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Jordan Blackwood
Austin, TX
Printmaking & PhotographyMixed Media & 3D
Jordan Blackwood is a mixed-race photographer and mixed media artist based in Austin, Texas. Their work explores the constructed nature of identity through staged portraiture, found object assemblage, and archival intervention. Using a large-format film camera alongside digital processes, Blackwood creates images that oscillate between documentary and fiction. They hold an MFA from the University of Texas at Austin and a BA from Bard College. Their photographs have been exhibited at Artpace San Antonio, the Contemporary Austin, and the Houston Center for Photography. Blackwood is a founding member of Third Space Collective, a BIPOC and queer artist cooperative in East Austin.
The Process

Background
Education
- 2020MFA, Studio Art (Photography) — University of Texas at Austin, TX
- 2016BA, Photography — Bard College, Annandale-on-Hudson, NY
Exhibitions
- 2025Third Space — Artpace San Antonio, San Antonio, TX
- 2023New Photography — Contemporary Austin, Austin, TX
Residencies
- 2022Artist in Residence — Light Work, Syracuse, NY
Awards
- 2025Artpace International Artist Residency — Artpace, San Antonio, TX




