Born in Brooklyn NY in 1973, Jackie Sumell is inspired most by the lives of everyday people. As a multidisciplinary artist her work transcends the boundaries of art and activism in an attempt to connect people in provocative and meaningful ways.

In 2001 Sumell received critical acclaim for her project directly condemning Bush's conservative policies on reproductive freedoms. More recently she has been working on behalf of political prisoners in Angola Prison, Louisiana and spent several months grass-root organizing in a post-Katrina New Orleans. Her work has been exhibited consistently in the Bay Area and in various non-profit venues throughout the US, including the Canzani Center, Columbus OH and Disjecta, Portland OR. Internationally she was included in Kunst Lebt, Stuttgart Kunstgebaude, TULCA Arts Festival, Galway Ireland, Axis of Good Exhibition in Lisbon Portugal, and the 2003 Havana Biennale, Havana Cuba. In 2006 she published the book The House That Herman Built which documents the five-year collaborative project between she and black panther/political prisoner Herman Wallace. In December 2006 Domus magazine featured this project as it cover and in March 2007 it was covered by the NYTimes Sunday Arts section. Ms Sumell was in residence at the Akademie Schloss Solitude in Stuttgart Germany October 2005 through September 2006 and will be an Artist-in-Resident November 2006 through November 2008 in Dublin Ireland. She received a B.S. in Allied Health/Sports Medicine from the College of Charleston, and an M.F.A. from Stanford University.

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