Instructor: Jamal Thorne
Monday - Friday
July 15 - 19
9am - 12pm
5 sessions

Open studio: Mon - Thurs, 1pm - 4pm

Deconstructing something that already exists and forming the remains into something new is exciting. In this space, technical skill is less important when compared to enacting one's vision and discovering one's voice in a collection of objects. Furthermore, this space is where the curiosity of an artist can come to life as they work to understand why they are drawn to the objects they've collected. In this collage workshop, students will use pre-existing objects like photographs, discarded fabrics, old drawings, and magazines as material to engage their creative impulses.

Jamal Thorne is a Boston- based artist who is known for his use of drawing to investigate and visualize the nature of performed identity. With massive drawings, Jamal blends references from popular culture, religious iconography, and symbolism to create a possible image of what our multilayered identities could look like. Born in Maryland, Jamal Thorne received his B.A. in Photographic Media from Morgan State University in 2008. Thorne relocated to Boston where he became the pioneering student in a newly formed cooperative M.F.A. Program between Northeastern University and The School of the Museum of Fine Art. He has exhibited his work at venues that include the James E. Lewis Museum in Baltimore, the Museum of Fine Art in Boston, and the Huret and Specter Gallery in Boston. Jamal has also collaborated with artists on large-scale drawing installations at the Currier Museum in New Hampshire and the Institute of Contemporary Art in Boston. Jamal Thorne also received the Joan Mitchell Foundation MFA Grant in 2012. While continuing his work as an artist, Jamal serves as the Program Coordinator for Media Arts and Studio Art at Northeastern University’s College of Art, Media, and Design.