EDUCATION
TEMPLE UNIVERSITY Philadelphia, PA
BA in Fine Arts (May 2010)
MARYLAND INSTITUTE COLLEGE OF ART Baltimore, MD
MFA in Studio Arts (August 2017)
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
ROMEO’S FINE ARTS Intern (November- present) Lansdale, PA
o Practice framing and installation methods
GROUP EXHIBITIONS (May 2009- Present)
o Sage Project (Independent Space) 2009 Philadelphia, PA
o First Friday Lansdale Dresher Arcade (Independent Space) 2010 Lansdale, PA
o Temple University Senior Seminar Show 2010 Philadelphia, PA
o Princeton Pentcost Church (Independent Space) 2010 Princeton, NJ
o Rochester Contemporary Art Center 6x6 Art Show 2010 Rochester, NY
o Kimmel Center Summer Solstice 2010 Philadelphia, PA
o The Arts Garage 2010 Philadelphia, PA
o Café Nunez 2011 New York, NY
o CATM Gallery Chelsea (Art Live) 2011 New York, NY
o Kimmel Center Summer Solstice 2011 Philadelphia, PA
o POST 2011 Philadelphia, PA
o Battle of the Canvas 2011 Philadelphia, PA
o Witness (AIDS Awareness Group Show) 2011 Philadelphia, PA
o Rome’s Fine Arts Gallery 2011 Lansdale, PA
o Rochester Contemporary Art Center 6x6 Art Show 2012 Rochester, NY
o “Masculanity” 2014 Baltimore, MD
o “50 Shades of Black” 2014 Baltimore, MD
o “Afrofuturism| Conference: Gallery Show 2015 New York, NY
o The Pancake and Booze Art Show 2015 Philadelphia, PA
o MICA Grad School Second Year Show 2015 Baltimore, PA
o MICA First Year Juried Show 2015 Baltimore, PA
o Rochester Contemporary Art Center 6x6 Art Show 2016 Rochester, NY
o Pancake and Booze Art Show 2016 Philadelphia, PA
o 7th Regional Juried Biennial Exhibition 2016 Rehoboth Artist League Rehoboth, DE
o 12th Annual Juried Exhibit 2016 Onyx Fine Arts Seattle, WA
o “The Other Art Fair” 2017 New York, NY
o MFA Thesis Show MICA 2017 Baltimore, MD
SOLO EXHIBITIONS (May 2009- Present)
o Soap Box Gallery 2011 New York, NY
o Last Drop 2012 Philadelphia, PA
o Archive Space Crane 2012 Philadelphia, PA
AUCTIONS
o City Year Alumni Fundraiser 2012 New York, NY
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
Commissioned Projects
(August 2010- Present)
o Created commissioned artwork including logo designs for new companies, portraits, photography for cultural events, and murals.
- Commissioned logos for
§ Houndstooth Entertainment
§ Bad News Bear
§ Ka Bom Designs
§ Montgomery County Community College African Club
§ Hannah Afua Obeng Relationship Therapy
Awards and Merits
o Robert and Richard Hecht Award in Art 2010
o Honorable Mention 41st Annual Student Show 2010
o Segal Education Award 2011
Publications
o “Volume 17 and 18”. Spring 2012 Edition of Studio Visit Magazine. Open Studio Press.
o “December”. Asian Arts Initiative 2011 Calendar (Witness Aids Awareness Group Show).
o “Meditations on Dark Matter(s) through Afro-surreal and Afro-futuristic Art” The Offing 2015.