Who is Jaz McBride?

Jaz McBride is a multidisciplinary artist that works with textiles, repurposed materials, and found objects.

The malleability of these materials and their former uses allows Jaz to explore the correlation between sustainability and spiritual evolution.

In an attempt to contextualize her experience as a by-product of black femme resilience, Jaz uses repurposed products of human consumption outside of their original intentions of productiveness. Fiber art has historically been associated with domestic women’s work however Jaz uses these materials to disrupt binary ideologies.

By using materials of the earth (soil, foliage, grains, seeds, natural fibers) and “man-made” (concrete, found objects, fibers, coins) she seeks to create sensory experiences within her constructed environments, whilst inviting the viewer to participate in the shared histories and storytelling.

“ In my own artistic practice, I explore the concept of Spiritual UPcycling, and the spectrum of abstraction and its intersection with functionality and identity. I work with a variety of discarded objects to create beautiful, new, and purpose filled things.

I love to explore the potential of textiles, and recently I have been including written words/phrases/scriptures into this process and it has created a more intentional meditative practice.”