Robertson has exhibited her work nationally and internationally in numerous group and solo exhibitions at institutions such as Vermont Center for Photography, Brattleboro, VT; SF Camerawork, San Francisco, CA; Galveston Arts Center, Galveston, TX; Alabama Contemporary Art Center, Mobile, AL, and Exposure Photography Festival in Alberta, Canada. She has received multiple grants and fellowships, most recently through The Center for Documentary Studies at Duke University and the Elizabeth River Project. Her work has been featured in Glasstire, Flat Files, and Fraction Magazine. Robertson has published two photographic books, Charting the Afriscape of Leon County, Texas, and alligatorwatergreen with Fifth Wheel Press and National Monument Press, respectively. Her work is held in both public and private collections.
Jamie earned an MFA in Studio Art from the University of Houston and an MS in Art Therapy from Florida State University. Robertson is an Assistant Professor at Old Dominion University and works between Texas and Virginia. Currently, her research explores the Great Dismal Swamp and its connection to maroonage in the Southern United States.