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Grab a friend or the whole family and be among the first to experience Douriean Fletcher: Jewelry of the Afrofuture at the Walters. This opening-day event celebrates the work and impact of the self-taught jewelry artist and includes an artist talk with Douriean, performances, a film screening curated by Wide Angle Youth Media, workshops with the Baltimore Jewelry Center and artists Caprece Ann Jackson and Evette Monique, and more!

Douriean Fletcher: Jewelry of the Afrofuture is dedicated to jewelry artist Douriean Fletcher, whose work has shaped the cinematic worlds of Marvel Studios’ Black Panther films and Coming 2 America. The exhibition explores the self-taught metalsmith’s jewelry as a powerful narrative tool in art, Black identity, and visual storytelling and spotlights works from the Walters collection that inspired the artist. The exhibition is on view from April 18 to August 9 in our Temporary Exhibition Gallery on Level 1. 

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This exhibition is made possible, in part, by The Betty Cooke and William O. Steinmetz Exhibitions Fund, Guy Flynn and Nupur Parekh Flynn, Judy and Scott Phares, Anthony Evans and Kevin Sowers, Alex Cooper Auctioneers, Jabari Jefferson, Shaquayah McKenzie, Susan Weingast Brown and Thomas Brown, Jesse Salazar and Tom Williams, Mark Anthony Thomas, Travieso & Ziegler, LLC, and other supporters of the Walters Art Museum.

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About the Artists

Douriean Fletcher began making jewelry as a personal exploration of identity and cultural heritage. Raised in Pasadena, California, her early work was shaped by her travels to South Africa, where she studied traditional forms of adornment and their role in community and ceremony. In 2016, the self-taught artist became the first jewelry designer to be included in the Motion Picture Costumer Union. This distinction made her the sole jewelry artist on the production teams of the films to which she contributed. In addition to her film work, Fletcher maintains an independent studio practice, with recent collections featured by luxury retailers such as Bergdorf Goodman. Her work has been celebrated for its layered references and commitment to handcraft, blending past, present, and future in wearable form. 

Caprece Ann Jackson is a fashion and cultural events producer, host and interviewer, and a sustainable fashion curator. Since 2011, Jackson has produced fashion programming in Baltimore and across the United States, including sustainable fashion presentations, performance art installations, professional wardrobing, personal styling, upcycling workshops, clothing swaps, and industry-elevating platforms. Between 2022-24, Jackson was featured in Visit Baltimore’s national ad campaign, and from 2023-24, she served the City of Baltimore arts and culture arm of the as its first Fashion Programming Coordinator. She is a Fashion Ambassador for Sustainable Fashion Week US, the global @AdvancedStyle Movement, and Baltimore City. Her career highlights include covering Paris and Milan Fashion Weeks as a Paris-based journalist, staffing the launch team of ELLE Magazine’s U.S. edition, and serving a four-year stint as a press secretary for Baltimore City Council.

Evette Monique is a rising star on Baltimore’s fashion scene and beyond whose work has been featured in British Vogue, Vogue Weekly, and Swerv Magazine, as well as dozens of Baltimore market showcases, including Project ARTSCAPE and the Baltimore Met Gala. She presented at Milan Fashion Week in 2024 and London Fashion Week in 2023. She channels her creativity and perspectives through fabric and accessories as a wearable artiste, milliner, wire artist, upcycling specialist, and sustainable fashion designer. Born and raised in Baltimore, Monique is known by her growing clientele for her signature techniques, including using non-traditional fibers, material, and fabrics; using 3-D embellishments; and elevating recycled and vintage clothing with a hybrid sensibility that merges haute couture, avant garde, and fantasy.