Body Image, Race and Sexuality | Deja Patterson

In Episode 3 of The Art Career Podcast, Emily McElwreath interviews emerging artist, Deja Patterson. Listen now on your favorite podcast platform via Anchor.fm.

Painting by Deja Patterson

Deja Patterson is a painter who addresses societal discrimination against plus sized women through her work. Voluptuous women are prominent in her examinations of body image, race and sexuality.

Portrait of Deja Patterson

Deja Patterson is a New Jersey based artist originally from Mississippi. She earned her BA  in Fine Art from Tougaloo College in 2017. After completing her undergraduate studies, she moved to New York City. She completed her MFA in Studio Art at Queens College in the spring of 2020. 

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Podcast Director: Morgan Everhart @morgan_everhart 

Sound editing: Aaron Stoner

Music: Chase Johnson

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