Jowarnise is a Baltimore-based figurative painter whose portrait practice examines visibility, perception, and the emotional complexity of everyday people. Through psychologically charged color—often pairing cerulean and ultramarine blues with saturated orange and ochre grounds—she creates intimate confrontations between subject and viewer, challenging assumptions about identity and presence.
Her work has been exhibited at the Virginia Museum of History and Culture, Jamestown Settlement, Hermitage Museum and Gardens, and other institutions and galleries. Her work is included in institutional collections such as VCU Health and Communities in Schools Richmond, as well as private collections.
She earned her Bachelor of Fine Arts in visual communication, art, and design from Virginia State University. Her work has received recognition from the National Arts Program, the Visual Arts Center of Richmond, and CultureWorks Richmond. Recent public commissions include works for Richmond’s 2nd Street Festival in 2022 and 2023.
