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Jah Grey is a self-taught photographic artist specializing in portraiture, focusing primarily on the exploration of Black masculinities.  

Alex McLeod
Award-winning Simulation Artist

“Jah Grey has the gift to capture a single image that can be both optimistic and distressing. Immersive yet nuanced detail contrasts the sharp contours of silhouettes. It is a true joy to witness Jah expand the history of portraiture in our generation.” 

Solo Exhibitions

2024BAND x CONTACT Photography Festival – Putting Ourselves Together

2022 | Gallery Lagos Nigeria – Uncommon Beauty 

2019 | Artscape Launchpad – Artist Feature: "Man Up"

2019 | The Darling Mansion – Men Who Take Baths

 

2018 | Margin of Eras Gallery – No More Room

 

2018 | Free Space – "Man Up", Free Space

 

2016 | Blank Canvas Gallery – A ROOM FULL OF BLACK BOYS

2015 | Capital Expresso – Portraits by Jah Grey, Capital Expresso

Honours & Awards

2023 | Kindred Foundation – Youth Mental Health Grant

2022 | Kindred Foundation – Youth Mental Health Grant

2021 | Toronto Arts Council – Visual Artist Grant

2020 | Ontario Arts Council – Media Artists Creations Projects 

2019 | Ontario Arts Council – Chalmers Professional Development Projects 

2018 | Toronto Arts Council – Individual Visual Artists Grant

2018 | CUE/SKETCH & Associum – Creative Enterprise Grant

2017 | Ontario Arts Council – Skills and Career Development: Indigenous Arts Professionals and Arts Professionals of Colour

2017 | Ontario Arts Council – Visual Artists Creation Projects, Ontario Arts Council

2016 | Toronto Arts Council – Individual Visual Artists Grant

2016 | CUE – CUE Art Projects Grant

2015 | Nuit Rose – Best Artist Prize Award

Certificates

2021 | Black Emotional And Mental Health Collective (BEAM) – Mental Health & Community Accountability Leadership Immersion

(Culver City, California)

2021 | Black Emotional And Mental Health Collective (BEAM) – Black Masculinity Re-Imagined Consent Training Leadership Institute

(Culver City, California) 

Mentorships & Facilitations

2023 | SKETCH WORKING ARTS, GoodGuise Collective & Black Men's Therapy Fund – Rootedness: Sustainability for Black and Racialized Men Workshop

(Toronto Ontario Canada) 

2022 | Artscape Daniel's Launchpad – What You Water Will Grow: The Role of Earthwork in Expanding Understanding of Self Beyond Societal Concepts of Masculinity Workshop

(Toronto Ontario Canada) 

2022 | SKETCH WORKING ARTS – Queering Place

(Toronto Ontario Canada)

2022 | Artscape Gibraltar Point – Gardening Project 

(Toronto Ontario Canada) 

2022 | Planned Parenthood – Cultivating Self-care and Healing Practices

(Toronto Ontario Canada) 

2022 | Planned Parenthood – Exploring Healthier Masculine Identities, Using Storytelling to Explore and Create Positive Narratives

(Toronto Ontario Canada) 

2022 | Workman's Arts – Mentor in Residence

(Toronto Ontario Canada) 

2022 | Toronto District School Board – Transformative Masculinity, Consent and Boundaries

(Toronto Ontario Canada) 

2022 | Counterstory Press – How to be a Trailblazer

(Toronto Ontario Canada) 

2021 | SKETCH WORKING ARTS – GoodGuise Facilitator

(Toronto Ontario Canada) 

2020 | Men Who Take Baths – Creative Director and Photographer Mentor

(Toronto Ontario Canada and Vancouver) 

2019 | JAYU – IAM Program Mentor

(Toronto Ontario Canada) 

2019 | Gallery 44 Centre for Contemporary Photography – Mentor and Consultator

(Toronto Ontario Canada) 

Selected Group Exhibitions

2024 | Museum of Contemporary Art Toronto (MOCA) – "Dancing in the Light" Headliner ft. The Wedge Collection / Dr. Montague 

(Toronto, Ontario, Canada) 

2019 | Hudson's Bay  x Nia Centre – Shop BLK

(Toronto, Ontario, Canada) 

2019 | Art Gallery of Burlington (AGB) – The Gender Conspiracy

(Burlington, Ontario, Canada) 

2019 | Museum of Contemporary Arts Canada (MOCA) – MOCA x Purple Nights

(Toronto, Ontario, Canada) 

2019 | The Gladstone Hotel – "That's So Gay"

(Toronto, Ontario, Canada)

2019 | The Ford Foundation Gallery – Radical Love

(Manhattan, New York City) 

2019 | The Gladstone Hotel – How does it feel: Wedge Curatorial Projects

(Toronto, Ontario, Canada)

2019 | Harbourfront Centre – Reflections of Love

(Toronto, Ontario, Canada)

 

2018 | Los Angeles LGBT Centre – What’s Done, Must Come

(Los Angeles California) 
 

2016 | Super Wonder Gallery – CUE Presents: Margin of Eras

(Toronto, Ontario, Canada)

 

2016 | Daniels Spectrum – The HEARD: SAWUBONA Project

(Toronto, Ontario, Canada) 

 

2016 | Gladstone Hotel – Exposed: SOLACE

(Toronto, Ontario, Canada) 

 

2015 | The HEARD: SAWUBONA,

(Toronto, Ontario, Canada) 

 

2015 | Artscape Youngplace – Nuit Rose

(Toronto, Ontario, Canada) 

 

2015 | Art Gallery of Ontario (AGO) – Empowering the Black Community (Toronto, Ontario, Canada)

 

2015 | Project Gallery – Exposed

(Toronto, Ontario, Canada)

 

2015 | Toronto Metropolitan University – Queering Black History Month

(Toronto, Ontario, Canada) 

 

2014 | UNIUN – The Art Galleria Expo (Toronto, Ontario, Canada)

2014 | The Winter Garden Theatre – Snow Queen

(Toronto, Ontario, Canada)

 

2014 | The Great Hall – Long Winter Year Three/Volume One

(Toronto, Ontario, Canada) 

 

2014 | The Steam Whistle Brewery – 8th Annual Manifesto Art Exhibition

(Toronto, Ontario, Canada) 

 

2014 | Beit Zatoun – N’Expose

(Toronto, Ontario, Canada)

 

2014 | Toronto Metropolitan University – Queering Black History Month

(Toronto, Ontario, Canada) 

2013 | Tequila Bookworm – Jah Grey x Zahra Siddiqui Exhibit

(Toronto, Ontario, Canada) 

 

2013 | The Theatre Popup – My City My Story

(Toronto, Ontario, Canada) 

Artist Talks & Panel Discussions

2024 | Gallery 44 – Jah Grey Artist Talk: Putting Ourselves Together

(Toronto, Ontario, Canada)

2020 | Canon Canada – The Creator Class Live Sessions: "Opening Up" Panel Talk

(Toronto, Ontario, Canada)

2020 | Pride Toronto – Human Rights Series: Advancing Wellbeing: Transforming Our Social Lifestyles Panel Talk

(Toronto, Ontario, Canada)

2020Manifesto Headquarters – Manifesto Talks: Removing The Stigma Around Black Mental Health Panel Talk

(Toronto, Ontario, Canada)

2019 | Harbourfront Centre – Journey to Black Liberation Symposium Art & Activism Panel Talk

(Toronto, Ontario, Canada)
 

2019 | Wedge Curatorial – Artist Talk: A Love Ethic

(Toronto, Ontario, Canada)

2019 | Soho House – It's Okay Not To Be Okay Mental Wellness Panel

(Toronto, Ontario, Canada)

2018 | Free Space – "Man-Up" Panel Discussion

(Toronto, Ontario, Canada)

2018 | University of Toronto – Black Queer Entrepreneurial Activism Panel Discussion, 

(Toronto, Ontario, Canada)

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