Jada Hairston (B.2001) is a multidisciplinary artist based in Brooklyn, Ny. Her practice engages with nostalgia, storytelling and how we express identity through the means of play. Her work highlights the creative labors of women and the feminine divine. Through the use of contemporary audiovisual language and the holographic realm of light and sound, Hairston weaves together narratives both whimsical yet haunting in nature.
In 2024 Hairston showcased her work in a solo exhibition, DOLLTOPIA, at Haul Gallery. Her pieces have also been featured at the Fashion Institute of Technology Art and Design Gallery, NYC Culture Club, and Urban Studio Unbound. In the summer of 2022, she attended Yale Norfolk, and then earned her Bachelor of Fine Arts from The Fashion Institute of Technology in 2023.
Jada Hairston CV
Education
Fashion Institute Of Technology,
Fine Arts B.F.A May 2023, Minor in art history
Fine Arts A.S August 2021
Experience
DOE NYC substitute teacher May 2024- present
Arts and Literacy, Teaching artist, January 2024- present
Camp Friendship Art Teacher, February- August 2023
Whitney Museum Of American Art Family Programs Internship, September-December 2022
Residencies and Fellowships
Haul Gallery Raised In Brooklyn Studio Residency February- March 2024
Yale Norfolk School Of Art Norfolk Summer Residency May-July 2022
Scope of Work Talent Agency November 2021-June 2022
Exhibitions
Haul Gallery, Pay What you Want, Group Show January 2025
Vignette, Rebirthing the unwanted, Group Show December 2024
Haul Gallery, DOLLTOPIA, Solo Show March-April 2024
Urban Studio Unbound, Form Meets Function:The Intersection of Art and Design, February 2024
Fashion Institute Of Technology Thesis Exhibition May 2023
Creative Industry: The Alumni Journey October 2022
Urban Studio, Murmuration, May 2022
Urban Studio, Around The Corner November 2021
NYC Culture Club, Reasons November 2021
SUNY Rockefeller Institute Show November 2021
SUNY Chancellor Art Gallery November 2021
SUNY Abstract Show November 2021
Awards
EFA Robert Blackburn Printmaking Workshop Scholarship 2023
Publication and Press
FIT NewsRoom, ‘Creative Industry’ Exhibition Highlights Alumni Work, November 2022 https://news.fitnyc.edu/2022/11/18/creative-industry-exhibition-highlights-alumni-work/
W27 Newspaper, Spring into Summer Issue, “Return and Adapt” May 2022 https://issuu.com/w27newspaper/docs/springintosummer
Art History Insider: FIT's History of Art Newsletter May 2022
https://issuu.com/hue-mag/docs/fit-art-history-insider-2022
NAGU Zine Featured Artist 2021
https://naguzine.wixsite.com/naguzine/featured-artists?pgid=kscosw2g-587e6b2d-7ae4-4038-98 56-65e4cc3da3bb
Fashion Institute Of Technology Blog, “Dolls With Deep Stories” October 2020 https://blog.fitnyc.edu/artanddesign/2020/10/08/dolls-with-deep-stories/