Degrees Held
- BA (University of KwaZulu-Natal)
- BAHons (University of KwaZulu-Natal)
- MAFA (University of KwaZulu-Natal)
- PGCE (University of KwaZulu-Natal)
- Phil. (University of Oxford, UK)
Research Interests
Dr Draper’s doctoral research was focused on Whiteness Studies, and how ideological whiteness is differently framed in a contemporary South African context, with particular attention to how this is manifest in visual culture. Her practice looks at themes of identity and its ability to be diverse and multiple. Much of her previous research is concerned with Representations of the ‘Other’ and/or ‘Otherness’ with an emphasis on how this functions when displaying the material culture of those classified as outside of Western culture in a museum context. Other areas of interest are Museum Display and Curatorial Practice, specifically as they relate to the classification and display of African and South African Visual Culture. She is particularly drawn to research processes that involve both theoretical and practical methods of information gathering and exploration. Her current research is concerned with gender and performance.
Selected Research Outputs
- Draper, JL (2015), ‘Deconstructing the Racialised Gaze: Subverting Whiteness in the work of Minnette Vári’. De Arte, Issue 92: November, pages 50-67. DOI: 1080/00043389.2015.11877224
- Draper, JL (2016), ‘Oppositional Positions: Brett Murray’s Resistance of Power’. De Arte, Vol. 1: Issue 51, pg 50-67. DOI: 1080/00043389.2016.1177253
- Draper, JL (2015), ‘Title of Paper’ (Name of Conference, Organizing Body, Location, Dates from – to)
- Draper, JL (2012), ‘Working Title’ (via Skype for Conversations, Mwimbi Fine Art Gallery, Durban, 18 October)
- Draper, JL (2013), ‘A Spear of Contention’ (Whitewash I, University of Johannesburg, VIAD, Johannesburg, 19 March)
- Draper, JL (2013), ‘Privilege & Protest’ (What's the Point of Art School, Central Saint Martins, UAL, London, 14 May)
- Draper, JL (2014), ‘Deconstructing the racialised gaze: Subverting whiteness in the work of Minnette Vári’ (29th Annual SAVAH Conference: Images and Media, SAVAH, University of the Free State, Bloemfontein, South Africa, 3-5 July 2014)
- Draper, JL (2015), ‘Oppositional Positions: Brett Murray’s Resistance of Power’ (30th Annual SAVAH Conference: Power and Visual Culture, SAVAH, University of KwaZulu-Natal, Pietermaritzburg, South Africa, 11-13 September)
- Draper, JL (2018), ‘Zanele Muholi’s disruptive performance of gender on the public stage’ (MISTRESS-PIECES, organized by the SARChI Chair in South African Art and Visual Culture in conjunction with University of Johannesburg, Johannesburg, 8-10 November)
- Draper, JL (2019), ‘Visual autobiography in Zanele Muholi’s digital performance’ (ECAS2019: Connections & Disruptions, ECAS, University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, 11-14 June)
Group Shows:
- POWERHOUSE (Old Osney Power Station, Oxford, May 2011) – Co-curator and Exhibiting Artist
- In-Site: Art as a mode of Enquiry (The Ashmolean Museum, Oxford, June 2012) – Co-curator and Exhibiting Artist
- [HYPHENATED] (North Wall Gallery, Oxford, November 2012)
Solo Shows:
- Maritzburg: Down and Out (Jack Heath Gallery, Pietermaritzburg, October 2008)
- A Self-portrait in the Third Person (The Kendrew Barn, St John’s College, Oxford, May 2014)