Meet the Artist
@jazzy.historian / Hot Abolitionist / Moët McClain

Moët McClain, the Jazzy Historian, is a self-taught, multi-disciplinary collage artist whose work explores Black American life, memory, and survival through a historical and folk-art lens. Rooted in her identity as a Black Cherokee Freedman with centuries of deep familial ties to Oklahoma, her practice pieces together overlooked narratives and repositions history as a living, community-held archive.

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Trained by a public historian and holding a BA in History and Social & Criminal Justice, Jazzy approaches art as an accessible form of public history. Using paper collage and mixed media, she layers archival imagery, personal memory, and speculative futures to challenge dominant historical records and expand how Black and Indigenous histories are seen, felt, and remembered.

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Discovered as an emerging artist in March 2025, Jazzy’s work has quickly been exhibited in juried and curated exhibitions in Seattle. In parallel with her studio practice, she engages deeply in community-based cultural work—facilitating accessible convenings for artists, supporting multiple galleries, and serving as a member of B.A.S.E. Cohort 7. Centering accessibility, equity, and collective storytelling, the Jazzy Historian makes Black folk-art for Black folk.