Artist

Joyce Scott

born Baltimore, MD 1948
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Photograph by David Colwill. Courtesy Joyce Scott.
Also known as
  • Joyce J. Scott
Born
Baltimore, Maryland, United States
Biography

Joyce Scott relates her work as an artist to her family's craft traditions and to her African American heritage. In her jewelry and sculpture, she employs humor and irony to address cultural stereotypes and issues of racism and sexism. Although Scott identifies African American, Native American, and West African Yoruba beadwork as primary influences, she emphasizes that her work refers to cultures around the globe, stating that "If we are going to work things out, we have to work together."

Works by this artist (24 items)

Edward Kemeys, Grizzly Bear at Bay, 1871-1885, painted plaster, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of the artist, 1895.10.3
Grizzly Bear at Bay
Date1871-1885
painted plaster
On view
Edward Kemeys, Buffalo and Wolves, 1876, bronze, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of J. Willis Johnson, 1984.141.2
Buffalo and Wolves
Date1876
bronze
On view
Edward Kemeys, Prairie Chicken, ca. 1870s, bronze, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of Charlotte J. Patterson and Herbert L. Patterson in memory of Elizabeth Z. Patterson, 2002.78
Prairie Chicken
Dateca. 1870s
bronze
Not on view
Edward Kemeys, Small Panther Lying Down, ca. 1870-1907, plaster, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of J. Willis Johnson, 1984.141.12
Small Panther Lying Down
Dateca. 1870-1907
plaster
Not on view

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      Jewelry artist Joyce Scott discusses her craft and her work titled Necklace

      Exhibitions

      Media - 2016.11 - SAAM-2016.11_6 - 124929
      Connections: Contemporary Craft at the Renwick Gallery
      November 13, 2015March 6, 2022
      Connections is the Renwick Gallery’s dynamic ongoing permanent collection presentation, featuring more than 80 objects celebrating craft as a discipline and an approach to living differently in the modern world.
      Media - 2019.15 - SAAM-2019.15_1 - 137377
      Subversive, Skilled, Sublime: Fiber Art by Women
      May 31, 2024January 5, 2025
      The artists in Subversive, Skilled, Sublime: Fiber Art by Women mastered and subverted the everyday materials of cotton, felt, and wool to create deeply personal artworks.