Living Objects in Black

About The Artist(s)

Jacqueline Wade,  holds an MFA Degree from the City College of New York in Film. She holds a second   MFA for Integrated Media Arts Program at Hunter.  She worked as an adjunct professor at Hunter City University of New York in the Media and Film Department.   Jacqueline’ goal is to create works of art dealing with social justice issues and history. She combines theater with documentary-film,  animation and puppetry. Jacqueline  has performed at regional theaters throughout the country, including Wilma Theater, LaMaMa E.T.C.,  Classical Theater of Harlem and Bread and Puppet.  She has also written over 20 plays,   Jacqueline was a recipient of the Walt Disney Pride Rock Grant.  She received a Ralph Chesse  Scholarship to attend the National Puppetry Conference.   Jacqueline’s  puppet film “Osage”, was part of DOC NYC  Festival in November 2021. She recently created a 20ft Mother Earth Puppet  and her 18 foot Giant puppet Mumia Abu-Jamal.  Jacqueline was awarded in 2022 from New York Women in Film & Television 2022 Scholarship for exceptional work at Hunter in film.  2022-2023 Chicago International Puppet Theatre Festival-Puppet- Lab where Jacqueline created, “Consuewella:Triptych in MOVE”.   Consuwella Triptych in MOVE was accepted in the New Orleans Giant Puppet Festival 2024. Jacqueline was awarded the Creative Puppetry in the Classroom Grant from the Jane Henson Foundation.