BIO

Afton Williams-Jacobs is a Black, queer, abstract artist specializing in mandala artwork, fluid acrylic, collage and watercolor mediums. In 2016, Afton began showcasing her art in local small businesses and, eventually, launched Aj’s Visionary Art to create a brand out of sharing her creativity with her community. Her artwork has been featured in the Mental Health Connecticut: Mending Art Exhibit, Art for Healing Exhibit, Art ACCESS New Britain Exhibit, 32nd National Arts Program Exhibit and showcased as Artist of the Month in various local businesses around South Carolina and Connecticut. In collaboration with her work as a healing practitioner, Afton has designed and curated an interactive collage workshop with a radical focus and a mandala meditation workshop that incorporates personal affirmations for participants. Her work and perspectives have also been shared in interviews with the New Haven Pride Center’s panel on Black Queer Feminism and New York’s 1st Urban LGBT Digital Publication to discuss her experience as a Black queer artist and spiritual healer.

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Afton Williams-Jacobs

Born in 1996 in Hartford, CT, USA

Resides and works in Hartford, CT, USA

GROUP EXHIBITIONS

2017, Mental Health Connecticut: Mending Art Exhibit, Artspace Hartford, Hartford, CT, USA

2024, Art for Healing Exhibition, 224 EcoSpace, Hartford, CT, USA

2024, Art Access New Britain Exhibition, Gallery 66, New Britain, CT, USA

2025, 32nd National Arts Program Exhibit, Capital Community College, Hartford, CT, USA

AWARDS

2024, Art Access New Britain Exhibition, 2nd Place, Gallery 66, New Britain, CT, USA

TEACHING ARTIST

2024, Mandala Holistic Art Workshop, Tea & Tarot, Madison, CT, USA

2024, Mandala Holistic Art Workshop, FREE Hart, Hartford, CT, USA

2025, Reconceptualizing the Future Collage Workshop, FREE Hart, Hartford, CT, USA

2025, Mandala Holistic Art Workshop, Windsor Art Center, Windsor, CT, USA