J Taran Diamond

J Taran Diamond is a metalsmith and craft educator based in Baltimore. Diamond has earned their MFA in studio art at the University of Georgia, in addition to a BFA in metalsmithing and jewelry from the University of North Texas. Though their work often addresses a variety of themes and concerns, Diamond’s overarching studio practice is characterized by an interest in the ways objects function in relation to the body and the broader cultures in which they exist. Diamond has completed residencies at the Arrowmont School of Art and Craft and the Baltimore Jewelry Center, and their work has been exhibited nationally and internationally, including exhibitions at New York City Jewelry Week, Munich Jewelry Week, and the Czong Institute of Contemporary Art in Gimpo, South Korea. Outside of the studio, Diamond is an advocate for black people in academia, and works to help dismantle the systemic barriers that make higher education inaccessible to black people.