Remembering Yellow
ACKEEM SALMON
Exhibition opening August 2025
Remembering Yellow explores my childhood in Jamaica and my adulthood in Detroit.This body of work serves as a series of self-portraits, depicting my struggle with identity and sense of belonging throughout my life. Growing up in Jamaica, I often felt like I didn't fit in; my softer demeanor and gentler perspective on the world frequently drew criticism for how I expressed myself.
Remembering Yellow underscores the importance of living authentically and embracing one's individuality and freedom, irrespective of social and institutional constraints. It seeks to delve into both Afro-Caribbean and immigrant identities in America, portraying the challenges and aspirations of myself and others within the African Diaspora.
ACKEEM SALMON
Ackeem Salmon is originally from Kingston, Jamaica, and now resides in Detroit, MI. He is a multimedia artist who explores photography with traditional painting and drawing techniques. Ackeem received his BFA from the College for Creative Studies with honors in Photography and Fine Art.
Along with his visual works, Ackeem is also a harpist and violinist who primarily works interdisciplinary with his fine art, photography, film, performance, music, and writings of critical theory: The ephemerality of theatre and performance and the permanence of art and design.
His pieces are often autobiographical and are based on postcolonial theories and the understanding of human individuality and social progress. He in depth explores how cultural history affects people's present-day identities, and how these identities connect through human commonality and empathy.
Internationally recognized for his work, Ackeem has exhibited his work at places such as the Galerie Joseph in Paris, France, the Val de Vie estate in Cape Town, South Africa, Sotheby’s Auction House in New York, and a list of other prominent galleries and venues.
Notably, Ackeem is a 2023 awardee in Interdisciplinary Work from the Kresge Foundation and is a former art teacher and a 2021-2023 Teach for America Fellow within Detroit Public Schools.