ayanna jolivet mccloud

Ayanna Jolivet Mccloud is an artist, writer, and environmental advocate.

She creates art about geography, mapping, space, and nature. Her work is often abstract, tactile, and site-specific. Ayanna has participated in exhibitions and residencies throughout the Americas, including the U.S., Caribbean, and Latin America. Her recent artwork has framed migratory bird patterns, the unacknowledged presence of Black people within histories of the environment, the cosmologies within West African textiles, and more abstract explorations of mark-making and nature. She has also worked in arts and environmental institutions throughout the U.S. Currently, she is the Executive Director of Bayou City Waterkeeper, where she leads collaborative solutions on water quality, wetland protection, and flood resiliency, focused on environmental justice and climate resilience.

Ayanna was recently named a 2024 Catalyst Awardee by Rachel’s Network. She is a 2023-24 awardee of the BIPOC Arts Network and Fund. Her next solo exhibition, Fog and Mist, is open at the College of the Mainland Gallery in Texas City, Texas on March 10 - April 3.