<p dir="ltr">Get to know Huma Bhabha, (born 1962), a sculptor who creates human-like sculptures from found materials. Bhabha’s sculptures are about memory, war, places, and visitors from other worlds!</p> <p dir="ltr">Born in the hot desert city of Karachi, Pakistan, she found beauty in unlikely places like ancient ruins and construction materials for new buildings not too far from her home. Bhabha left Pakistan and studied art at the Rhode Island School of Design and Columbia University in the United States. Bhabha creates sculptures that are inspired by alien movies, found objects, and really big ancient sculptures. Through her art Bhabha hopes to make a peaceful planet! </p> <p dir="ltr">Today, Huma Bhabha lives in Poughkeepsie, New York. Her studio is an old fire station that she shares with her partner and two dogs. She collects materials she finds around her town like cork (a soft tree bark), wire, wood, and styrofoam (a and brings them back to her studio to make her sculptures. Oftentimes, Bhabha doesn’t know what she is making until she is making it, saying, “it is…responding to materials that allow me to be creative.”</p>

<p dir="ltr">Ever wonder what a painting sounds like? Get to know Jennie C. Jones an American artist who is known for making art that you can see AND hear. Inspired by artists from the past, she creates art that shares the stories of Black American artists and musicians. Her visual art is made from acoustic panels–the foam stuff you might find on the walls of a movie theater! Jones uses technology to experiment, mix and layer music together to create her audio collages made from music created by famous Black jazz musicians </p> <p dir="ltr"><em><strong>Get To Know Jennie C. Jones</strong> is a part of the Hirshhorn KIDS <strong>Abou</strong><strong>t the Artist</strong> series. About the Artist biographies are designed for kids under age 12. Modern and contemporary artists' lives reflect recent human history ​and events. Sharing these life stories and artworks can help kids see their own potential and better understand the world and their place in it. It is our goal to inspire future generations of artists, makers​, and creative problem solvers—sharing artists stories is one way Hirshhorn KIDS realize this goal.</em><em><br></em><strong></strong></p> <p dir="ltr"><strong>Use it in the classroom to teach:</strong><br></p> <p dir="ltr">Art classroom: Minimalism, Painting, Textures, Sound Art</p> <p dir="ltr">Music classroom: Jazz, Mixing</p> <p dir="ltr">Language Arts classroom: Biography<br></p> <p dir="ltr">Social Studies classroom: 20th century, 21st century<br></p>

<p dir="ltr">How do you use soil? Have you ever used earth or soil to make art? Get to know Kiyan Williams (b. 1991), an American artist from Newark, New Jersey. Williams is a multidisciplinary artist, meaning they make art in many ways. They sculpt, perform, make videos, and so much more! They often use symbolic materials in their artmaking. Soil is one of the symbolic materials Williams uses most often. (Wondering why we used “they” for Kiyan Williams? Learn more about gender pronouns <a href="https://www.mypronouns.org/">here</a>.)</p> <p dir="ltr"><strong><em>Get to Know Kiyan Williams</em></strong><em> is a part of the Hirshhorn KIDS </em><a href="https://hirshhorn.si.edu/explore/kids-at-home/about-the-artist/"><em>About the Artist</em></a><em> series. About the Artist biographies are designed for kids under age 12. Modern and contemporary artists' lives reflect recent human history ​and events. Sharing these life stories and artworks can help kids see their own potential and better understand the world and their place in it. It is our goal to inspire future generations of artists, makers​, and creative problem solvers—sharing artists stories is one way Hirshhorn KIDS realize this goal.</em></p> <p dir="ltr"><strong>Use it in the classroom to teach:</strong><br></p> <p dir="ltr">Art classroom: Process</p> <p dir="ltr">Language Arts classroom: Biography<br></p> <p dir="ltr">Social Studies classroom: Jamestown, Race in the United States</p> <p dir="ltr"><em><br></em><em><br></em></p>