ABOUT/CV/Resume
SHOWS:
-2014 Group Exhibition “Calculated Resentence” SSA at Aaron Davis Hall City University New York Harlem, NY
-2014 Group Collaboration Exhibition “Negro Primero” SSA & Contrapunto Boricua College Manhattan, NY
-2013 Group Exhibition “Pack a Pistol: Smoke School of Art Collective” Harriet Tubman Museum Macon, GA
-2013 Group Exhibition “Smoke School of Art Collective” Rialto Theater, Georgia State University
-2013 Group Exhibition “Pop-Up Show: Smoke School of Art Collective” Heritage Festival, Atlanta, GA
-2013 Group Exhibition “Smoke School of Art Collective” Auburn Research Library Atlanta, GA
-2012 Group Exhibition “Organized Noize” Southwest Art Center, Atlanta, GA
-2012 Group Exhibition “Cult of Personality” The Doogallery, Atlanta, GA
-2010 American Craft Council Show, Baltimore, MD
-2009 Solo Show at the Seen Gallery, Decatur, GA
-2009 Performance art piece “Sigao”, Waterloo, IA
-2009 Group Exhibition the Seen Gallery, Decatur, GA
-2008 Group Exhibition the Fine Line Gallery, Atlanta, GA
-2008 Group Exhibition the Seen Gallery, Decatur, GA
-2008 American Craft Council Show, Baltimore, MD.
-2007 Group Exhibition Contemporary Art Center, Peoria IL
-2007 American Craft Council Show, Charlotte, N.C.
-2007 Group Exhibition University of Puerto Rico
-2007 Celebrity Fundraiser Woodruff Arts Center Atlanta, GA
-2007 American Arts and Craft Show, Baltimore, MD
-2006 Solo Exhibition at Apres Diem (ongoing to 2008) Atlanta, GA
-2006 Solo exhibition at 191 Club Atlanta, GA
-2006 Ongoing group showing at The Seen Gallery Decatur GA
-2005 Ongoing group showing at The Seen Gallery Decatur GA
-2005 Faculty Exhibition at Georgia Perimeter College Decatur, GA
-2005 Group Exhibition Outdoor Sculpture Show, Maryville, MO
-2002 Southern Exposures at Kouvolan Tademusea, Kuovola, Finland
-2002 Southern Exposures at Imatra Tademuseo, Imatra, Finland
-2001 Faculty Exhibition at Georgia Perimeter College Decatur, GA
-2001 Gardens to Main outdoor sculpture group exhibition at Cedar Falls, IA.
-2001 Solo Exhibition curator Buzz Spector at 9 ½ Gallery Champaign, IL.
-2001 A View Outside curator Preston Jackson at Parkland College Champaign, IL.
-2000 Beef and Feet Gallery Solo Exhibition Champaign, IL.
-2000 Temporary Services at Temporary Services Chicago, IL.
-1999 Faculty Show at Kamerick Art Building University of Northern Iowa, Cedar Falls, IA.
-1999 Riverfront Outdoor Sculpture Show at Peoria, IL.
-1999 Graduate Thesis Show at Krannert Art Museum University of Illinois, Champaign/Urbana, IL.
-1998 Riverfront Outdoor Sculpture Show at Peoria, IL.
-1998 Sculpture Show at Link Gallery University of Illinois, Champaign/Urbana, IL.
PERFORMANCE ART:
-2010 “Secret” Decatur, GA.
-2009 “Sigao” International Performance Art Exhibition at Waterloo Recreation Center, Waterloo, IA
-2001 “No Puede Hacer a Noche” at 9.5 Gallery Champaign, IL.
-2000 “The Haircuttin’ Stylist” at Temporary Services Chicago, IL.
-1998 “Golden Boy” at Champaign, IL.
-1997 “Golden Boy” at Champaign, IL.
-1995 “Ladder to Fluxest” at University of Northern Iowa, Cedar Falls, IA.
PUBLIC/PRIVATE ART COMMISIONS:
-2008 “Triptych Dance” Commission for The Maslow Media Group, Inc, Washington, D.C.
-2003 “Utoy Hands” Commission for Utoy Creek Water Reclamation Treatment Center, Atlanta, GA.
-2003 Got Kids Playground, Commission for Got Kids Child Development Center, Atlanta, GA
-1996 “Engine of the Heartland” Commission for the Waterloo Grout Museum Waterloo, IA.
-1994 “Architectural and Environmental Symposium” Commission for the University of Northern Iowa’s
Industrial Technology Center, Cedar Falls, IA.
PRESTATIONS
-2014/July 18: "MASTERPIECES: Visual Art and Postcolonial Racial Supremacy" Auburn Ave. Research Library, Atlanta, GA
-2014/Feb. 28: “Artist Talk” Boricua College Manhattan, N.Y.
-2013/Aug. 23: “Smoke School of Art Collective artist review round table” Harriet Tubman Museum Macon, GA
-2013/Aug. 1: “Smoke School of Art Collective artist review round table” Rialto Theater Georgia State University
-2013/June, 3: “Smoke School of Art Collective artist review round table” Auburn Ave. Research Library, Atlanta, GA
TEACHING:
- Atlanta Metropolitan College Atlanta, Georgia August 2007-Present
Professor of Art/Interim Department Chair
Classes: Art Appreciation, Introduction to Ceramics
- Georgia Perimeter College Clarkston/Lawrenceville, Georgia August 2001-May2007
Fulltime Instructor
Classes: Art Appreciation, Drawing I, Drawing II
-Bradley University Peoria, Illinois August 2000-May 2001
Adjunct Professor
Classes: Three-Dimensional Design (Sculpture Foundation/Studio)
Two-Dimensional Design (Foundation for art majors/Studio)
-Parkland College Champaign, Illinois June, 2000-August 2000
Teaching Assistant for Talent Search
Class: Assisted with the web page design in the TRIO summer program.
-University of Northern Iowa Cedar Falls, Iowa August 1999-May 2000
Adjunct Professor
Classes: Three Dimension Concepts (Sculpture Foundation/Studio)
Visual Perceptions (Gen. Ed. For non-art majors/Lecture)
-University of Illinois C/U Champaign/Urbana, Illinois August 1997-May 1999
Graduate Assistantship
Classes: Drawing I (Foundation for art majors/Studio)
Drawing II (Foundation for art majors/Studio)
EDUCATION:
-Master of Fine Art December 2003
University of Illinois Champaign/Urbana, Illinois
Emphasis: Sculpture
-Bachelor of Art May 1995
University of Northern Iowa Cedar Falls, Iowa
Emphasis: Sculpture
-Work Study Grant June 1997
Penland School of Art Penland, North Carolina
-Apprenticeship August 1995-August 1996
Tom Stancliffe (Sculpture) New Hartford, Iowa
-Apprenticeship July-August 1994/1995
Preston Jackson (Sculpture) Peoria, Illinois
PROFESSION AFFILIATIONS:
-Smoke School of Art Collective Non-profit
-Fulton County Arts Council
-Iowa Arts Council
-American Arts and Crafts Council
-College Art Association