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EDUCATION

1996-1993

Master of Fine Arts Degree

Major: Painting-Drawing

University of Tennessee, Knoxville

1992-1988

Bachelor of Fine Arts Degree

Major: Painting - Minor: Art History

Savannah College of Art and Design-Savannah, GA







TEACHING POSITIONS

1996-Current

Professor of Fine Arts, California College of the Arts

San Francisco; Oakland, CA. School of Fine Arts

Faculty- Painting and Drawing Department, Critical Ethnic Studies Department

1993-1996

Graduate Teaching Associate, University of

Tennessee-Knoxville. Responsible for Two sections each

Semester (Drawing, Watercolor, Intro-Painting)





HONORS

2023

San Francisco Arts Commission Grant

2022

The Libra Foundation Artist Grant

2020

Lendistry California Small Business Grant

2018

-California College of the Arts- sabbatical - 1year full pay

-Bay Area People-KTVU, Day of the Dead, Oakland,CA

-“Your Call “- KALW 91.7 featured by Rose Aguilar

-“ Things Passed Down”/East Bay Express by Sarah Burke

San Francisco Bay View feature by Wanda Samir

2012

Rush Philanthropic Arts Foundation Grant

2011

Miami Art Basel- Scope Art Fair/ Grant

2006

-White House Honor - Guest of First Lady Laura Bush for the

Embassies Program - Washington, DC

-“CALL TO ACTION” award design- APEB- Oakland Museum of California

2005

East Bay Express – “Trouble Man”

2004

-Arise Magazine/ featured artist

-Myeep Magazine

-Bayview/ national Black newspaper- San Francisco, CA.

2002

CCA Faculty Development Grant

2001

-Jan Hart –Schuyers Artistic Achievement Award

-Noir C. Products/ international logo design







EXHIBITIONS

2024

“Tufted Cotton”, Anglim/ Timble Gallery, San Francisco, CA

“The Dump Show”, Hosfelt Gallery, San Francisco, CA

“Patina”, Recology Art Studio, San Francisco, CA

2023

Invincible Black Soul: The Art Of Bearing Witness ,SFAC Galleries ,San Francisco, California, USA

“As you summon other worlds”, Minnesota Street Project, San Francisco, CA

The Libra Foundation-San Francisco, CA

“The Indigo Project”, SOMArts, San Francisco, CA

2022

Art Nou Millenni- Barcelona, Spain

“Bandung to the Bay”, Oakland Asian Cultural Center, Oakland, CA

2021

“MASTERPIECE” Band of Vices- Los Angeles, CA

2020

“The de Young Open Exhibition” De Young Museum, San Francisco, California

2019

“The Luxury of Beings Black” African American Art & Cultural Complex, San Francisco, CA

“Roots &Roads”, Franklin Street Works, Stamford, CT

“Alone”, Tokyo Metropolitan Museum, Tokyo, Japan

2018

“Home” , Diversity Studies Faculty Exhibition, Oliver Art Center, Oakland, CA

“I Know You Are Mine”, Joyce Gordon Gallery, Oakland, CA

2017

University of African Art, curated by Ben Samuel

“CALL FOR BEAUTY”, Root Division, San Francisco, CA

2016

“Room Full of Black Men”, Betti Ono Gallery, Oakland, CA

2015

“Rituals + Remembrance”, Day of the Dead, Oakland Museum of CA

“Heirloom”, Joyce Gordon Gallery, Oakland, CA

“Heirloom”, Community School of Music and Arts; Mountain View, CA

2014

Gallery Guichard Fine Art Gallery; Chicago, IL

2013

Gallery Guichard Fine Art Gallery, Chicago, IL

2010

Artjaz Gallery, Philadelphia, PA

2009

E&S Gallery, Louisville, KY

2006

Yerba Buena Center for the Arts; San Francisco, California

Pro Arts Gallery; Oakland, California

Carl H. Williams; Oakland, California

American Embassy Dakar; Senegal West Africa

2005

“TROUBLE MAN” –soul salon 10-14 bay area artist interpret

The life and music of Marvin Gaye

The African American Museum and Library at Oakland

2003

“Silhouette” The Oliver Estate/Plantation; DeGruy’s Cottage- New Orleans

“Intangible Voyage”, Meridian Gallery; San Francisco, CA.

American Embassy Dakar; Senegal West Africa

2002

Bomani Gallery; San Francisco, CA

Omirro Collective Exhibition; Oakland, CA.

WW Brown Memorial Baptist Church; Johannesburg, South African

African American Historical & Cultural Museum

Fort Mason, San Francisco, CA

2001

Richmond Art Center

“The Art of Living Black”/TAOLB–Richmond, CA.

2001

Carol A. Dabb, Inc-Art Consultants

Synopsys Inc- Mountain View

3Com Corporation- Santa Clara

Aspect Communication- San Jose

2000

Prescott- Joseph Center for Community Enhancement

The Convent- Oakland, CA.

American Embassies Program- United States Department of State




PUBLIC COLLECTIONS

Hunter Museum of Art; Chattanooga, Tennessee

Savannah College of Art and Design; Savannah, GA

Mississippi Museum of Art; Jackson, Mississippi

Starr King School for the Ministry; Berkeley, CA

Carol H. Williams Advertising; Oakland, CA, Chicago, IL

East Bay Church of Religious Science; Oakland, CA

Hope and Unity MCC; Joubert Park- Johannesburg, South Africa

WW Brown Memorial Baptist Church; Johannesburg, South Africa