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Jazlyne Sabree is an interdisciplinary artist, cultural worker, and social justice leader whose practice bridges artmaking, education, and community-centered change. Based in the Greater Philadelphia area, Sabree’s work is rooted in a deep commitment to equity, collective memory, and the transformative power of creative practice. Her career in socially engaged art and arts education has positioned her as a trusted leader in the cultural sector, informing her role with Camden FireWorks, where she advances creative placemaking and community-driven initiatives that center artists as agents of change.

Sabree earned her Bachelor of Arts from Clark Atlanta University, an HBCU, where she studied art and journalism, followed by a Master’s in Art Education from Boston University and a Master of Fine Arts from the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts. Her interdisciplinary practice spans visual art, pedagogy, and public engagement, and has been recognized with numerous honors, including the Clark Atlanta University Art Guild Award, the Linda Lora Pugliese Award for Excellence in Art Education, the PAFA Venture Fund Grant, a MassMoCA Artist Residency, the AACC Fellowship at the Montclair Art Museum, and the Mural Arts Fellowship for Black Artists. 

Her commitment to global and diasporic exchange has led to teaching and artist residencies in Monrovia, Liberia at the Cachelle International Creative Arts Center and in Ilhabela, São Paulo, Brazil at Casa Na Ilha. Her work is held in the permanent collections of the Waldemar Belisário Museum in Ilhabela, São Paulo, Brazil, and the PAFA Museum in Philadelphia, as well as in numerous private collections. Across all facets of her career, Sabree uses art as a tool for liberation, leadership, and long-term community impact.