ABOUT
Jewel Champbell is a photographer and archivist based in Brooklyn, NY. She is an alumna of Morgan State University, where she honed her skills and passion for capturing the essence of culture and identity through the lens of her camera. Jewel's work serves as a medium for storytelling, weaving together narratives deeply rooted in historical archives. With a profound appreciation for the rich tapestry of human experience, she combines visual artistry with the preservation of heritage. Through her work, Jewel aims to evoke thought, provoke emotion, and ignite conversations about the complexities of our shared history and the diverse range of identities that shape our world.
Jewel currently serves as the 2024–2025 Archival Research Fellow for Howard University’s Black Press Archives at the Moorland-Spingarn Research Center and was an Osborne Fellow at the Truro Center for the Arts in 2024. In spring 2023, she received Morgan State University's President's Second Mile Award. She is a researcher in Pulp Culture’s Community Research Circle and the founder of Blkground Press, an initiative that honors history through tangible creations such as postcards and mixed-media reinterpretations. She is also a member of Black Women Photographers.
Email: jewel@jewelchampbell.com