Jason Patterson

Jason Patterson first worked with the Starr Center in 2019 as our Frederick Douglass Visiting Fellow. During that time, he began his project: On the Black History of Kent County & Washington College. Since then, Jason has worked with the Starr Center in various ways, especially through the Chesapeake Heartland Project. 

Jason's artwork centers around African American history, with a focus on the Black history of Maryland’s Eastern Shore. His work consists of portraiture, the recreation of historic texts/documents and the designing and building of ornate, period appropriate, wood frames that house his portraits and documents. To see Jason’s studio practice, please visit his Instagram. 

Jason is the Starr Center’s Arts & Exhibition Fellow. In this role, Jason will use his expertise in visually representing history to be a resource for Washington College students through advising and assisting them on various projects.  

For the 2024 Spring Semester, Jason is serving as the interim Director of Washington College's Kohl Gallery. 

To read Jason discussing his artwork, along with Baltimore artist and Maryland Institute College of Art professor Lauren Francis Adams, see their conversation that was published in Southern Cultures most recent issue here.