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Education
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| 2000-2002 |
MFA in Painting, Yale University School of Art, New Haven, CT |
| 1995-2000 |
BFA in Painting, Pratt Institute, Brooklyn, NY |
| 1998 |
Southern Cross University, Lismore Australia |
Residencies
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| 2002-03 |
Studio Museum in Harlem, New York, NY |
| 2001 |
Vermont Studios Center, Johnson, VT |
| 1999 |
Yale Norfolk Summer of Music and Art, Norfolk, CT |
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Solo Exhibitions
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| 2006 |
"Something About You….", Rhona Hoffman Gallery, Chicago, IL
"Brawling Spitfire", The Proposition in Las Vegas at Dust Gallery, Las Vegas, NV
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Group Exhibitions
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| 2006 |
"Lag Time Line Up", Mumbo Jumbo Gallery. New York, NY
"Materiality", Kravets/Wehby Gallery, New York, NY,
"Wild Girls", Exit Art, New York, NY
"The Pulse of New Brooklyn", MoCADA Museum, Brooklyn, NY
Armory Art Fair, Rhona Hoffman Gallery, Peir 90, Booth 113, NY, NY
"Do You Think I'm Disco", Longwood Art Gallery, Bronx, NY
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| 2005 |
Art Basel Miami, Rhona Hoffman Gallery Booth F04, Miami, FL
"NeoVernacular", Steve Turner Gallery, Los Angeles, CA
"Five Artists, Five Projects", Wertz/Contemporary, Atlanta, GA
"Tete-a-Tete", Greenberg Van Doren Gallery, New York, NY
"Maximum Flavor", Atlanta College of Art Gallery, Atlanta, GA
"Greater New York 2005", P.S.1/MoMA, Long Island City, NY
"African Queen", Studio Museum in Harlem, New York, NY
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| 2004 |
"Me, Myself and I", Florida Atlantic University, Boca Raton, FL
"Glamour, Glory and Gold", The Proposition Gallery, New York, NY
"Seeds and Roots", Studio Museum in Harlem, New York, NY
"It's About Memory", Rhona Hoffman Gallery, Chicago, IL
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| 2003 |
"Beauty", Kravets/Wehby Gallery, New York, NY
"Pantone", Massimo Audiello Gallery, New York, NY
"Because I'm Worth It", Chelsea Art Museum, New York, NY
"Hands on Hands Down", Studio Museum in Harlem, New York, NY
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| 2002 |
"Why Don't we do it in the Road", Ambrosino Gallery, Miami, FL
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| 1999 |
Corridor Gallery, Brooklyn, NY
Elizabeth Stockel Battel Gallery, Norfolk, CT
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| 1997 |
Brush, 4min. Video, The Yellow Door Gallery, NY
The Knitting Factory, New York, NY
Downtown Community Television Center, New York, NY
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Lectures/Symposia
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| 2005 |
Conversations with the Artists, MoMA, New York, NY |
| 2004 |
Artist's Voice, Rhode Island School of Design, Providence, RI |
| 2003 |
Fine Arts Seminar, Pratt Institute, Brooklyn, NY
Artist's Voice, Studio Museum in Harlem, New York, NY
Panel Discussion, Pratt Institute, Brooklyn, NY
Two Years, Pratt Panel, Pratt Institute, Brooklyn, NY
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| 2002 |
Artist's Talk, Exploration Senior Summer Program, New Haven, NY
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Awards and Honors
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| 2002 |
Barry Cohen Scholarship, Yale University |
| 2001 |
Paul Harper Fellowship, Yale University |
| 2000 |
Presidential Merit Scholarship |
| 1999 |
Elizabeth Stokel Battell Fellowship, Student Activities Graduate Assistant Award |
| 1998 |
Pratt Institute Student Leadership Award |
| 1995-97 |
Pratt Institute Black Alumni Scholarship |
Collections
The Rubell Family Collection, Miami Florida
The Studio Museum in Harlem, New York
The Sender Collection, New York, New York
The Nerman Art Museum, Kansas City, Missouri
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Bibliography
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| 2006 |
Susan Ross, NYARTS, "More, More, More", May/June
Sarah Valdez, Art in America, "Frequency Bling and Beyond" April
Melissa Grronlund, Frieze, "Frequency", March
Rebecca Spense, ArtNews, Top 10 Trends, February
Bare & Bitter Sleep, "Maximum Flavor"
John Haber, Haber's Art Reviews, "Frequency", February
Benjamin Genocchio, The New York Times, "Exploring the Effects of Disco's Beat", February
Holland Cotter, The New York Times, "Do You Think I'm Disco", February
Nick Stillman, Brooklyn Rail, "Frequency", February
Lisa Kurzner, Art Papers, "5X5 Five Artist/Five Perspectives", January/February
Jose Ribas, ArtInfo, "Emerging Collectors: A Profile of John Morrissey", January
Jeffrey Kastner, Art Forum, "Frequency", January
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| 2005 |
Peter Frank, LA Weekly, "Neovernacular, Good Clean Fun", December
Franklin Sirmans, Essence, "This Woman's Work", November
Roberta Smith, The New York Times, " Where Issues of Black Identity Meet the Concerns of Every Artist", November18th
Felicia Feaster, Creative Loafing, "Five works by five artists 5X5 takes a mostly critical look at our media-drenched culture", October
Felicia Feaster, Creative Loafing, "Buy and Large exhibit explores our devouring desire for more stuff", June
David Rimanelli, ArtForum, "Greater New York 2005", May
Kehinde Wiley, Artforum, "Top Ten", April
James Gardner, New York Post, "They're Unknown Under 30...", March 23rd
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2004
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Michelle Weinberg, Miami Newtimes.com, "It's All About Me", November 25th
Michael Mills, Newtimes bpb.com, "Through A Fractured Lens," November 18th
Paul Laster, WBurg, "Back to Back at SMH", Volume 4, Number 2, August
Matthew Guy Nichols, Art in America, "Hands on Hands Down", February
Roberta Smith, The New York Times, "Art in Review", January 23rd
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| 2003 |
The New Yorker, "Goings On", August 27th
Christine Kim, ed. "Handmade, Excerpts From A Conversation 5.23.03, "Hands on, Hands Down". Exhibition brochure. New York, New York: Studio Museum in Harlem
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