Central is privileged to be part of a vibrant art community. Every month, we exhibit the work of a local talent. This month, we’re pleased to feature sustainable artist Jocelyn Vache.

Jocelyn weaves sustainable practice, community engagement, and permaculture (the development of sustainable and self-sufficient ecosystems) throughout her artmaking, teaching, and life. Using homegrown and foraged pigment and fiber and homemade soymilk, Jocelyn abstracts and combines literal and figurative imagery drawn from the environment, current events, and personal experiences. Her work confronts societal double standards and illuminates human blind spots as it glorifies daily acts of nature.

Jocelyn earned her Bachelor of Arts degree in communication at the University of Massachusetts Amherst – where she studied under muralist Nelson Stevens, a central figure in the civil rights movement – and Master of Education from the University of Massachusetts Boston. In addition, she holds LEED Green accreditation, a globally recognized symbol of sustainability leadership.

Currently, Jocelyn teaches at a Boston public high school that exclusively serves immigrant youth and multilingual learners. She shows her work throughout New England at museums, galleries, and street-painting festivals. She is also a regular at Central’s Sewing Circle, which repairs, upcycles, and repurposes clothing for charity.