Born 1994, Laurel, MD, USA.
Education
MFA 2019. Fine Art. Nottingham Trent University, UK
Erasmus 2019. École Supérieure des Beaux-arts. Le Mans, France
BA 2016. Cinematic Arts. University of Maryland, Baltimore County, USA
Solo exhibitions
2021. The christening. New Art Exchange, Nottingham, UK
2019. Waiting to become: Images from a dream state. Attenborough Arts Center, Leicester, UK
2018. Cheraphobia, Baby, Mother, Candy. Penn Station LED Billboard, Baltimore, MD, USA
Group exhibitions
2020
Garden, Artshare LA, Los Angeles, USA
Lost stories, Surface Gallery, Nottingham, UK
Prescription 20/20, Art loud LA, Los Angeles, USA
2019
Octeria, Surface Gallery, Nottingham, UK.
NAE Open, New Art Exchange, Nottingham, UK
Left Bank Leeds Art Prize Exhibition, Left bank Leeds, Leeds, UK
Mastered, Nottingham Trent University, Nottingham, UK
Unruly bodies, Stevenson Galleries, Stevenson, MD, USA
UK New Artists City takeover, 38 Carrington, Nottingham, UK
2018
De temps en temps, Theatre Paul Scarron, Le Mans, France
Mélanges des fruits, Primary, Nottingham, UK
Future Focus, Various locations, Cape Town, Accra, Ghana. Nairobi, Kenya
AfterMath, Nottingham Contemporary, Nottingham, UK
2015
Art All Night DC, Washington DC, USA
Splendor, Baltimore Creative Alliance, Baltimore, MD, USA
Film screenings
2019
Film Free and Easy, Nottingham, UK
Instants Vidéo Numériques et poétiques, Marseille, France
2016
Garnish pop-up Film Festival, Washington DC, USA
Rabbit Heart Film Festival, Worcester, MA USA
Lightstruck Film Festival, Baltimore, MD, USA Etukudo 2
Best of Baltimore Film Festival, Baltimore, MD, USA
Awards
2020. Foundation for Contemporary arts. Emergency grant, USA
2020. Walter and Sondheim Art Prize. Baltimore, USA. Shortlisted*
2019. New Art Exchange Open. Nottingham, UK. Future Exhibition Prize
2019. Left Bank Leeds Art Prize. Leeds, UK. Shortlisted*
2017. Indie Capital Awards. Washington DC, USA. Best Experimental Film. Blackbird
2016. UMBC Senior Exit Exhibition. Baltimore, USA. Outstanding Work in Cinematic Arts
Residencies
2019
East Midlands 2019 Graduate Residency. Surface Gallery, Nottingham, UK
Collectivism Residency. Haarlem Art Space, Wirksworth, UK
Artist talks/Workshops
2020
Artshare LA artist interview. Artshare LA, Los Angeles, USA
2019
EM19 artist talk. Surface Gallery, Nottingham, UK
Black futurity and resistance. New Art Exchange, Nottingham, UK
Self and symbolism workshop. Surface Gallery, Nottingham, UK
Coopt Arty Party workshop. The West Indian Center, Coventry, UK
Tarot making workshop. Nottingham Contemporary, Nottingham, UK
1525 Queer club culture talk. Nottingham Contemporary, Nottingham, UK
Publications and Features
2020
Artist feature. Art Habens. (Special Edition)
Takeover. New Art Exchange. (Blog)
2019
Artist feature. Average Art Magazine. (November issue)
Artist interview. The State of the Arts. (Left Bank Leeds Art Prize)
Artist feature. Black Girl Magik. (Transcending time issue)
The religion of self-love. Distinguished diva. (March issue)
Author feature. Tanisha D Jones. (Author spotlight)
2018
You will be back. Self-published. (Poetry collection)
I hurt for no reason at all. The Light Ekphratic. (Issue 29)
Icarus, Remittance, Skin. When we speak. (Volume 1)
2017
A letter to my future daughter. Distinguished diva. (June issue)
When love came for me. Ramona Magazine. (August issue)
Artist feature. Woman.NG. (May)
