Jova Lynne is a multi-disciplinary artist born and raised in New York City, of Jamaican and Colombian heritage. Lynne is interested in the parallels between fictional, historical, and personal archives in identity development. Lynne seeks to subvert anthropological practice in utilizing lens, sculpture, and performative practices. She is interested in the cognitive dissonance one experiences when navigating material, text, and media-based archives specifically as it relates to Black culture. Lynne completed a Masters of Fine Arts in Photography at Cranbrook Academy of Art in May 2017. Since then Lynne has been based out of Detroit, MI, and has exhibited in a variety of small galleries and public museums including the Detroit Institute of Arts, Yerba Buena Center for the Arts, and Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art. Lynne is a grantee from various foundations which has supported her work in media and social practice-based projects in Kingston, Jamaica, and Berlin, Germany in addition to her work in the United States.
Jova Lynne
