Works
Overview
Jacks McNamara is a genderqueer, neurodivergent writer, artist, activist, podcaster, educator, performer, and healer based on the Tewa land called O’ga P’ogeh and also known today as Santa Fe, New Mexico. Jacks is the co-founder of The Icarus Project, a participatory adventure in radical mental health and mutual aid now known as The Fireweed Collective. In 2012 Jacks was selected as a Lambda literary fellow, and their first book of poetry, Inbetweenland, was released by Deviant Type Press in 2013. Jacks hosts the podcast So Many Wings, which is a series of conversations at the intersection of transformative mental health and social justice.
Exhibitions
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The Poetics of Growth
by Jacks McNamara 27 Sep - 30 Nov 2024New Mexico-based artist Jacks McNamara presents a new series of ink wash paintings on wood that explores the phenomena of change.Read more -
Jacks McNamara: Ancestral Imagination
17 Sep - 3 Dec 2022Santa Fe-based artist Jacks McNamara develops their ancestral imagination in this immersive solo display. Mythical plants and transcendent abstractions swirl together, offering emotive portals into the past and future.Read more
Events
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Artist Talk: Jacks McNamara
Moderated by Curator Moss Fawn, 1–2 PM 5 Oct 2024Hear from artist Jacks McNamara & curator Moss Fawn as they discuss "The Poetics of Growth," an exhibition of ink wash paintings on wood.Read more -
Opening Reception: The Poetics of Growth
5–7 PM 27 Sep 2024Join us on September 27th from 5 to 7 PM for the opening reception of "The Poetics of Growth," an exhibition of new ink wash paintings by Jacks McNamara that explore natural cycles of change.Read more -
Poetry Reading: Ancestral Imagination
4-5pm 5 Nov 2022In celebration of their solo exhibition, Ancestral Imagination , Jacks McNamara presents a poetry reading with special guests including Israel Francisco Haros Lopez and Isabel...Read more -
Artist Talk: Jacks McNamara
2:30pm 1 Oct 2022Learn how Santa Fe artist Jacks McNamara mines their emotional and spiritual connection to their lost lineage through artistic practice in their solo show Ancestral...Read more -
Reception: Wild Pigment Project, Tilke Elkins & Jacks McNamara
5-7pm 30 Sep 2022Join us for this special reception featuring three new exhibitions: the group show Wild Pigment Project, and solo displays by Tilke Elkins and Jacks McNamara.Read more
Blog
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Artist Interview: Jacks McNamara
October 23, 2024Read a 6-question interview with Santa Fe-Based artist, writer, educator and healer Jacks McNamara.Read more -
Ancestral Imagination: Show Statements
Jacks McNamara & Jordan Eddy November 5, 2022Read a statement from artist Jacks McNamara about Ancestral Imagination, their solo exhibition at form & concept in Santa Fe, New Mexico.Read more