EXHIBITIONS
2021
NATIONAL ACADEMY of SCIENCES, Cultural Programs
Acquisitions for the permanent collection: Privilege Grid No. 3, mixed media;
In The Wake: With The Bones of Our Ancestors, watercolor and wax on paper
TAIWAN and UNITED STATES INTERNATIONAL Art Exchange Exhibition
Womb, inkjet print; Years of Rebellion – The Jolly Batchelor, inkjet print
2019
GRAND PARK: “OUR L.A. VOICES”, a pop-up arts + Culture Fest
March III: Airborne, mixed media lightbox from the “Memory Parade” series
RESIDENCY ART, LOS ANGELES, “HOMEBASE”
March III: Airborne & Pink Suit Bike, mixed media lightboxes from the “Memory Parade” series
SoLA Gallery, Los Angeles, “IN PURSUIT OF BEAUTY 2019”
Inkjet mixed media photography work from Years of Rebellion series
2018
ONTARIO MUSEUM OF HISTORY AND ART, ONTARIO, CALIFORNIA, “Diversity and Inclusion: The Influence of African American Art in Southern CalifoRNIA”
Twelve Voyages, mixed media installation; Untitled (from the “Memory Parade” series), mixed media photograph
South Bay Contemporary, Los Angeles, “IN PURSUIT OF BEAUTY-LA”
Twelve Voyages, mixed media installation; March, mixed media lightbox; In The Wake: With The Bones of Our Ancestors, watercolor and wax on paper
2017
3331 ARTS CHIYODA, TOKYO, “IN PURSUIT OF BEAUTY”
Twelve Voyages, mixed media installation; The Leftovers, coated steel & brass sculpture
WOMAN MADE GALLERY, CHICAGO, “WILD CUTS”
CITIZEN\SOLDIER, mixed-media installation
NAN RAE GALLERY, WOODBURY UNIVERSITY, “THE PHOTOGRAPHIC IMAGINARY”
CITIZEN\SOLDIER, mixed-media installation
2016
BLACK ARTISTS IN LOS ANGELES (BAILA)
Edited Issue No. 2 of BAILA Zine, THE CODE ISSUE
GEORGIA T. MCCLAY FRIENDSHIP CENTER GALLERY, PASADENA PLAYHOUSE
Created sound and visual installation for the production of FLY, a play about the Tuskegee Airmen.
LOS ANGELES MUNICIPAL ART GALLERY, “SKIN”
Privilege Grid No. 1, Privilege Grid No. 3, mixed media paper, wood, watercolor
ANN ARBOR ART CENTER, “REAL AMERICAN”
Colored Entrance, mixed media photograph
LOs Angeles Municipal Art Gallery, “S\ELECTION”
Untitled (from the “Memory Parade” series), March, mixed media lightbox
2015
LA ARTCORE JAPAN-U.S. ARTISTS EXCHANGE SHOW
KITAKYUSHU MUNICIPAL MUSEUM OF ART – We Got The Little Tokyo Blues, Untitled (Bronzeville), Untitled (Intruder), Colored Entrance
ASHIYA MUNICIPAL GALLERY – Suburban Memory Boxes 1, 2 & 3
KYOTO INTERNATIONAL FOUNDATION GALLERY – We Got The Little Tokyo Blues, Untitled (Bronzeville), Colored Entrance
CALIFORNIA AFRICAN AMERICAN MUSEUM, “Hard-Edged: Geometrical Abstraction and Beyond,” Los Angeles
Brown People, Glass House, mixed media glass
LA ARTCORE, solo show, Los Angeles
Memory Parade, acrylic-mounted ink-jet photographs and mixed media sound and video installation
2014
GEORGIA T. MCCLAY FRIENDSHIP CENTER GALLERY, PASADENA PLAYHOUSE
Co-curator (with Peter J. Harris) for community outreach installation accompanying the production of KISS ME, KATE. The installation included a selective timeline and original artwork and artifacts of Black theater in the United States from 1821 to 1971.
GEORGIA T. MCCLAY FRIENDSHIP CENTER GALLERY, PASADENA PLAYHOUSE
Created community outreach installation for the Playhouse production of STOP KISS. The gallery was transformed into a “Park of the Mind” to enrich the viewer’s experience of the play and highlight the universality of first love and a first kiss. Audience members were invited to stroll through the park and share their memories of their favorite first kiss, and engage in a post-show dialogue about the play’s themes with the Director and/or Community Organizer.
2013
“PROJECT BRONZEVILLE”
A multidisciplinary collaboration inspired by a brief WWII-era period in Los Angeles history in the early 1940s, when the section of the city known as Little Tokyo became known as Bronzeville after the forced evacuation and internment of Japanese citizens, and the subsequent influx of African Americans fleeing the Jim Crow southern states and seeking opportunity. Events included a show of my work at LA Artcore; a limited run of the play BRONZEVILLE written by Aaron Woolfolk and Tim Toyama by The Robey Theatre Company at LATC; a symposium featuring scholars Dr. Hillary Jenks, Dr. Christopher Jimenez y West, Dr. Anthony Macias; and a jazz concert at the blue whale jazz club in Little Tokyo featuring the Miguel Atwood-Ferguson Ensemble, with special compositions by Atwood-Ferguson for his 17-piece ensemble.
2012
BARNSDALL GALLERY THEATRE & ART FROM THE ASHES, “Wellness Works,” Los Angeles
Dead Shop Scroll, chalk on paper, wood, metal, paper, nails, plastic tubing
ORANGE COUNTY FAIR & THE MUSEUM OF NEON ART, “Home Sweet Home,” Santa Ana
Brown People, Glass House, mixed media glass
2011
ROYAL T GALLERY AND ART FROM THE ASHES, “Artists Unite for Japan,” Los Angeles
Ghost Element, mixed media
JRB ART AT THE ELMS, “Cutting Edge Glass,” Oklahoma City
Brown People, Glass House, mixed media glass
ART CUBE STUDIOS, CHICAGO STREET GALLERY, “FW: Mailin’ It In”
Wish You Were Here, acrylic photo collage on paper
Rien n’est perdu, acrylic photo collage on paper
Souhait tu étais ici, acrylic photo collage on paper
NICOLE VILLENEUVE GALLERY, Chicago, “Mailin’ It In”
Wish You Were Here, acrylic photo collage on paper
Rien n’est perdu, acrylic photo collage on paper
Souhait tu étais ici, acrylic photo collage on paper
2010
AUSTIN DETAILS ART + PHOTO, “The Neon Show”
Kind of Blue, neon sculpture
LOUISVILLE VISUAL ART ASSOCIATION, “Ne 10: Louisville”
Bronzeville III, neon, glass and wood sculpture
2005-2009
LOS ANGELES MUNICIPAL ART GALLERY (2009)
Mate Masie: I Have Heard It and Kept It, mixed media sculpture
LOS ANGELES MUNICIPAL ART GALLERY, (2007)
Kind of Blue, neon sculpture
MUSEUM OF NEON ART (2006)
Bronzeville, neon sculpture
Kind of Blue, neon sculpture
GRAPHIC DESIGN
THE WORLD STAGE – Redesign of general brochure for gallery and performance space in Leimert Park (2014)
THE ROBEY THEATRE COMPANY – key art for theatrical production
PAUL ROBESON THEATRE FESTIVAL (2014)
KNOCK ME A KISS (2014)
BRONZEVILLE (2013)
CAMP LOGAN (2012)
ANNA LUCASTA (2012)
PITY THE PROUD ONES (2011)
13 FAMILIES – Key art and collateral for documentary film (2012-2013)
CALIFORNIA AFRICAN AMERICAN MUSEUM (CAAM)
THE AFRICAN PRESENCE IN MEXICO – exhibition graphics) (2007)
MLK in CALIFORNIA – outdoor banner (2007)
BLACK CHROME – original icon image design and exhibition graphics (2008)
A DREAM REALIZED – exhibition graphics (2008)
ALLENSWORTH: 100 Years of the California Dream – exhibition graphics (2008)
HISTORIC BLACK CHURCHES OF LOS ANGELES – exhibition graphics and tour booklet (2012)
iWORKS – Hospitality Lighting Design Trade Show Presentation (multimedia) (2007)
ARTS CONSULTING
GUGGENHEIM PARTNERS INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT, LLC (2013 – present)
Assist financial services company with developing their Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) program in Los Angeles by serving as a liaison to local nonprofit arts and cultural organizations.
THE WORLD STAGE (2012 – present)
Provided assistance with grant applications, fundraising and strategic planning
THE ROBEY THEATRE COMPANY (2015 – present)
Member of Advisory Board; provide assistance with fundraising and strategic planning
EDUCATION
Ph.D., Visual Studies, University of California, Irvine
M.A., Visual Studies, University of California, Irvine
MFA, California Institute of the Arts; Writing Program, School of Critical Studies
Pilchuck Glass School, Second Session, Summer 2010, Neon Class with Jeremy Bert
Art Center College of Design, Art Center at Night; classes in industrial, graphic design
UCLA Extension Design Communication Arts Program
The Grantsmanship Training Program – Grant Proposal Workshop,
BS in Foreign Service, Georgetown University, Edmund A. Walsh School of Foreign Service
AWARDS & ACTIVITIES
Member, Board of Directors, LACE (Los Angeles Contemporary Exhibitions), 2011 to 2019, Chair 2016 to 2019
CRA\LA Pre-Qualified Public Art Consultant, 2009-2012
Member, Board of Trustees, Museum of Neon Art, 2006-2012
Presented Black History Month slide lecture on Bronzeville to the Wilfandel Club, February 2007
Member, MetroArt Advisory Group/Exposition Light Rail Project 2006-2007
Member, Metro Art Expo Line Downtown/USC Segment Artist Selection Panel, 2007
Docent, Los Angeles Conservancy, “Downtown’s Evolving Skyline,” 2004-2005
Durfee Fellow, 1997, with choreographer Arianne MacBean
LINKS
Fulcrum Arts presentation: DEEP OCEAN DEEP SPACE
Issues In Science and Technology
Tilt West Journal: Art and Science October 2022 – “We Claim the Deep: Art & Ocean Memory”
Tilt West Panel Discussion on Fire and Water: The Art and Science of the West in Crisis
Ocean Memory Project Webinar 2: The In-Between: Ocean Memorialization of Blackness
KCET Article Now Be Here: Los Angeles, August 28, 2016
JANM Blog article on Bronzeville News
Downtown News article on Project Bronzeville
Los Angeles Magazine article on Project Bronzeville
