Studio Visit with Jamil Hellu
Wednesday, June 23, 2021
6:00 - 7:30 PM PDT
Jamil Hellu, Transience I
On June 23rd, SF Camerawork hosted a virtual studio visit with Bay Area artist Jamil Hellu, whose work was exhibited at SF Camerawork right before lockdown in 2020. Navigating from a personal lens, his practice weaves together still and moving imagery to amplify queer representation and challenge the social construct of masculinity. Jamil spoke from his studio about how his on-going and new projects have been informed by the pandemic during this past year. This intimate visit was a special opportunity for guests to engage directly with Jamil and to further gain insights into strategies for sustaining an enduring art practice.
ABOUT JAMIL HELLU
Jamil Hellu is a visual artist whose work focuses on themes of identity representation and cultural heritage, addressing intersections between race, gender, and sexuality. Hellu holds a Masters in Fine Arts in Art Practice from Stanford University and a Bachelors of Fine Arts in Photography from the San Francisco Art Institute. An active member in the San Francisco Bay Area arts community, he serves as an advisory board member for Recology’s Artist-in-Residence Program.
He is represented by Rebecca Camacho Presents in San Francisco and is a Photography Lecturer in the Department of Art & Art History at Stanford University. His projects have been discussed in publications such as The New York Times, The Guardian, The Advocate, and VICE.
Hellu is the recipient of the San Francisco Art Commission Artist Grant, Zellerbach Family Foundation Community Grant, Fleishhacker Foundation Eureka Fellowship Award, and the Kala Art Institute Fellowship Award. He has been granted residencies at the San Francisco Recology Artist-in-Residence Program, Headlands Center for the Arts, and the Cité Internationale des Arts in Paris.
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