Jaida Garrison
Professional Statement
Jaida Garrison is a Virginia-based multidisciplinary artist whose work spans visual art, performance, film, and event production. Her practice explores transformation, identity, and the intersections of the personal and communal, creating immersive experiences that invite audiences into acts of reflection, connection, and storytelling.
WORKSHOPS & PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT
Contemporary Arts Network “10×10” Work Session (December 2025)
Vibe District Workshop (2025)
Contemporary Arts Network Workshop (2025)
Contemporary Arts Network Workshop (2024)
Contemporary Arts Network Workshop (2023)
CURATION & EVENT PRODUCTION
Art Director / Exhibit Curator, “OM” Production, Z Theater (Upcoming, 2026)
Chrysler Museum Mixtape Activation, Event Production (March, 2026)
Neon Fest, Producer (October 2025)
Chrysler Museum Ignite, Activation (October 2025)
RBLE Pop-Up Exhibition, Curator (September 2025)
Pure Lagos Gallery, Exhibition Curator (March 2025)
Artist Show & Tell, Monthly Curatorial Event (May 2024–Present)
Garbage Town Art Party, Exhibition & Performance Art (2023)
Vibe Fest, Activation & Installation (2023)
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
Live Art Performer, Art Jam, Montréal, QC (March 2026)
Doodle Booth Artist, Virginia MOCA (January 2026)
Artist, Vibe District Small Business Saturday (November 2025)
Mural Touch-Up Artist, Onie Tonie (October 2025)
Instructor, Creative Wells Arts Foundation (October 2025–Present)
Tour Guide, Vibe District (October 2025)
Grant Panelist, City of Virginia Beach (October 2025)
Model, Foster Beauty Fashion Show, Chrysler Museum (September 2025)
Participating Artist, Monster Drawing Rally, Virginia MOCA (August 2025)
Live Artist, Virginia Beach Tattoo Fest (August 2025)
Public Engagement, Vibe District Pride Fest (June 2025)
Portrait Drawing Instructor, Studio Kuumba (March 2025–Present)
Gallery Associate, Pure Lagos Gallery (November 2024–June 2025)
FILM, THEATER & SCREEN
48 Hour Film Project — Participating Artist/Actor (2023, 2024, 2025)
Films screened at The Naro Expanded Cinema
Press Feature, Foster Beauty Fashion Show, Virginia Zoo (May 2026)
Extra, “Golden”, Universal Pictures *(Unreleased)* (July 2024)
Actress, “Losing Genesis”, Z Theater (April 2024)
Actress, “Can’t F With Me”, Film Screening at Granby Theater (2023)
EDUCATION
Tidewater Community College (TCC), Virginia Beach, VA — Associate of Liberal Arts (2016)
GRANTS & AWARDS
Neon Fest Producer Grant (2025)
Virginia Beach Cultural Affairs Department Grant (2025)
PRESS & MEDIA
Artist Talk at A.C.E Gallery Offsite Podcast (2025)
WHRO Public Lens, Film Licensed (2026–2029)
Panelist, Art of Coffee Expo(2025)
Featured Artist, **Living 757 Broadcast (2024)
UPCOMING EXHIBITIONS & PROJECTS
Zeke’s Norfolk, Solo Exhibition *(Upcoming)*
Envision Tattoo Gallery, Group Exhibition *(Upcoming)
The Womxn’s Connective, Group Exhibition, Zeke’s Norfolk (Upcoming, 2026)
EXHIBITIONS
2026
Botanical Gardens, “Diversity Gallery”
2025
Eleanor’s Norfolk, Featured Artist
Art Groove Miami, Group Exhibition
Contemporary Arts Network, “Tenfold” Group Exhibition
Black Voices & Visions, Attucks Theater
“Black Out”, Group Exhibition
Makers Craft, Group Exhibition
Coastal Mod, “VA Desh II” Group Exhibition
Vessel Craft Coffee, “Butter” Group Exhibition
The Womxn’s Connective, Group Exhibition
Sevente London (International), “VA Desh” Group Exhibition
For All Handkind, “Triptychs” Group Exhibition
Zeke’s Chesapeake, Solo Exhibition
Commune, “Intimate Friends” Group Exhibition
Visual Arts & Design Center (TCC), “Renewable Energies” Group Exhibition
2024
Zeke’s, Solo Exhibition
Commune, Group Exhibition
Ava Galerie, Group Exhibition
Neon Fest, Exhibition
CAN Fest, Summer Mural Exhibition
For All Handkind, “Myths and Legends: The Stories We Told Ourselves” Group Exhibition
“Losing Genesis”, Zeiders American Dream Theatre *(Acting & Art Displayed in Show)*
2023
Garbage Town, Performance Art Piece
Vibe Fest, Art Installation
Zeke’s Norfolk, Solo Exhibition
Utopia Feni, Solo Exhibition
For All Handkind, “Traces / Ghosts / Residuals” Group Exhibition
Visual Arts & Design Center (TCC), “A Look Within” Opening Group Exhibition
Virginia MOCA, Open Call Exhibition
Assembly Norfolk, “Cantemporaries Auction” Group Exhibition
Contemporary Arts Network, Group Exhibition
2022
Elevation Brewery, Solo Exhibition
Zeke’s Norfolk, Solo Exhibition
Art Institute, Group Exhibition
Virginia MOCA, Open Call Exhibition