Education | |
| Pennsylvania State University, University Park, Pennsylvania | 2016-Current |
| Ph.D. Candidate - Art Education and African American Diaspora Studies |
| Bunton-Waller Scholar |
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| Cranbrook Academy of Art, Bloomfield Hills, Michigan | 2014-2016 |
| M.F.A. - Ceramics |
| Academy Merit Scholar |
| University of Minnesota, Minneapolis-St. Paul, Minnesota | 2010-2014 |
| B.F.A. - Ceramics and Painting |
| Annexstad Family Foundation Scholar |
| University of Anchorage, Anchorage, Alaska | 2012-2013 |
| Studio Artist, On Exchange |
Academic appointments and professional experience | |
University Instructor |
| Art Education 225: Diversity and Visual Culture | 2017-Current |
| Integrative Arts 62: African/African American Art | 2016-2017 |
| Art 20: Introduction to Drawing | 2016-2017 |
| The Pennsylvania State University, University Park, Pennsylvania |
Studio Teaching |
| Cranbrook Academy Upper School Ceramic Instructor, Bloomfield Hills, MI | 2015-2016 |
| Potek Glass Studio Torch Instructor, Minneapolis MN | 2015-2016 |
| Northern Clay Center Instructor, Minneapolis MN | 2013-2015 |
Gallery Positions |
| Exhibition Curator and Event Coordinator | 2018-Current |
| The Hush Room Event Venue, State College, Pennsylvania |
| Exhibition Curator | 2016-Current |
| Hump Day Gallery, The Pennsylvania State University, University Park, Pennsylvania |
| Curator Assistant | 2012-2014 |
| Northern Clay Center, Minneapolis, Minnesota |
| Appleby Gallery Curator | 2011-2012 |
| University of Minnesota’s Office for Equity and Diversity, Minneapolis-St. Paul, MN |
Exhibitions | |
Upcoming |
| Embodied Resistance, Lacuna Gallery, Minneapolis, MN |
| "World" Travel Entro Mundos, Paul Robeson Gallery, University Park, PA |
| Get Bodied II, Bruxas Bruxas Collective, Academia de Artes Visuales, Mexico City, Mexico |
2018 |
| Black to the Future, Recess Art, New York, NY |
| Graduate Exhibition, HUB Gallery, University Park, PA |
| Envisioning the Future of Critical Geographies Conference Exhibition, University Park, PA |
2017 |
| GRAE Conference Showcase, University Park, PA |
| Choosy Programmers Choose GIF, Woskob Family Gallery, State College, PA |
| Get Bodied, Zoller Gallery, University Park, PA |
| Graduate Exhibition-Awardee, HUB Gallery, University Park, PA |
| Woke Towers, State Theater, State College, PA |
| Y-ART, Friendship House, State College, PA |
| My Seasoned Roots, Err Artist Collective, Minneapolis, MN |
| Under the Pretense of Unity, Zoller Gallery, University Park, PA |
| SPEAK / ACT / MAKE, Samek Art Museum, Lewisburg, PA |
2016 |
| Carpetland Flux Collective, State College, PA |
| Northern Perspectives, The Front, New Orleans, LA |
| Thesis Exhibition, Cranbrook Academy of Art, Detroit, MI |
| Cave Community Workshop, MOCAD, Detroit, MI |
2015 |
| The internet provides us with an indexical link to an instantaneously refreshed history. Forum Gallery, Cranbrook Academy of Art, Detroit, MI |
| Smokin' Show, Forum Gallery, Cranbrook Academy of Art, Detroit, MI |
| Winter Wonder Cup, Ceramics Department, Cranbrook Academy of Art, Detroit, MI |
| CERA-MIX, Ceramics Department, Cranbrook Academy of Art, Detroit, MI |
| The Exchange, School of the Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago, IL |
2014 |
| Practice/Practice, Nash Gallery, University of Minnesota-Twin Cities |
| Ceramics Collective, Regis Center for Arts, University of Minnesota-Twin Cities |
2013 |
| Ceramic Student Sale, Gordon Hall, University of Alaska-Anchorage |
| Ceramics Collective, Regis Center for Arts, University of Minnesota-Twin Cities |
Presentations/lectures | |
| Bruxas, Bruxas Collective, Academia de Artes Visuales, Mexico City, Mexico | 2018 |
| Calling All Clappers, Borland Project Space, University Park, PA | 2018 |
| Why Beyoncé IS NOT A Terrorist, African Diaspora Working Group, University Park, PA | 2018 |
| ‘Space is the Place’, Georgia State University, Atlanta, GA | 2018 |
| Calling All Clappers, Zoller Gallery, University Park, PA | 2017 |
| Afrofuturist Episomologies, Ashesi University, Berekuso, Ghana | 2017 |
| Pecha Kuchas, School of Visual Arts, University Park, PA | 2016 |
| The Exchange-Artist Talks, School of the Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago, IL | 2016 |
| Ceramics Department Presentations, Cranbrook Academy of Art, Detroit, MI | 2015 |
| Annual Ceramics Forum, Grand Valley State University, Allendale, MI | 2015 |
Funded research projects | |
Calling All Clappers | 2016-Current |
The Pennsylvania State University, University Park, Pennsylvania
- Investigate movement and the development of community via cultural exchange.
- Acquire and analyze knowledge of subcultural practices and beliefs within academic spaces.
- Organize and facilitate lessons for a ranged student body interested in complex social constructs, philosophically hybrid spaces.
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Redbone Series | 2014-2017 |
| Cranbrook Academy of Art, Bloomfield Hills, Michigan |
The Pennsylvania State University, University Park, Pennsylvania
- Examine racially varied dialog, popular culture, and narratives in regards to the American Transatlantic Slave Trade.
- Analyze and discuss current events pertaining to African American, Hispanic, Afro Latino, Caribbean, and other African diasporic culture.
- Create collaborative sculpture and installation with the objective of social engagement in celebration of community, inclusion, Black epistemologies.
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Memberships & affiliations | |
| Bruxas Bruxas Arts Collective - Founder | 2018-Current |
| National Alliance of Black School Educators | 2017-Current |
| National Association of Multicultural Education | 2017-Current |
| National Art Education Association (NAEA) - Member | 2016-Current |
| Err Artist Collective - Member | 2016-Current |
| Northern Clay Center - Member | 2014-Current |
| National Council on Education for the Ceramic Arts (NCECA) - Member | 2012-Current |
Professional service | |
| Member - Anderson Lecture Series Curation Committee | 2018-Current |
| The Pennsylvania State University, University Park, Pennsylvania |
| Coordinator - Print Media Artist Residency | 2017-Current |
| The Pennsylvania State University, University Park, Pennsylvania |
| Coordinator - Sculpture Club Visiting Artist Series | 2016-Current |
| The Pennsylvania State University, University Park, Pennsylvania |