Cover for Jamea Richmond-Edwards: Another World and Yet the Same
Ruth and Elmer Wellin Museum of Art at Hamilton College
Jamea Richmond-Edwards: Another World and Yet the Same
Commemorating Richmond-Edwards’ fanciful, collaged portraits infused with Afrofuturism, magical realism and Detroit-based music motifs.
Edited with foreword by Tracy L. Adler. Text by Melanee C. Harvey-Fryar, Juana Williams. Interview by Alexander Jarman
Designed by Tim Laun and Natalie Wedeking
Published 2026 | ISBN: 9781636812274

This vibrantly designed volume presents a selection of works from American artist Jamea Richmond-Edwards (born 1982), who is known for her portraiture and mixed-media paintings referencing Afrofuturist, environmentalist, hip-hop and magical realist iconography. Richmond-Edwards outfits the subjects of her portraits in elaborate, colorful attire, setting them against equally decorative backgrounds. She incorporates materials such as construction paper, marker, collage and soft sculpture into her monumental works. Named after her latest series, in which the artist reimagines the hero’s journey through large-scale narrative paintings, Another World and Yet the Same combines new and old works, providing a comprehensive overview of the artist’s oeuvre.