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Ancient Boundary

1998 Acrylic on paper
16.25" x 15"

Education:

  • Columbus College of Art and Design, Columbus, Ohio
  • The School of the Art Institute of Chicago,
    Chicago, Illinois - B.F.A. 1976
  • Major: Figure Painting; Minor Wood Engraving.
  • Studied Desktop Publishing at Kennedy-King College and received certificates in Adobe Illustrator, Adobe Photoshop, and QuarkXPress.
  • Private tutoring in painting and drawing.

Academic Awards:

  • Full Scholarship - Columbus College of Art and Design. Anatomical Illustration Exhibition, funded by Columbus College, and traveled throughout the state of Ohio.
  • High Honors Dean's List with Honorable Mention for "Outstanding Achievement" Columbus, Ohio.
  • Second Place in the "Annual Poster Composition" held at the Columbus College of Art and design in Ohio.
  • Scholarships, grants, and other monetary awards given at the School of the Art Institute of Chicago.

Performance Resume

Career Experiences:

  • Worked with the Lawndale Community Association to develop a mural program as a
    positive outlet and alternative to gang tensions-Chicago.
  • Worked to develop audiovisual programs for teaching purposes at Malcolm X College.
  • Taught art classes through Urban Gateways for the Chicago Summer Library Program to low income students ranging in ages from 5-14 years.
  • Taught art classes - grades 1 - 6 with the "Englewood Arts Program". - Chicago.
  • Taught Seniors art at North Park Village, "Artist Sharing Program" sponsored by the City of Chicago.
  • Designed and developed the "Super Heroes" Mural at Clarendon Park - Chicago, IL.
  • Developed and directed a mural project with the students at Henry Osawa Tanner Elementary School in conjunction with the Boulevard Arts Center - Chicago.
  • Taught Arts and Crafts/Painting and Drawing with the Chicago Park District.


Published Works:

  • Playboy Magazine. Playboy Enterprises, Inc.
  • PTA Magazine, Parents and Teachers Association
  • Barbie Talk. Barbie Doll Magazine
  • Random House Publishing
  • Ameritech
  • Verve/Polygram UK Talking Loud

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Chalice

1992
Oil Pastel on paper
20" x 26"


Exhibitions:

1976 Art Institute Sales and Rental Gallery - Chicago
1978 Black Aesthetics Exhibition,
         Museum of Science and Industry - Chicago

1986 Visual Arts Roundtable Art Auction - Chicago
1986 Axe Street Arena, "Masks Exhibition" - Chicago
1987 Contemporary Artist workshop "New Artists" - Chicago
1987 J.B. Speed Art Museum, J.B. Gallery - Louisville, Kentucky
1988 Black Focus "88" - Cincinnati, Ohio
1988 E.T.A. "Celebration 88" - Chicago
1988 Chicago Park District "Visiting Artist" Exhibition
1988 Chicago Limelight "Abstract Show" - Chicago
1989 Prism Gallery - Evanston. IL.
1989 Southport Gallery - Chicago
1989 "Sacred Arts Exhibition" Wheaton College - Wheaton, IL.
1989 Philadelphia Museum of Art - Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

1990 Arc Gallery - Chicago
1990 "Around the Coyote" in Bucktown - Chicago
1991 Black Aesthetics Exhibition,
         Museum of Science and Industry - Chicago
1991 Suburban Fine Arts Gallery - Highland Park, IL.
1992 Dittmar Gallery, Northwestern University - Evanston, IL.
1993 Reicher Gallery, Barat College - Lake Forest, IL.
1994 "10,000 Plus" Exhibition and Traveling Show-USA
1996 School of the Art Institute
         "Barewalls Fundraiser Exhibition" - Chicago

1998 School of the Art Institute Installation "Ice Block Totem" (sideways) - Chicago
1998 Gourmand's Coffeehouse "Re-Flex-Us" - Chicago
1998 Klein Art Works "Abstract Show" - Chicago

1999 Time-Life Building "The World of the Spiritual" - Chicago
1999 Seaway National Bank - Chicago
1999 South Shore Cultural Center Exhibition - Chicago

2000 Museum of Science & Industry - Black Creativity Exhibition
2000-2001 Juried Artwork selected for the temporary pedestrian walkway at Midway Airport Terminal Building-Chicago.
2000-2001 Tech Stil Gallery - Benton Harbor, MI
2000-2001 9mm Gallery "Yield to the Green"- Benton Harbor, MI

2002 Unfolding Wings - "Reflections of 9-11" Benton Harbor, MI
2002-2003 "Black Tie & Tails" Benton Harbor, MI

2003 Winnetka Art Gallery- Winnetka, IL
2003 Chicago Art Open - Chicago, IL
2003 "Custom Soles" - Northbrook, IL

Collections:
Standard Oil - Chicago
First Chicago Bank - Chicago
Howard Borde - Chicago
Steve Sherman - Chicago
Jennifer Girard - Chicago
Dr. Michael Nick - Chicago

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The Heart of the Cross

1989
Oil pastel on paper
36" x 44"

Gallery 1    :    Gallery 2    :    Gallery 3    :    Gallery 4    :    Gallery 5    :    Gallery 6

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