(b. 1989, New Orleans, LA.) Jer’Lisa Devezin is an interdisciplinary artist born and raised in the Lower 9th ward of New Orleans, LA. Devezin received her BA from Dillard University of New Orleans in 2011 and earned her MFA from Southern Methodist University, Dallas Tx. in 2019. Devezin uses ceramics, metal, fibers, and found objects to articulate ideas of strength, beauty, power, reclamation, and resourcefulness. Much of her influence comes from the aesthetics and culture of the diaspora, specifically African and Haitian art, Black culture, and nostalgic memories of New Orleans. Her experimental investigations through sculpture and performance explore the relationships between physical labor, sexuality, and black womanhood. Devezin was an artist in residence with the Joan Mitchell Center of New Orleans, LA., and her work has been presented at the Ogden Museum of Southern Art, the Nasher Sculpture Center, and Talley Dunn Gallery. Devezin currently works as a Visiting Lecturer in Interdisciplinary Art at Southern Methodist University in Dallas, TX. 

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