Matriclysm: An Archaeology of Connections Lost

Jewel is a four-time Grammy–nominated singer-songwriter, visual artist, actress, New York Times best-selling author, and mental health pioneer. While she is best known for her musical career, her passion and formal training in sculpture, drawing, and painting began long before her success as a songwriter. As a high school student, she attended Interlochen Arts Academy, and over the years she has continued to create, working extensively with paint and clay. In Spring 2024, Jewel made her art-world debut at Crystal Bridges Museum of Art in Bentonville, Arkansas, with The Portal: An Art Experience by Jewel, featuring her own paintings and sculpture. The exhibition became one of the museum’s most visited shows of 2024. Across her visual practice, Jewel brings together storytelling, experimentation, and a commitment to democratizing mental health.

For the past 21 years, Jewel’s Inspiring Children Foundation and Jewel Inc. have delivered specially designed mental health programs to at-risk youth and to leading corporations. She created SELLA, a language arts curriculum for schools that integrates social and emotional learning with mental health practices, and recently co-founded Innerworld, an innovative virtual mental health platform. Jewel’s extraordinary journey—from growing up without running water on an Alaskan homestead to becoming a multi-platinum recording artist and mental health advocate, continues to inform her work across disciplines. She has released 13 studio albums, including her most recent release Freewheelin’ Woman, and recently embarked on a national co-headlining tour with Melissa Etheridge.

Matriclysm: An Archaeology of Connections Lost marks the largest presentation of Jewel’s fine art practice to date.