jaz morrison
Jaz is a writer & artist-curator, employing the Afro-Speculative to explore social space, community, culture-building, and storytelling.
Utilising performance, digital, installation, and social practice, Jaz intends to bring people together for the purpose of care, relief & understanding.
Though her work is often contemplative, she enjoys embracing irreverence and farce too. For Jaz, it's all part of sense– and memory–making.
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Jaz is the Founder of creative support collective BRMTWN; Creative Director of The Mamahood Space; has a studio at Free House. ; and in her Day Job, organises Sense's Arts & Wellbeing programme.
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spotlight
​2024
'BACK TO BEING BASIC'
AKSANAKHAN.COM
Blog Interviewee
WHAT'S IN BIRMINGHAM'S TEA?
PECHA KUCHA BIRMINGHAM
Guest Speaker
dirty nails (les ongles noirs)
melissandre varin
Curatorial Support
'Nesting' Residency & Nestival of Ideas Panel
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​2023
Young Archivist CPD
dankEconogy1_ALIENVillage
sahjan kooner
Curatorial Support
SONIC SIGNALS
abbas zahedi
Curatorial Support
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​2022
WLAA
Fundraiser Community Award
equations for a body at rest
thenjiwe niki nkosi
Curatorial Support
grand plan fund
Recipient
IKON SLOW BOAT SYMPOSIUM
Speaker
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2020
WLAA
Innovation Community Award
The black book
Campaign & Spotlight
Residency
MAIA Keep keeping fund
Recipient
MA INTER-INSTITUTIONAL SYMPOSIUM
Speaker
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2016
Heritage Lottery Fund
Routes 2 Roots Outstanding Award: Young Co-Creator
High Sheriff Awards
'Young Person who has contributed to our Region's Cultural and Creative Heritage'
CURATING
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The Arkhe: Prototypes (ongoing) with Yusuf Dongo; Adéolá...
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The Arkhe: Associate Artist's Lab (2024) with MAIA.
GOD-POCKET (2023) with Yusuf Dongo, Trixiebella Suen, Neoliberalizard, Tesha Murrain–Hernandez, Nicola Singh, and Eastside Projects.
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'Liminal People': Guided Meditation & Film Night (2023) with Tesha Murrain-Hernandez, Tanazia Gabriel-Fleary, De'Anne Crooks, Amartey Golding, and David Blandy & Larry Achiampong
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In Loving Memory of Ronnie: Billboard Project (2023)
with Ethan Fenton, Laura Chiswa, Luke Johnson, Grace Morrison, and Zac Akeem. Thanks to orgs Grand Plan & Word Life Centre
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Community Micro-Film Festival (2022) with Thenjiwe Niki Nkosi, Eastside Projects, Civic Square & Film Birmingham
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In Loving Memory of Errol (2021-22) with Ikon Gallery & BRMTWN
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Mono-Log Sessions (2018-20) with BRMTWN
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Culture Catwalk (2017) with Culture Central
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communing
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(Re)Coded, public health project & exhibition (2024)
special thanks to Regan McDonald, Vic Moyosola, Sadie Barnett; Ikon Gallery and the Stuart Hall Archive Project (University of Birmingham)
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Sounds of Being & Belonging, community workshop (2024)
special thanks to Aurella Yussuf, Deniz Sözen, Tina Hofman; University of Birmingham (and affiliated researchers), and The Gap (Moseley)
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les ongles noirs, incidental artist project (2024)
special thanks to melissandre varin, Sym Stellium, Eastside Projects (Birmingham), FABRIC (Midlands), and Ban Workshop (Dakar).
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Raising Black Voices, community art & engagement (2023)
special thanks to Northfield Arts Forum (Naomi Wood) and Raising Black Voices (Ashley Wilson).
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Community Micro-Film Festival, community film festival (2022)
special thanks to Eastside Projects, Film Birmingham, Mockingbird Cinema; BRMTWN; filmmakers Thenjiwe Niki Nkosi, Fabio Calundungo, Gugan Gill, Canaan Brown, Brandon Orgill; and panellists Vik Chandla, Courtenay Welcome, Hasan Khan, and Lexia Tomlinson
* Part of Thenjiwe Niki Nkosi's 'Equations of a Body at Rest',
Best Public Art of 2022 Artsy List & UAP Public Art Highlights 2022
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In Loving Memory of Ronnie, community art & engagement (2022)
special thanks to Grand Plan & Word Life Centre
Read more about In Loving Memory of Ronnie
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UNIT*, Black neurodivergence conference (2021)
special thanks to Dead Horse PR, Black Autistics, MKH & BRMTWN
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'Happy Fathers Day', promo video (2021)
special thanks to Shea Butter by Be
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Project Grime, promo video (2020)
special thanks to SIP, Word Life Centre & BRMTWN
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Ode to Grime, promo video (2019)
special thanks to The Grime Archive, BRMTWN & Dead Horse PR
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Transatlantic Dialogues, in-conversation event (2019)
special thanks to BRMTWN, Dead Horse PR, Dr Joy White & Professor Emeritus Carolyn Cooper
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#TurnUp, voting campaign (2017)
special thanks to Bite the Ballot
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Routes 2 Roots, community art & engagement (2015-16)
special thanks to Heritage Lottery Fund & Beatfreeks
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creating
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A Cleaner's Lament | Grief, A Love Letter, text (2023)
special thanks to BUILDHOLLYWOOD, Zarina Rossheart, Brenda Hickin, and Grace Ndiritu
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Usi's Eye | HOMEGROWN, micro-residency commission (2023)
special thanks to Stryx Gallery & Marcin Sz
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MOTHERSHIP | Jet Black Futures, performance (2022)
special thanks to Ikon Gallery, The New Art Gallery Walsall, and Keith Piper
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Wolveren Watchmen | OFFSITE 9: The British Art Show (2022)
special thanks to Creative Black Country & Asylum Art Gallery
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EARTHSTRONG | Creating Joy Project (2021-22)
special thanks to Stephen Lawrence Research Centre & The Antipode Foundation
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Firmament | Ikon Migrant Festival (2021)
special thanks to Ikon Gallery & the Freelands Foundation
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Legacy | MAIA: The Spatial Imagination (2021)
special thanks to MAIA and Auden Allen
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exhibiting
'Summer Camp' (2022, 2023) Members Show
special thanks to Eastside Projects
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'A4' (2021-22) Group Exhibition
special thanks to Oddball Space & Jacob Carter
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Black Sands: A History of Black Horror (2021) Group Exhibition
special thanks to Sampira & Asylum Art Gallery
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Postcard Project (2020) Group Exhibition
special thanks to Artists Responding To...
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Unheard (2020) Group Exhibition
special thanks to UKII & Jewish Liberal
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INSTALLing
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'U & I' (Natasha MacVoy, 2023)
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'dankEconogy1_ALIENVillage' (Sahjan Kooner, 2023)
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'GOD-POCKET' (Jaz Morrison, 2023)
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'Traveller' (Rajni Perera, 2022)
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'The Courtship of Giants' (Emii Alrai, 2022)
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'EARTHSTRONG' (Jaz Morrison, 2021-22)
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'Fly or Die' (Fabio Calundungo, 2021)
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