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EDUCATION

        

2017      Master of Fine Arts, Lesley University, Cambridge, MA

 

1992      Bachelor of Fine Arts, Howard University, Washington, DC

 

 

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GRANT AWARDS

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2020      Individual Fellowship Award, DC Commission on the Arts and Humanities, Washington, DC

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2020      Washingtonian Art Bank Award, DC Commission on the Arts and Humanities, Washington, DC

 

2018      Individual Fellowship Award, DC Commission on the Arts and Humanities, Washington, DC

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2018      Grant Recipient, Public Art Building Communities, DC Commission on the Arts and Humanities, Washington, DC

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2017      Washingtonian Art Bank Award, DC Commission on the Arts and Humanities, Washington, DC

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2017      Alumni Award, Lesley University, Cambridge, MA

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2016      Individual Fellowship Award, DC Commission on the Arts and Humanities, Washington, DC

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2016      Washingtonian Art Bank Award, DC Commission on the Arts and Humanities, Washington, DC

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2015      Individual Fellowship Award, DC Commission on the Arts and Humanities, Washington, DC

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2014      Washingtonian Art Bank Award, DC Commission on the Arts and Humanities, Washington, DC

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SELECTED EXHIBITIONS

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2024      Unapologetic. Harmony Hall, Solo Exhibition, Fort Washington MD. Curated by Amanda Bohn

 

2019      Vivid Gallery Inevitable Expansion, Anacostia Arts Center. Curated by Maryann Taruc, Washington, DC

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2017     Capitol Hill Arts League, October Exhibition, Washington, DC 

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2015     Strokes of Genius. Circle Gallery, Annapolis, Maryland

 

2010      National Urban League’s Centennial Conference. The Washington DC Convention Center, Curated by Carmen Torruella-Quander

  

2009     M3, MC’s, Mics, & Metaphor. FlashPoint Gallery, Washington, DC, Curated by Tewodross Melchishua

            

2009      H&F Gallery, Mt. Ranier, MD, Curated by Cheryl Fountain

 

2008     Galerie Myrtis, Washington, DC, Curated by Myrtis Bedolla

 

2007     As Is. Evolve Urban Arts Gallery, Washington, DC, Solo Exhibition, Washington, DC, Curated by Myrtis Bedolla, and Sharon  Burton

 

2006     Legacy. Mitchellville, MD, Represented by Artjaz Gallery

  

2005     Annual National Black Fine Arts Show. Harlem, NY, Represented by Artjaz Gallery,

             Gallery Guichard, Chicago, IL, Curated by Guichard Gallery and Artjaz Gallery

 

2004     National Association of Medical Professionals. San Diego, CA, Represented by Artjaz Gallery

             Artjaz Gallery, Philadelphia, PA, Curated by Pamela Brown and Beverly Dawson

             Urban Impressions, The Corridor Gallery, New York, NY, Curated by Senait Asfaw.

 

2003     The Coffee Room, Philadelphia, PA, Curated by Kathy Ogilvie

             Artjaz Gallery, Philadelphia, PA, Curated by Pamela Brown and Beverly Dawson

 

2002     Cada Vez, Washington, DC, Curated by Ritza Yana.

 

1999     Black Love. Ascension Gallery, Washington, DC, Curated Amadi Boone.

 

1998     Hairston Gallery, Silver Spring, MD, Curated by Michael Hairston.

 

1996     Capital Hill Art’s League, Washington, DC

             Ramee’ Gallery, Washington. DC

 

1994     Inner Circle Gallery, Baltimore, MD

 

 

 

PEER REVIEW PANELS

 

2024     Panelist and Juror for the Artsfield Arts Festival 2024 in South Carolina, sponsored by the Lake City Creative Alliance

 

2021     Panelist and Juror for the Interdisciplinary AHFP Grant, sponsored by the DC Commission on the Arts and Humanities

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2021     Panelist and Juror for the Murals DC Grant, sponsored by the DC Commission on the Arts and Humanities

 

2017     Panelist and Juror for the Individual Artist Fellowship Grant, sponsored by the DC Commission on the Arts and Humanities    

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PUBLIC SPEAKING

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2023     Stories from the DC Art Bank, Selected Panel, March 25, Martin Luther King Memorial Library

 

 

 

PUBLIC WORKS

 

2023      Pick Up Sticks, Martin Luther King Memorial Library, Permanent Installation, 3rd Floor

2018      City Flux #1 and City Flux #2. Funded by the DC Commission on the Arts and Humanities, Anacostia, Washington DC
 

 

 

COMMISSIONS

 

2015     Preserving the Legacy. Painting Commissioned by the Freelon Family for Philip Freelon, the Lead Architect of the National Museum of African American History and Culture, Smithsonian Museum

 

1994     Mural Dedicated to Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., King Towers, Washington, DC

 

 

 

PUBLICATIONS

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2018      Studio Visit, Volume Forty-One, A Juried Selection of International Visual Aritists, The Open Studios Press

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2005      Unveiled, Photography by Will Downing & Fine Art By New And Emerging African American Artists, BroNel    Enterprises Inc. and WD Productions Inc.

 

 

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RESIDENCIES

 

1997     Art Omi, Artist Residency, Omi, New York