BIO
JASMINE WASHINGTON (b. 1996, Baltimore, MD)
Jasmine is an ART-ivist and Status Quo Disruptor and the Founder of The First of Many (TFOM), a heart-centered creative agency, production and curation company, and storytelling platform built to honor the people behind the practice.
Born and raised in Baltimore, Jasmine Washington is the living embodiment of many lineages—African American, Cherokee Indian, Jamaican, and European.
Her practice exists at the sacred crossroads of identity, memory, and belonging—serving as both sanctuary and megaphone. It is a space to hold what’s been silenced, to name what’s been stolen, and to celebrate what persists. She does not create to be seen alone, but to make visible those the world too often refuses to look at.
Jasmine is deeply committed to the radical act of amplification. Her work challenges dominant narratives while inviting tenderness, reflection, and accountability. Through storytelling, curation, and convening, she builds platforms where marginalized voices are not simply included, but centered, honored, and held.
As a multidisciplinary visual artist and curator, she designs exhibitions that carry emotional gravity and urgency. As a conversation facilitator and cultural worker, she curates spaces of truth-telling and deep witnessing, where dialogue becomes a form of healing.
Rooted in empathy, intention, and ancestral knowing, Jasmine’s practice is a vessel: for remembering, for rupture, for restoration. She believes art is not only a mirror—but a tool for transformation. A way back to ourselves. A way forward, together.
She is currently pursuing a MFA in Photography and Media Society at MICA and is a recipient of the Leslie King-Hammond Graduate Fellowship Award (2025–2026).
Photo Credit: Nere Eyeguokan, @rovdrunner1