Brooklyn born, Florida raised.
Experience:
2022 - Present - Apogee Journal, Visual Arts Editor- New York, NY
2019 - 2022 - Monsieur Touton Selection, Graphic Designer- New York, NY
2019 - 2019 - McCann Health New York, Junior Art Director (Intern)- New York, NY
2018 - 2019 - School of Visual Arts, Equipment Librarian- New York, NY
2018 - Performa, 2018 Performa Gala, Production Assistant- New York, NY
2018, 2019 - Ryan McGinness Studio, Artist Assistant- New York, NY
2018 - Trust of Governors Island, Graphic Designer- New York, NY
2017 - VinePair, Design Intern- New York, NY
2015 - 2016 - Poole Building Gallery, Gallery Manager- Gainesville, FL
2013- 2017 - University of Florida Self-Insurance Program, Graphic Designer/Publication Production Specialist- Gainesville, FL
2013 - David and Goliath Tees, Graphic Designer- Clearwater, FL
2013- Present - Hot Dog Paradise Designs, Owner- Gainesville, FL
2013 - Roosevelt 2.0, Assistant Designer/ Illustrator- Tampa, FL
2012 - Elsewhere Art Collaborative, Building Assistant- Greensboro, NC
2011 - National High Magnet Lab, Design Intern- Tallahassee, FL
2010- 2012 - Askew Student Life Cinema, Graphic Designer- Tallahassee, FL
2010 - The Tallahassee Democrat, Design Intern- Tallahassee, FL
2004 - 2008 - Teacher Assistant, Morean Art Center- St. Petersburg, FL
Education:
2012 - Design BFA, Florida State University
2019 - MFA Fine Art, School of Visual Arts
Residencies:
2023 - ISCP Vision Fund
2022 - Wassaic Project, Artist-In-Residence
2021 - A.I.R. Fellowship
2021 - Kates-Ferri Projects, Artist In Residence
2021 - STONELEAF Retreat, Artist-In-Residence
2020 - Elizabeth Murray Artist Residency — COLLAR WORKS, EMR at Home
2020 - Spaceworks, Nfinit Foundation Artist-In-Residence
2018 - Mildred’s Lane Fellowship, Geophagic Water Closet- Beach Lake, PA
2017 - Elsewhere Art Collaborative- Greensboro, NC
2014 - FERMENTER Residency, Protocol Art Center and Gallery- Gainesville, FL
2014 - School of Visual Arts, Multi-Media and Painting Residency- New York, NY
Exhibitions:
2023 - Kates-Ferri Projects, NY, NY (Solo Show)
2023 - Selenas Mountain, GRAVITY WONDER at Rockaway Art Week, Rockaway Beach, NY
2023 - Turley Gallery, Hudson, NY (Solo Show)
2022 - .Untitled Art Fair, Kates-Ferri Projects, Miami, FL
2022 - Utah Museum of Contemporary Art, (De)Framing Identity, Salt Lake City, UT
2022 - Palazzo San Giuseppe, BAITBALL a Group Show, Polignano, Italy
2022 - Kates-Ferri Projects, Homecoming, New York, NY
2022 - Texas State University, Just us Chickens, San Marco, TX (Solo Show)
2022 - Spellergerg Projects, I'll Tell You This For Free, Lockhart, TX (Solo Show)
2022 - 92nd Street YMCA, On Being, New York, NY
2022 - A.I.R Gallery, Dial Tone, Brooklyn, NY (Solo Show)
2022 - Haul Gallery, Brooklyn, NY (Solo Show)
2022 - Fuller Rosen Gallery, Second Honeymoon, Portland, OR (Solo Show)
2021 - Wassaic Project, What Comes After, Wassaic, NY
2021 - The Meeting Point, Regular Normal/ ArtNoir, NY, NY
2021 - Artsy Online, BAM Benefit Auction
2021 - NADA x Foreland, Catskill Mountains, NY
2021 - Selenas Mountain, Sapphire Pools IV, Queens, NY
2021 - Welancora Gallery, RED, Brooklyn, NY
2021 - STONELEAF Retreat, Catskill Mountains, NY
2021 - Celebrate Black, Culture Place, Liliana Bloch Gallery, Dallas, Texas (Online)
2021 - Specialist Gallery, Seattle, WA (Solo Show)
2021 - Selenas Mountain, In Celebration of Excellence and The Ordinary, Queens, NY (Solo Show)
2021 - LatchKey Gallery, Last Supper, NY, NY
2020 - Future Fair, Selenas Mountain, Online
2020 - Wassaic Project Holiday Sale, Online
2020 - Amsterdam Flag Project, Harriman Steel, Amsterdam, Netherlands
2020 - White Columns Registry Exhibition, White Columns Online
2020 - ISCP Benefit Auction, Artsy Online
2020 - Beverly’s at STONELEAF, Upstate Art Weekend
2020 - Untitled Art Fair Online- Selenas Mountain Gallery
2020 - Untitled Art Fair Online- LatchKey Gallery
2020 - Amref Health Africa ArtBall: Benefit Auction 2020, Artsy Online
2020 - SNACKS, Standard Space, Sharon, CT
2020 - Touch, Moisturizer Gallery, Online Exhibition
2020 - Everything is Different Now, Stay at Home Gallery, Paris, Tennessee
2020 - Reality Used To Be a Friend of Mine, Selena's Mountain, Online Exhibition
2020 - Week 3: Domestic Interiors, Stay at Home Gallery, Online Exhibition
2020 - Wassaic Project Winter Benefit, Brooklyn, NY
2020 - Medium Tings, Online Exhibit, New York, NY
2020 - Material Art Fair- Mexico City, Mexico
2020 - Lupercalia, Ace Hotel- New York, NY
2020 - Beverly’s, New York, NY
2019 - My Country ‘Tis of Thee, HERE Art Center, New York, NY
2019 - Satellite Art Show- Miami, FL
2019 - .Untitled Art Fair, Miami, FL
2019 - Dinner's Ready- Gallery Bang Bang, Nashville, TN
2019 - Carry On, Yadegaran Gallery- Kerman, Iran
2019 - Body Building, Moisturizer Gallery- Gainesville, FL
2019 - Soft Power, APT. 1902- Jersey City, NJ
2019 - WERQ: We’ve Been Doing This Our Whole Lives, Cluster Art Gallery- Brooklyn, NY
2019 - Now That's What I Call Love!, DCTV- New York, NY
2019 - Ebony Reprinted (Solo Show), Co-Lab Projects- Austin, TX
2019 - Wassaic Project Summer Exhibition- Wassiac, NY
2019 - SVA Chelsea Gallery Group Exhibit- Chelsea, NY
2019 - DREAM HOUSE, Gloria's Project Space- Ridgewood, Queens
2019 - No Place Like, Field Projects Gallery- Chelsea, NY
2018 - Satellite Art Show- Miami, FL
2018 - Small Works, The Cluster Gallery- Brooklyn, NY
2018 - Gold Tin (Solo Show), 621 Gallery- Tallahassee, FL
2018 - The Art of Sharing, Saint-Paul de Mausole- Saint-Remy de Provence, France
2018 - Locations, Brooklyn Waterfront Arts Coalition- Brooklyn, NY
2018 - SVA Residency Alumni Show, SVA Flatiorn Gallery- New York, NY
2018 - GIFC, Fisher Parrish Gallery- Brooklyn, NY
2018 - Craftswomen, SVA Flatiorn Gallery- New York, NY
2018 - Thing Power, Moisturizer Gallery- Gainesville, FL
2017 - Art·Letter Home ,China Academy of Art- Zhejiang, China
2017 - Lemon Fodder & Loam, DBHOM Gallery- Gainesville, FL
2017 - Fiber: An Art Show, Tench Building Studios- Gainesville, FL
2017 - Creative Life Project, Foundation Coffee- Tampa, FL
2017 - The Way You Look At Me, Gallery : /protocol/- Gainesville, FL
2016 - Field Projects Gallery, guest curator Paulina Bebecka- (Online) New York, NY
2016 - Taste Makers II, Treat Gallery- Brooklyn, NY
2016 - Sinkhole- SUPER FUN!- Gainesville, FL
2016 - Five by Five 2016, Arts Council of Hillsborough- Tampa, FL
2016 - Unfurl Adjust Astir- Waldo Road Studio Gallery, Gainesville, FL
2016 - Postcards from the Edge- Visual AIDS- New York, NY
2016 - Extra Credit- Poole Building- Gainesville, FL
2016 - Women in Jeopardy- Hippodrome Art Gallery- Gainesville, FL
2015 - Sweltering Misery #3- SUPER FUN!- Gainesville, FL
2015 - Courthouse Gallery- Court of Civil Law- Gainesville, FL
2015 - Zine World - Doomed Gallery - London, England
2015 - Motherlands Zine- Hoxton Basement- London, England
2015 - SECOND WAVE - FERMENTER Summer Group Show- Gallery : /protocol/- Gainesville, FL
2015 - The Blueprint Show- Poole Building- Gainesville, FL
2015 - Buy Some Damn Art- (Online) Brooklyn, NY
2014 - Orange You Glad- Factory- Gainesville, FL
2014 - Five by Five 2014, Arts Council of Hillsborough- Tampa, FL
2014 - Cross Section, Open Studio- FERMENTER- Gainesville, FL
2014 - Nesting, Open Studio- School of Visual Arts- New York, NY
2014 - Trash Rainbow Salon- Maudes- Gainesville, FL
2014 - Art Buffet- Display- Gainesville, FL
2014 - Gainesville Fashion Week- University Air Center- Gainesville, FL
2013 - The Roosevelt 2.0- Tampa, FL
2013 - Black and White Ball- Art Pool- St. Petersburg, FL
2012 - Strawberry Milk- Museum of Fine Art- Tallahassee, FL
2012 - Friends of Friends- The Farside- Tallahassee, FL
2011 - Free Candy- Phyllis Strauss Gallery- Tallahassee, FL
2008 - Square One Go!- The Ritz- Tampa, FL
2008 - Gallery 221- Hillsborough College- Tampa, FL
Publications/Press:
2022 - New York Times Magazine, Contributing illustrator for article
2021 - Black Collagist: The Book by Teri Henderson, Featured Artist
2021 - Baffler Magazine, Featured Artist
2021 - Artsy, 5 Artists on Our Radar This July
2021 - Wassaic Project Summer Exhibition Publication
2020 - yves2c Magazine: Issue 1, Featured Artist
2020 - It's Nice That, Featured Artist
2020 - New York Times, "5 Things to Do This Weekend: Selected noteworthy cultural events to experience virtually"
2020 - NY Mag, The Vulture, The Couch Gallery Crawl, Best Virtual Museums & Galleries
2019 - Aint–Bad Magazine- Featured Artist
2019 - Odd One Out- Feature/Interview
2019 - Thread Magazine- Intimacy Issue, Featured Artist
2018 - Perfect Wave, Interview
2018 - 621 Gallery Season Catalog, Closing Interview
2018 - Lumina XVII: Resistance Issue, Featured Artist
2017 - 50 States of Art, VICE Creators Project, Featured Artist
2017 - Kolaj Magazine #18, In print, and online
2016 - WUSSY Magazine
2016 - Sula Collective, Feature/Interview
2016 - Booklet Library, Collection
2016 - Mieux Magazine, Feature/Interview
2016 - Studio Visit Magazine, Volume 31
2015 - Motherlands Zine, Issue 01
2015 - Frrresh, Visual Arts Magazine, Feature/Interview
2015 - Queen Mobs Teahouse, Featured Artist
2015 - Robot Wednesdays, Featured Artist
2015 - Gnome Magazine, Featured Artist
2014 - From North Carolina to Florida Zine, Civic Media Center
2014 - San Francisco Museum of Modern Art Tumblr
2013 - ForExample.org, Featured Artist
2012 - The Owl, FSU Undergraduate Research Journal
2012 - Six Magazine, Featured Artist
2011 - National High Magnet Lab, Flux Magazine, Cover
2011 - The Art Scene Zine, Featured Artist
Curatorial Projects:
November 2019 - TEXTBOOK, Pocket Gallery- Brooklyn, NY
December 2018 - Magic Plastic Lounge, Satellite Art Show- Miami, FL
June 2017 - Fiber: An Art Show- Gainesville, FL
July 2016 - Art Multiplied- Gainesville, FL
July 2016 - Art ON/OFF: Summer Edition- Gainesville, FL
March 2016 - Art ON/OFF- Gainesville, FL
Public Speaking:
January 2023 - Yale University Radio, Featured Artist
April 2022 - __crate, Artist Talk
March 2022 - Art Noir, Virtual Artist Talk
December 2021 - ISCP Vision Fund, Moderater for Artist Panel, Joiri Minaya, Lauren Kelley and Devin Morris
September 2021 - Black Kids Lunch Table, Visiting Artist
September 2021 - Sonoma State University, Visiting Artist Lecture Series
August 2021 - NBC, Positively Black- Artist Segment
March 2021 - Guggenheim Museum, Art Kit: Curious about Collage, Guest Artist
January 2021 - Celebrate Black- Culture Place, Liliana Bloch Gallery, Online Interview
October 2020 - Artfare Studio Visit, Online Artist Interview
September 2020 - Collar Works TV, Online Artist Talk
August 2020 - Corona Care, Field Projects Gallery, Online Interview
May 2020 - Spaceworks, Nfinit Foundation Artist-In-Residence, Online Artist Talk
February 2019 - DREAM HOUSE, Gloria's Project Space- Panel Discussion Moderator
October 2018 - Artist Talk- Locations, Brooklyn Waterfront Artists Coalition, Brooklyn, NY
September 2018 - Artist Talk- Gold Tin (solo show), 621 Gallery, Tallahassee, FL
January 2017 - GAZE- Artist Panel Discussion- You can Listen to the Audio/ moderator Roz Crews, Gainesville, FL
Collections:
University of Texas, Austin
Selenas Mountain Gallery
Kates Ferri Gallery Collection
STONELEAF Retreat
Florida State University Special Collection
Booklet Library Collection
Elsewhere Artist Collective - Greensboro, NC
Civic Media Center - Gainesville, FL
Awards:
2024 - NY Council on the Arts, FY Grant
2021 - NYFA City Artist Corps Grant
2019 - School of Visual Arts Alumni Scholarship Awards
2019 - School of Visual Arts, HOPE Competition Winner
Large Scale Commissioned Art Works:
2023 - ArtBridge, NYCHA, The Mercedes Healing Room & Bushwick Houses, Brooklyn, NY
2021 - Not a Monolith Mural at Destination Tomorrow, WeTheCulture, Meta & ArtBridge Bronx, NY
2019 - Black Art Story Mural at LOCALS, Brooklyn, NY
2019 - Acrylicize Mural, Empire State Building, New York, NY