Jordan Sheridan was born in Northeastern Arkansas in 1989. She became a mother to her son, Samuel, in 2017 while attending graduate school at the University of South Carolina. As a mother pursuing an MFA degree, Sheridan’s work organically shifted to include her understanding of motherhood. This change in research pushed her from working primarily in 2-D painting to 3-D artmaking via large-scale textile installations. Sheridan’s studio practice unites painting, sculpture, and installation as she explores the visual dimensions of identity and motherhood. Since completing her MFA degree, Sheridan has continued exploring these textile landscapes, each installation evolving with her multifaceted experience of motherhood.
Sheridan is currently a full-time faculty instructor at the University of South Carolina, teaching painting courses. She resides in Columbia, South Carolina, with her partner and young children, Samuel and Kora Quinn.
