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Jamil Hellu
Scales of Justice, 2020
Digital pigment print, 44 x 30.66 inches
Edition 1/5 + 2AP, signed, verso
Unframed
Courtesy of the artist and Rebecca Camacho Presents
Estimated value: $5,000
In response to the social-political reckoning in the United States, my work engages with self-portraiture as a way to question the status quo and indict white supremacy.
About the Artist:
Jamil Hellu
Jamil Hellu (b.1976) is a visual artist whose work focuses on themes of identity representation and cultural heritage, addressing intersections between race, gender, and sexuality. Navigating from a personal lens, his practice weaves together photographic imagery, video, and installation to amplify queer histories and challenge the social construct of masculinity.
Hellu received his MFA in art practice from Stanford University in 2010 and a BFA in photography from the San Francisco Art Institute in 2003. He has exhibited extensively throughout the San Francisco Bay Area, including a critically praised solo exhibition at SF Camerawork in 2020 and inclusion in the most recent Bay Area Now triennial at Yerba Buena Center for the Arts. His projects have been discussed in publications such as The New York Times, The Guardian, Artforum, and VICE.
Hellu is a 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.
Hellu is a photography lecturer in the Department of Art & Art History at Stanford University. He lives and works in Oakland, CA.
Website: jamilhellu.net | rebeccacamacho.com
Instagram: @jamil.hellu | @rebeccacamachopresents
