Janet Taylor Pickett facts for kids
Quick facts for kids
Janet Taylor Pickett
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Picket in 2020
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| Born | August 13, 1948 |
| Alma mater | University of Michigan |
| Patron(s) | Kamala Harris |
Janet Taylor Pickett, born on August 13, 1948, is an American artist. She creates amazing art using different materials, called mixed media. Her artwork often shares stories about her life as an African American woman.
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Growing Up and Learning Art
Janet Taylor Pickett grew up in Ann Arbor, Michigan. She studied art at the University of Michigan, where she earned both her first and second degrees in fine art. She also learned art at other famous schools. These included the Vermont Studio Center, Parsons School of Design, and the Fashion Institute of Technology.
Janet Taylor Pickett's Art Career
Janet Taylor Pickett uses many different ways to make her art. She creates sculptures, which are 3D artworks. She also makes installations, which are art pieces set up in a space. Her work includes paintings, assemblages (art made from different objects), and collages (art made by gluing things together).
Her art is inspired by her life as an African American woman. She also learned a lot from teaching for 30 years at Essex County College in New Jersey. Janet Taylor Pickett says, "My Blackness is a declarative statement in my work." This means her identity as a Black woman is a very clear and important part of her art.
In 1986, Janet Taylor Pickett's art was shown in a group exhibition. This show was called Progressions: Cultural Legacy. It took place at MoMA PS1, a famous art museum in New York.
Did you know that Kamala Harris supports Janet Taylor Pickett's art? Kamala Harris, who is now the Vice President of the United States, owned one of Pickett's artworks. It was displayed in her office when she was a senator.
Art Shows and Exhibitions
Janet Taylor Pickett's art has been shown in many places. Here are some of the important exhibitions:
Solo Exhibitions
- 2021: Necessary Memories, at Jennifer Baahng Gallery in New York City.
- 2016: Janet Taylor Pickett: The Matisse Series, at the Montclair Art Museum in Montclair, New Jersey.
Group Exhibitions
- 2020: Riffs and Relations: African American Artists and the European Modernist Tradition, at The Phillips Collection in Washington DC.
- 2017: African American Women Artists and the Power of Their Gaze, at the David C. Driskell Center For the Study of Visual Arts and Culture of African Americans and the African Diaspora at the University of Maryland.
- 1986: Progressions: A Cultural Legacy, at the Museum of Modern Art in New York City.
Where to Find Her Art
Janet Taylor Pickett's artworks are part of important art collections. Some of her pieces include:
- "And She Was Born", a mixed media artwork from 2017. You can see it at The Phillips Collection in Washington, D.C.
- "Hagar's Dress", a print from 2007. This artwork is in the collections of the Studio Museum in Harlem in New York, the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts in Philadelphia, and the Telfair Museums in Savannah, Georgia.
