this duality is central. While the history of Creole food reveals systems of exploitation, it also embodies survival and innovation. Her work insists on this fuller narrative, honoring the endurance of her ancestors and celebrating their contributions to cultural life. Rather than centering only on struggle, she elevates the beauty, strength, and creativity born from it.