Jim Smoote

Through painting and traditional quilting techniques, Chicago artist Jim S. Smoote II explores the beauty of portraiture and Black representation. Smoote combines humor with contemporary urban and pop culture references to create provocative commentaries.

Jim Smoote, Matthew, hand quilted, acrylic on cotton, silk, and machine pieced cotton, 46″ x 51″, $5,000
Jim Smoote, Nas + Neil, hand quilted, acrylic on cotton, silk, and machine pieced cotton, 46″ x 46″, $5,000
Jim Smoote, Rainbow Kiss, hand quilted, acrylic on cotton, silk, and machine pieced cotton, 43″ x 41″, $5,000
Jim Smoote, Cool Too, hand quilted, acrylic on cotton, silk, and machine pieced cotton, 46″ x 46″, $5,000
Jim Smoote, Chantelle, hand quilted, acrylic on cotton, silk, and machine pieced cotton, 46″ x 51″, $5,000
Jim Smoote, Theo, hand quilted, acrylic on cotton, silk, and machine pieced cotton, 46″ x 51″, $5,000
Jim Smoote, Thea, hand quilted, acrylic on cotton, silk, and machine pieced cotton, 43″ x 41″, $5,000
Jim Smoote, Anok, hand quilted, acrylic on cotton, silk, and machine pieced cotton, 45″ x 48″, $5,000