Franklin Jeffers is a multidisciplinary artist who earned a Master of Arts from the University of Alabama, focusing on Ceramics. He holds a B.S. with honors in Studio Art from Southern Oregon University, where he concentrated on Spatial Design and Experimental Performance, with a minor in Art History. His work explores the tension between embodied experience and virtual presence, the long-reaching impact of personal and systemic histories, and the complexities of identity and reentry as a formerly incarcerated individual.

 Working with wild clay, iron, and print-based processes, Jeffers creates sculptural and time-based installations that confront themes of transformation, constraint, and survival. At the core of his practice is an exploration of the fractured self, examining how resilience manifests under pressure.

The conversation of self, the crossroads of intersectional turmoil…