ARTWORK

CURRENTLY ON VIEW:

Women Take the Walls, Garrett Museum of Art, Garrett, IN (10.10.25-12.21.25)

Human and Animal Connection, Colorado State University Spur, Denver, CO (10.20.25-3.13.26)

Resuscitate, Stillpoint, Martha's Vineyard, MA (solo, 10.4.25-11.5.25)

UPCOMING SOLO EXHIBITIONS:

I Don't Want to Die, Curated by Dikeou Collection director Hayley Richardson, Denver, CO (solo, Dec. 2025)

Radish Row, Surface Gallery, Colorado Springs, CO (solo, Mar. 2026)

Artist CV Recent Press

Selected work available at Seidel City (CO), Alofft Gallery (CT)

Contact info@jasminemcglade.com for sales and curation inquiries

ARTIST STATEMENT

"My practice is an exploration of the human condition, tackling issues of visibility, resilience, feminism, and mortality. Confronting my desire to live life to the fullest, and the fear of death that fuels it, my work tends to be raw, urgent, even haunting. I work across a variety of mediums, with a focus on painting.

My art is very personal, offering a window into who I am, my energy and determination, as well as forces I contend with. There is a saying that resonates with me that I bring into my work: the darker the shadow, the brighter the light. I sign my work Dagu, the name I called myself as a child, as a reference to my authentic and intuitive creative process, and a reminder of the value of childlike exploration."

PHOTOGRAPHY

"As a photographer I am interested in lived-in settings, and utilizing foreground elements, shadows, lines, and a subject's gaze to make evocative, sometimes haunting art. As with my paintings, much of my work is an exploration and expression of the human experience, and my connection to the natural world. I am drawn to emotional and naturalistic portraiture, as well as street photography. An avid traveler and nature lover, I often photograph people, animals, and places from my travels, shooting exclusively using natural light.

My work is a combination of directed image creation and photographing candid moments. This blend of controlled art making with capturing the unplanned allows me to remain a careful observer in close connection with my instincts. I prefer to shoot using 35mm black-and-white film. At times I shoot digitally, sometimes presenting my photographs completely unedited, and other times employing digital manipulation to create a vintage, saturnine, even surrealist feel."