Stevenson University, Art & Graphic Design 2025 Artist in Residence
Jen White-Johnson, Amplifying Accessibility & Abolishing Ableism: Designing to Embolden Black Disability Visual Culture

Thursday, March 27, 2025
Reception: 5:30pm–6:00pm
Lecture: 6:00pm–7:00pm

School of Design, Arts, and Communication, Sound Stage, SD 101 
11100 Ted Herget Way
Owings Mills, MD 21117

On Thursday, March 27, from 6:00pm–7:00pm at SU’s School of Design, Arts, and Communication Building, Jen White-Johnson will give a public lecture, Amplifying Accessibility & Abolishing Ableism: Designing to Embolden Black Disability Visual Culture, a presentation that will examine the profound impact of neurodiversity on artistic expression, highlighting the urgent need for inclusive design practices. Jen will explore how disabled creatives are not just participants, but leaders in crafting media and cultural experiences that authentically reflect their lived realities. This lecture will challenge you to consider how your work can foster a sense of community and belonging for all, encouraging you to embrace neurodiversity as a valuable asset in your creative process and contribute to a more equitable and visually diverse cultural landscape.

For more information on Jen’s creative practice, check out her recent profile in Bmore Art’s Wellness Issue, The Extraordinary in Disability: Jennifer White-Johnson’s Cultural and Visual Design.

ARTIST BIO

Jen White-Johnson is a disabled and neurodivergent artist and designer educator who centers Black disabled joy and futures in her work, informed by disability justice and Black feminist disability framework. Jen has presented her disability justice activist work and collaborated with a number of brands and art spaces across print and digital such as Target, Coachella and Adobe Design. Jen’s work is also permanently archived at The Metropolitan Museum of Art, and the National African American Museum of History and Culture in DC. Jen holds a BA in Visual Art from The University of Maryland Baltimore County (UMBC) and an MFA in Graphic Design from the Maryland Institute College of Art, where she also imparts her knowledge as a current instructor, Jen resides in Baltimore, MD, with her husband and 11-year-old son.