[HYBRID] Jamaicanisms: Jhanique Lovejoy & Kat Thompson in Conversation

Join Jhanique Lovejoy and Kat Thompson for a discussion about family archives as living repositories of Black history, memory, storytelling!
About this Event

Hosted by Dyckman Farmhouse Museum Alliance, this conversation brings together Jamaican-American artists and for an intimate discussion about Lovejoy's exhibition, at Dyckman Farmhouse Museum.

Working across photography and textiles, they will reflect on the ethics and significance of incorporating family archives into their respective artistic practices. Together, they will explore how domestic archives and ephemera preserve the shared histories and cultural memory of the Jamaican diaspora.

Jamaicanisms: Jhanique Lovejoy & Kat Thompson in Conversation invites the community into an inspiring and thought-provoking dialogue about the histories we inherit and the stories we choose to carry forward for generations to come.

The recording of this discussion will be available on after the event.

Date: Tuesday, June 30, 2026

Time: 6pm-8pm

Cost: Free

RSVP Required? Yes!

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Location: In-person at Dyckman Farmhouse Museum and virtual via Zoom

(b. 2001) is a New York imagemaker whose practice engages with multiplicity through the lens of race and culture. Lovejoy is known for her deeply intimate portrayals of her relationships as a queer Jamaican-American artist, encompassing both familial and romantic connections. Utilizing alternative processes, collage, and insights from her musicological studies, she explores themes of family archives, love, and the preservation of Black family history. By delving into the complexities of recollection, Lovejoy's work serves as a testament to the multifaceted nature of Black Caribbean womanhood. She received her Bachelor’s in Photography and Ethnomusicology from Swarthmore College in 2023. She has shown her work at the Kolaj Institute, Soho Photo Gallery, List Gallery, Kitao Gallery, Sotheby’s, International Center of Photography, Smack Mellon, and The Cooper Union, and commissioned work for The Baldwin United Fund. Publications carrying Lovejoy’s images include Voices Magazine and ISO Magazine @ NYU.

(b. 1991) is a lens-based artist and educator based in Virginia. Her interdisciplinary practice spans photography, video, textiles, sculptural collage, and installation. Through layering and material juxtaposition, she examines how images and objects function as vessels for memory, history, and identity, with a particular focus on the African Diaspora. Her work considers the construction of Black selfhood, exploring how cultural memory, ancestral inheritance, and lived experience converge across personal and collective narratives. Her work has been exhibited throughout the Mid-Atlantic and southern United States, including Page Bond Gallery (Richmond, VA), Visible Records (Charlottesville, VA), Tephra Institute of Contemporary Art (Reston, VA), and Green Space Miami. She is a 2023–2025 Hamiltonian Artists Fellow. Thompson holds an MFA in Photography & Film from Virginia Commonwealth University and a BFA in Photography from George Mason University.

This program is supported, in part, by public funds from the New York City Department of Cultural Affairs in partnership with the City Council. Soon Come, Likkle More by Jhanique Lovejoy is made possible by the New York State Council on the Arts with the support of the Office of the Governor and the New York State Legislature.

Dyckman Farmhouse Museum Alliance's programs are made possible by The Cowles Charitable Trust and the New York State Council on the Arts with the support of the Office of the Governor and the New York State Legislature.