About
Jamil Fatti is a Gambian-American artist whose work explores themes of transience, memory, and the search for meaning in impermanence. He holds a Master of Fine Arts from the Rhode Island School of Design (RISD) and dual Bachelor’s degrees in Landscape Architecture and City & Regional Planning from Cornell University.
Blending photography with narrative nuance, his practice reimagines fragments of the external world into evocative, subjective scenes that reflect on vulnerability, loss, and the passage of time. His work has been exhibited internationally and across the United States, in venues such as the Atlanta Contemporary Art Center, Microscope Gallery in New York, Filter Space in Chicago, Trastienda Machete Galeria in Mexico City, and Millepiani Gallery in Rome.
Rooted in the ephemeral, Fatti's recent projects explore the quiet emotional resonance of fleeting moments. His work is held in public and private collections, including the RISD Museum, and has been featured in publications such as The New York Times, Atlanta Center for Photography’s New South, and Float Magazine.
Education
Master of Fine Arts, Rhode Island School of Design // Bachelor of Landscape Architecture, Cornell University // Bachelor of City/Regional Planning, Cornell University
Exhibitions
2025
Context 2025, Filter Space, Chicago IL, March 7 to April 19
Echoes of Yesterday, Millepiani Gallery, Rome, Italy, February 21 to March 27
Sombra, Alday Hunken Gallery x Trastienda Machete Galeria, Mexico City, Mexico, February 4 to March 7
Cinematic Pictures, Millepiani Gallery, Rome, Italy, December 13 to January 23
2024
Harmony, Kai-Lin Art Gallery, Atlanta GA, December 6 to January 24
A Body for Hunger and Desire, Too, Supermarket Gallery, Atlanta GA, September 10 to September 17
Portfolio 2024, Atlanta Photography Group, Atlanta GA, June 25 to July 27
Articles in Orbit curated by Mary Stanley, Atlanta Contemporary Art Center, Atlanta GA, June 22 to October 13
2023
Filter Photo at Night: Festival Edition, Nightly Projected Installation at 1 W. Grand Ave, Chicago IL, September 21 to October 31
we like small things v6, Filter Space Gallery, Chicago IL, September 22 to October 28
tl;dr, MidwestNice Gallery, virtual
Too Close, Microscope Gallery, New York City NY, August 3 to August 24
RISD Graduate Thesis Exhibition, Rhode Island Convention Center, May 24 to June 4
2022
A Moment that Lasts Beyond Now, Sol Koffler Gallery, Providence RI, September 2 to October 2
Everything is Narrative, Subjectively Objective Gallery, Detroit MI, June 11 to July 8
I'd Rather Go Blind curated by Ebony L. Haynes, Gelman Gallery, Providence RI, April 15 to May 15
Black Biennial, Gelman Gallery, Providence RI, March 11 to April 10
2021
Arrival, Sol Koffler Gallery, Providence RI, October 8 to November 7
Midwest Photo Emerge 2021, Midwest Center for Photography, Wichita KS, April 2 to April 30
Taking Pictures, Black Box Gallery, Portland OR, April 1 to April 20
Chicago, Fulton Street Collective, Chicago IL, March 12 to March 28
Shades of Black and White, Fulton Street Collective, Chicago IL, January 15 to January 31
2020
Glitter and Grain Fundraiser, Latitude Chicago, online, October 23
we like small things v3, Filter Space Gallery, Chicago IL, August 28 to October 3
Joy in the Movement, Third Estate Art, Chicago IL, August 19 to August 30
Publications
2025
The New York Times, photograph published April 21, 2025, "Choose a Love-Your-Neighbor Church," Opinion Section, text by David French.
2024
Float Magazine, online feature
New South, Volume I: Reciprocity, Atlanta Center for Photography
BLA Magazine, issue 1: "To Whom do Images Belong?"
2023
The Black Biennial, exhibition catalog, Rhode Island School of Design
2022
College Hill Independent (The Indy), volume 45, issue 1
Rûm Magazine, issue °V
Black Joy Archive Vol 2, Zoë Pulley independent publication, Providence RI
Everything is Narrative, exhibition catalog, Subjectively Objective Gallery, Detroit MI
2021
space/time, Will Lang, album cover artwork
Fatti, Jamil: Slow Dancing, photo book, self-published
Anatomy of a Story, Homie House Press, Chicago IL
Incandescent Zine Issue 18
Awards & Other
2025
Longlist Selection for 2024 Booooooom Photo Awards: "Color" Category
2024
Atlanta Center for Photography 2024 Emerging Artist Fellowship Cohort Finalist
Panelist Speaker at the inaugural Atlanta Art Fair, New South Book Launch & Roundtable Discussion Panel, Atlanta Center for Photography
Artist Talk - Atlanta Contemporary Art Center
Artist Talk - Atlanta Photography Group
Atlanta Center for Photography Equity Scholarship Award
2022
RISD Graduate Commons Grant Recipient
Format Portfolio Spotlights - Featured Artist
Panelist Speaker at the 2022 Black Landscape Architects Network (BlackLAN) Symposium
2021
2021-2022 AIGA Worldstudio Scholarship Award
Rhode Island School of Design Fellowship Award