ASHLEY JA'NAE GUNTER
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Hair Sculptures + Installations

Sculptural and spatial works using Black hair as material, archive, and speculative infrastructure. These works explore belonging, sovereignty, and collective memory through installation, mapping, and participatory gestures. 

What We Hold, We Build

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"tender hands holding close, and imagining otherwise" Kanekalon and hair accessories. 2024
April 18 - May 4, 2025
Decker Gallery
​​Baltimore, MD
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"A Braid is Just a Map of Home," Kanekalon and hair accessories, 2025

Selected Studies

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"tender hands holding close, and imagining otherwise" Kanekalon and hair accessories. 2024
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"Terms of Negotiation" Kanekalon and hair accessories. 12 x 6 x 6 inches. 2021
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"If My Younger Self Knew What I Understand Now" 12 x 12 x 12 inches. Kanekalon and ballies. 2021
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"Making Sense of it All" Kanekalon and hair accessories. 24 x 48 x 2 inches. 2021
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"Holding Space" 36 x 36 x 36 inches. Kanekalon, wood, and hair accessories. 2019
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"Holding Space" 36 x 36 x 36 inches. Kanekalon, wood, and hair accessories. 2019
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  • ABOUT
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    • Works on Paper
    • Portraiture
    • Video Art
  • Writing
    • Research Projects
    • Critical Essays
    • Research in Practice
  • Workshops
  • CV
  • Contact

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