Déja Jones
Déja Jones, Grandma’s House, a touch friendly installation, 16 x 25 x 30 feet, 2019.
Déja Jones, Greedy Piggy, Acrylic paint, paper, glitter, pipes, chicken wire, clay, 38 x 53 x 34 inches, 2020.
Déja Jones, Stankonia, Paper, Acrylic Paint, and Glitter on Wood, 7.5 x 8.5 x .25 inches, 2021.
Déja Jones, Greedy Piggy x Baller Block'n, Recycled cloth, muslin, chicken wire, paper, acrylic paint, and glitter on wood, 39 x 42.5 x 4 inches, 2022.
Déja Jones is an artist and community organizer native to New Orleans, La. Raised by a community of Black entrepreneurs, teachers, artists, and radicals Dèja graduated from McKinley Sr High School Baton Rouge, La in 2014. They began their career through the intersection of advocacy and art. In 2017 Dèja showcased their first interactive installation at the New Orleans Art Center. The space was dedicated to southern Black communities’ advocacy during the Civil Rights Era as a love letter from the following generations. In 2020 Dèja Jones completed their fellowship with the New Orleans Youth Alliance where they now work on policy advocacy with a focus on New Orleans youth and organize community events that integrate art and healing while addressing community needs.
My practice is rooted in making connections between communities, objects, cultures, and governance. My community role is to organize movements and build objects and spaces that are sites of celebration, honor, healing, and revolution. The installations and archival spaces I create consist of sculptures and paintings made in my studio practice and are grounded in my advocacy and community organizing.