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Select Solo Exhibitions
2012
Planned exhibition at Temple Judea Museum, Elkins Park, PA
2011
Scribe Video Center: screening of Commodification video, Philadelphia, PA
2010
Blanket of Security, a project funded by the Pennsylvania Council for the Arts, in conjunction with Fighting from the Sidelines: The WWII Home-Front, Temple Judea Museum, Elkins Park, PA
2009
Gallery 355, Intersubjective, NY, NY
2008
Vivant Art Collection, Spirits in Motion, Philadelphia, PA
2007
Grand Opera House, Delaware, The First Annual Humanities Conference of the International Society for the Advancement of Africa, “Connecting with Self,” Wilmington, DE
2006
African American Museum, Rhythm, Remembrance, and Re-Presentation, Dallas, Texas
Danny Simmons’ Corridor Gallery, Rhythm, Remembrance, and Re- Presentation, Brooklyn, NY
2003
Leonard Colchamiro PC AIA Architects, Hand-Made, Brooklyn, NY
The Gallery at Lincoln Center, Sophie Sanders: Recent Prints, NY, NY
Greenwich House Music School, Recent Work, NY
Select Group Exhibition
2010
Undressing Race, curated by Race Dialogue Project, Fox Art Gallery, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA
Some Things Looming: Simply IrRESISTible, Reading, PA
Snyderman Gallery: Seventh International Fiber Biennial, Philadelphia, PA
2009
Art City Hall, On the Fringe of Fiber, City Hall, Philadelphia, PA
2008
Es Oro Polymedia Gallery, Conflicted, Jersey City, NJ
2007
NURTUREart, The Occidental Artist, Williamsburg, Brooklyn
School of Architecture, Tyler School of Art of Temple University, Seams and Surfaces, Philadelphia, PA
2006
Fabric Workshop and Museum, The Unspoken Truth, in conjunction with Lonnie Graham’s A Conversation at the Table, Philadelphia, PA
Philadelphia Folklore Project, Community Fabric, Philadelphia, PA
2005
Internationale Dresdner Sommerakademie, Motorenhalle, Dresden, Germany The Dalton School, Currents 2005, NY
2003
South First Gallery, Group Show, Collaboration with Ghariokwu Lemi, Williamsburg, Brooklyn
Education
2010 PhD Candidate in Art History, Tyler School of Art, Temple University, Philadelphia, PA
1997 MFA, Printmaking, The Slade School of Art, University College London, England
1993 BFA, Washington University in St. Louis, MO
Conferences / Curatorial Projects / Symposia
2011
Speaker at The Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture and the Institute for Research on the African Diaspora in the Americas and the Caribbean of the Graduate Center of The City University of New York conference: The State of African American and African Diaspora Studies: Methodology, Pedagogy, and Research
2008
From Taboo to Icon, Africanist Turnabout, exhibition of 35 artists exploring concepts of taboo and icon in the African Diaspora. Co-curated with Shervone Neckles for Ice Box Project Space, Crane Arts Building, Philadelphia, PA. (January 10, 2008 – February 12, 2008)
2006 - 2007
Curator, African Impressions / Contemporary Art symposia series for Art History Department, Tyler School of Art of Temple University:
Program 1: Mining History for African Voices featuring Kimberly Camp, Ayanah Moor, Tumelo Mosaka, Dr. Gwendolyn DuBois Shaw, moderator: Odili Donald Odita (11/7/06)
Program 2: From Taboo to Icon: Images of the Black Body featuring Allan Edmunds, Naomi Beckwith, Dr. Emily Hage, Dr. Deborah Willis, and Lonnie Graham, moderator: Dr. Susanna Gold (2/27/07)
Program 3: Fist & Foot: Remix of African Performance in Visual Art: featuring Dr. Robert Farris Thompson, Dr. Brenda Dixon Gottschild, Odili Donald Odita, Dr. Gaynell Sherrod, moderator: Dr. Leslie King-Hammond, and a performance by Kariamu Dance Company. (10/9/07)
Symposium Curator and Moderator, Sensitivity and Spirit in the Art of African Women, symposium in conjunction with the Art of African Women: Empowering Traditions exhibition at the African American Museum in Philadelphia. The event featured: Dr. Joyce Ashuntangtag, Xenobia Bailey, Dr. Adrienne Hoard, Simone Leigh, and Shervone Neckles. (3/31/07)
Speaker at the Transformations, Renewals and Reconfigurations Conference, University of Johannesburg, South Africa
Speaker at the Aegis First Annual Symposium on Art History and Visual Culture: Cross-Cultural Encounters Symposium, University of Louisville, Kentucky
Project Funding / Grants
2010
Project stream grant from the Pennsylvania Council for the Arts through the Greater Philadelphia Cultural Alliance to create a new artwork quilt with Temple Judea Museum for their exhibition, Fighting from the Sidelines: The WWII Home-Front
2007-2008
Temple University Provost’s Commission for the Arts Fellowship
Joan Mitchell Foundation support of catalogue and shipping for From Taboo to Icon: Africanist Turnabout exhibition
Temple University Alumni Association support of African Impressions / Contemporary Art symposium
Tyler Student Life support of From Taboo to Icon: Africanist Turnabout exhibition
Crane Arts support of From Taboo to Icon: Africanist Turnabout exhibition
Invited Guest Speaker at the Transformations, Renewals and Reconfigurations Conference, University of Johannesburg, Johannesburg, South Africa
2006
Guest Speaker at the Aegis First Annual Symposium on Art History and Visual Culture: Cross-Cultural Encounters Symposium, University of Louisville, Kentucky
Temple University Alumni Association support of African Impressions / Contemporary Art symposia
Tyler Student Life support of African Impressions / Contemporary Art symposium
Tyler School of Art’s Office of the Dean support of African Impressions / Contemporary Art symposium
Art History Department of Tyler School of Art, Temple University support of African Impressions / Contemporary Art symposium
2003
Guest Speaker at an Evening of Women of Opinion, Consulate General of Sweden, NY.
2002
Scholarship Participant of Building on Familiar Ground: New York City Board of Education Summer Institute Using the Katherine Dunham Model: assisted in assessment of program and produced a unique interdisciplinary curriculum for University students.
1998
Drum TV internship in Harlem, and Robert Blackburn Printmaking Workshop, NYC.
‘91/’92 First Prize winner for Carolyn Risque Award, Secor Award 2 years, Elliott Honors, Dean’s List 4 semesters.
Temple University Rome Art Program, University of Georgia Cortona Program, Italy.
Publications
2010
Review of Contemporary African Art Since 1980 by African Arts
2008
Afro-American National Biography Project: “Biography of John Biggers” Parnassus, The University of Louisville Graduate Art History Journal, “Seduction/ Subversion: African Art and Commodification,” Spring 2008
Select Private Collections
Pierre Schori, United Nations Ambassador to Sweden
Danny Simmons, Curator, Artist and Executive Director, Rush Philanthropic Foundation
Valentin Fuster, Director, World Heart Association
Muriel Davis, the Economist
Leonard Colchamiro, Director, Leonard Colchamiro PC AIA Architects
Major General Hugh Robinson and Paula Raymond
Select Solo Exhibitions
2012
Planned exhibition at Temple Judea Museum, Elkins Park, PA
2011
Scribe Video Center: screening of Commodification video, Philadelphia, PA
2010
Blanket of Security, a project funded by the Pennsylvania Council for the Arts, in conjunction with Fighting from the Sidelines: The WWII Home-Front, Temple Judea Museum, Elkins Park, PA
2009
Gallery 355, Intersubjective, NY, NY
2008
Vivant Art Collection, Spirits in Motion, Philadelphia, PA
2007
Grand Opera House, Delaware, The First Annual Humanities Conference of the International Society for the Advancement of Africa, “Connecting with Self,” Wilmington, DE
2006
African American Museum, Rhythm, Remembrance, and Re-Presentation, Dallas, Texas
Danny Simmons’ Corridor Gallery, Rhythm, Remembrance, and Re- Presentation, Brooklyn, NY
2003
Leonard Colchamiro PC AIA Architects, Hand-Made, Brooklyn, NY
The Gallery at Lincoln Center, Sophie Sanders: Recent Prints, NY, NY
Greenwich House Music School, Recent Work, NY
Select Group Exhibition
2010
Undressing Race, curated by Race Dialogue Project, Fox Art Gallery, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA
Some Things Looming: Simply IrRESISTible, Reading, PA
Snyderman Gallery: Seventh International Fiber Biennial, Philadelphia, PA
2009
Art City Hall, On the Fringe of Fiber, City Hall, Philadelphia, PA
2008
Es Oro Polymedia Gallery, Conflicted, Jersey City, NJ
2007
NURTUREart, The Occidental Artist, Williamsburg, Brooklyn
School of Architecture, Tyler School of Art of Temple University, Seams and Surfaces, Philadelphia, PA
2006
Fabric Workshop and Museum, The Unspoken Truth, in conjunction with Lonnie Graham’s A Conversation at the Table, Philadelphia, PA
Philadelphia Folklore Project, Community Fabric, Philadelphia, PA
2005
Internationale Dresdner Sommerakademie, Motorenhalle, Dresden, Germany The Dalton School, Currents 2005, NY
2003
South First Gallery, Group Show, Collaboration with Ghariokwu Lemi, Williamsburg, Brooklyn
Education
2010 PhD Candidate in Art History, Tyler School of Art, Temple University, Philadelphia, PA
1997 MFA, Printmaking, The Slade School of Art, University College London, England
1993 BFA, Washington University in St. Louis, MO
Conferences / Curatorial Projects / Symposia
2011
Speaker at The Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture and the Institute for Research on the African Diaspora in the Americas and the Caribbean of the Graduate Center of The City University of New York conference: The State of African American and African Diaspora Studies: Methodology, Pedagogy, and Research
2008
From Taboo to Icon, Africanist Turnabout, exhibition of 35 artists exploring concepts of taboo and icon in the African Diaspora. Co-curated with Shervone Neckles for Ice Box Project Space, Crane Arts Building, Philadelphia, PA. (January 10, 2008 – February 12, 2008)
2006 - 2007
Curator, African Impressions / Contemporary Art symposia series for Art History Department, Tyler School of Art of Temple University:
Program 1: Mining History for African Voices featuring Kimberly Camp, Ayanah Moor, Tumelo Mosaka, Dr. Gwendolyn DuBois Shaw, moderator: Odili Donald Odita (11/7/06)
Program 2: From Taboo to Icon: Images of the Black Body featuring Allan Edmunds, Naomi Beckwith, Dr. Emily Hage, Dr. Deborah Willis, and Lonnie Graham, moderator: Dr. Susanna Gold (2/27/07)
Program 3: Fist & Foot: Remix of African Performance in Visual Art: featuring Dr. Robert Farris Thompson, Dr. Brenda Dixon Gottschild, Odili Donald Odita, Dr. Gaynell Sherrod, moderator: Dr. Leslie King-Hammond, and a performance by Kariamu Dance Company. (10/9/07)
Symposium Curator and Moderator, Sensitivity and Spirit in the Art of African Women, symposium in conjunction with the Art of African Women: Empowering Traditions exhibition at the African American Museum in Philadelphia. The event featured: Dr. Joyce Ashuntangtag, Xenobia Bailey, Dr. Adrienne Hoard, Simone Leigh, and Shervone Neckles. (3/31/07)
Speaker at the Transformations, Renewals and Reconfigurations Conference, University of Johannesburg, South Africa
Speaker at the Aegis First Annual Symposium on Art History and Visual Culture: Cross-Cultural Encounters Symposium, University of Louisville, Kentucky
Project Funding / Grants
2010
Project stream grant from the Pennsylvania Council for the Arts through the Greater Philadelphia Cultural Alliance to create a new artwork quilt with Temple Judea Museum for their exhibition, Fighting from the Sidelines: The WWII Home-Front
2007-2008
Temple University Provost’s Commission for the Arts Fellowship
Joan Mitchell Foundation support of catalogue and shipping for From Taboo to Icon: Africanist Turnabout exhibition
Temple University Alumni Association support of African Impressions / Contemporary Art symposium
Tyler Student Life support of From Taboo to Icon: Africanist Turnabout exhibition
Crane Arts support of From Taboo to Icon: Africanist Turnabout exhibition
Invited Guest Speaker at the Transformations, Renewals and Reconfigurations Conference, University of Johannesburg, Johannesburg, South Africa
2006
Guest Speaker at the Aegis First Annual Symposium on Art History and Visual Culture: Cross-Cultural Encounters Symposium, University of Louisville, Kentucky
Temple University Alumni Association support of African Impressions / Contemporary Art symposia
Tyler Student Life support of African Impressions / Contemporary Art symposium
Tyler School of Art’s Office of the Dean support of African Impressions / Contemporary Art symposium
Art History Department of Tyler School of Art, Temple University support of African Impressions / Contemporary Art symposium
2003
Guest Speaker at an Evening of Women of Opinion, Consulate General of Sweden, NY.
2002
Scholarship Participant of Building on Familiar Ground: New York City Board of Education Summer Institute Using the Katherine Dunham Model: assisted in assessment of program and produced a unique interdisciplinary curriculum for University students.
1998
Drum TV internship in Harlem, and Robert Blackburn Printmaking Workshop, NYC.
‘91/’92 First Prize winner for Carolyn Risque Award, Secor Award 2 years, Elliott Honors, Dean’s List 4 semesters.
Temple University Rome Art Program, University of Georgia Cortona Program, Italy.
Publications
2010
Review of Contemporary African Art Since 1980 by African Arts
2008
Afro-American National Biography Project: “Biography of John Biggers” Parnassus, The University of Louisville Graduate Art History Journal, “Seduction/ Subversion: African Art and Commodification,” Spring 2008
Select Private Collections
Pierre Schori, United Nations Ambassador to Sweden
Danny Simmons, Curator, Artist and Executive Director, Rush Philanthropic Foundation
Valentin Fuster, Director, World Heart Association
Muriel Davis, the Economist
Leonard Colchamiro, Director, Leonard Colchamiro PC AIA Architects
Major General Hugh Robinson and Paula Raymond
