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Jasmin-Nicole A.

Artist member since 2021
Toronto, Ontario

Jasmin-Nicole Amoako (she/her) is a Ghanaian-Canadian visual artist and community arts facilitator. She is a graduate of the Drawing and Painting program from the Ontario College of Art and Design University (2021). Through figurative art, abstraction, and sacred African braiding practices, she depicts contemporary visuals of Black womanhood and West African aesthetics. She creates large-scale portraits and abstract dreamscapes inspired by memories, Adinkra symbols, and traditional African hairstyles. In her artwork, she explores themes of spirituality, community, and nature using a combination of shapes, patterns, textures, and vibrant colors.

Work

2021, Abstract collection
Sankofa
  • Jasmin-Nicole A.
  • 14" x 24"
  • $300 buy
#painting #art #mixed media #braids #abstracts
Armour
  • Jasmin-Nicole A.
  • 33" x 33"
  • $400 buy
#circular art #braids #art #abstracts #painting
Duafe
  • Jasmin-Nicole A.
  • 25.5" x 31"
  • $400 buy
#trees #comb #duafe #painting #abstract
2021, figure collection
Jubilee
  • Jasmin-Nicole A.
  • 36" x 62"
  • $5000 buy
#pink #hair #friends #portrait #beach
2020, Abstract collection
Sprinkles
  • Jasmin-Nicole A.
  • 30" x 48"
  • $1000 buy
#art #turquoise #acrylic #original #emerging artist
2019, Abstract collection
Painting Braids
  • Jasmin-Nicole A.
  • 18" x 24" x 1"
  • $500 buy
#artist #wood #comb #braids #hair
Ruffle
  • Jasmin-Nicole A.
  • 36" x 48" x 1.5"
  • $5000 buy
#water #blue #painting #nature #acrylic
Vertebrae
  • Jasmin-Nicole A.
  • 30" x 48" x 1.5"
  • $5000 buy
#nature #trees #green #abstract #yarn
2021, Figure collection
Give Her Flowers
  • Jasmin-Nicole A.
  • 11" x 14"
  • Sold
#acrylic #flowers #figure #blue skies #painting
Other
D'Arcy Street
  • Jasmin-Nicole A.
  • 18" x 24"
  • Sold
#toronto #cityscape #painting #landscape #trees

Inside the Studio

Q+A

When I'm not making art, I'm (a) ...

Freelance Hairstylist

Favourite book

Braiding Sweetgrass by Robin Wall Kimmerer

When did you start making art, and why?

I have always been artistic but I started focusing on creating art in high school. Painting is my main creative and meditative outlet. I make art to see myself represented frequently in the media as a dark skin Black woman.

Favourite artist(s) right now

Lynette Yiadom-Boakye, Mickalene Thomas, Frida Kahlo, Akiko Jackson

MOST VIEWED
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Vertebrae
Jasmin-Nicole A.
Upcoming Exhibitions
2024-03-15

TriSisters Art House St. Jacobs, ON
Celebrating Black Cultures Through Art

Select Past Exhibitions
2022

Open Studio, Toronto, ON
Digital Now: Imprint

2022

Montreal, QC
Luminous Vessels

2022

George Brown College, online
Black Futures Digital Exhibition

2022

Hello Art Gallery, online
Celebrating Black History, Forevermore

2021

St. Anne's Anglican Church, Toronto, ON
Long Winter

2021

Lodge on Queen, Toronto, ON
The Backyard Movement

2021

Toronto, ON
OCADU 106th GRADEX

2021

Kunstmatrix/OCADU
My Self Solo Exhibition

2020

Toronto Public Library, Gallery 1313 Toronto, ON
Parkdale Art Window Project

2019

D’Arcy’s Symposium, Toronto, ON
Dreamscapes

2018

Ontario place, Toronto, ON
Vibe Arts Festival: Artistry en Motion

2018

D’Arcy’s Symposium, Toronto, ON
The Second Movement Nuit Blanche

2017

Kitchener Waterloo Art Gallery, Kitchener, ON
Expressions 42: Spin, Twist, Shift

2016

Kitchener Waterloo Art Gallery, Kitchener, ON
Expressions 41: Our Place in the World

2014

Ajax Public Library, Ajax, ON
HeART beat Juried Art Show

Accolades
2024

Race to An Inclusive Canada
Micro Grant

2023

SSHRC
Canada Graduate Scholarship-Masters

2021

Open Studio
Virtual REsidency Recipient

2016

Waterloo Collegiate Institute. Waterloo, ON.
Art Master Award

2014

HeARTBeat Teen Art Show, Juried. Ajax Public Library. Ajax, ON.
People's Choice Award

Press
2022

Partial Gallery
Black Canadian Artists for February and Forever

2021

She Does the City
OCAD’s 106 GradEx Show is the Best Way to Discover Emerging Artists.

2016

Culture Fancier Blog
Fostering Creativity: Expressions 41: Our Place in the World.

Residencies
2022

Open Studio, Toronto,ON
Virtual Residency Recipient

2022

Steps Public Art Toronto, ON
Create Space Public Art Residency

Education
2024

NSCAD University
Master of Arts in Art Education

2021

OCAD University
Drawing and Painting-Bachelor of Fine Arts

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