Jordan Seaberry

Jordan Seaberry is a painter, organizer, legislative advocate and educator. Born and raised on the Southside of Chicago, he came to Providence to attend RISD and, later, Roger Williams University School of Law. Alongside his art, he built a career as a grassroots organizer and legislative advocate, helping to pass multiple criminal justice reform milestones, including probation reform, the Unshackling Pregnant Prisoners Bill and the statewide Community-Police Relationship Act.

In addition to teaching at RISD, Seaberry serves as co-director of the US Department of Arts and Culture. He previously served as director of public policy at the Nonviolence Institute, a community leader fellow at Roger Williams University School of Law and chair of the Providence Board of Canvassers, overseeing the city’s elections.

He was an as artist-in-residence at Skowhegan, Yaddo, the Verge Center of the Arts and elsewhere. His work is in multiple collections, including the RISD Museum, the Crystal Bridges Museum and the deCordova Museum.

Seaberry maintains a studio in Providence.