Charlton, Jorian

Canadian , b. 1989

BiographyJorian Charlton’s photography focuses on her generation of peers within the Caribbean diaspora. She possesses a deep-rooted passion for capturing the essence of Black culture, while also expanding the canon of Black Canadian representation. Charlton was featured in the Museum of Contemporary Photography exhibition, LOVE: Still Not the Lesser, and her works in the exhibition represented a generation of Black and queer young people using their access to leisure time for dedicated enjoyment of intimacy.

Jorian Charlton has been featured in exhibitions at the Art Gallery of Ontario; Cooper Cole, Toronto; and the Art Gallery of Mississauga, Mississauga. Her work is included in the Aperture traveling exhibition The New Black Vanguard: Photography between Art and Fashion.