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1998
Maryland Institute College of Art
Baltimore, MD
Bachelors of Fine Arts; 3.5 GPA with a concentration in painting

1994
High School for the Performing and Visual Arts
Houston, TX

2002
Aljira Center for Contemporary Art Emerge Fellowship

1994
Presidential Scholar in the Arts Award
National Foundation for Advancement in the Arts’ Arts Recognition
and Talent Search, Level 1 Award for Painting
Musicfest Level 1 Award for Visual Arts

2007
A Search for Meaning, A Search for Self
John B. Coleman Gallery
Prairie View A&M University
Houston, TX

2004
Urban Art: A Brotherhood/Sister Sol Benefit
Anthem Gallery
New York, NY

2002
New sKIN
Café Dell Artiste
New York, NY

Exhibit A: New Paintings and Drawings
Bronx Academy of Art and Dance (BAAD!)
Bronx, NY

1996
Catch the Monkeys
Baltimore International Culinary College Gallery
Baltimore, MD

2011
Creative Unconscious
LeonidesArts Gallery
New York, NY

2011
Eye Am A Man
Longwood Art Gallery
Hostos College
Bronx, NY

2010
The Beauty of Color, Shadow, and Light
LeonidesArts Gallery
New York, NY

2008
Art Basel Miami Beach
Miami FL
Second International Caribbean Art Fair
LeonidesArts at The Waterfront
New York, NY

Shanghai Contemporary Art Fair
LeonidesArts at the Latin American Pavilion
Shanghai, China

2006
Brother to Brother, Zero Station
Portland, ME

Church, Inc
John B. Coleman Gallery at Prairie View A&M University
Houston, TX

2003
American Made/Made in America
Anthem Gallery
New York, NY

DL: The Down Low in Contemporary Art
Longwood Art Gallery
Hostos College
Bronx, NY

Dancing in the Dark, Part II
Aljira Center for Contemporary Art
Newark, NJ

2001
Xtreme X-teriors
Gallery X
New York, NY

1999
Urban + Pop
Longwood Art Gallery
Hostos College
Bronx, NY

2004
The Anonymous Life
Multimedia performance project
Dixon Place
New York, NY

The Anonymous Life
Multimedia performance project
Bronx Academy of Art and Dance (BAAD!)
Bronx, NY

2002
¿Qué Hora Es?
Multimedia performance project
Bronx Academy of Art and Dance (BAAD!)
Bronx, NY

1997
All Sizes/Real People
Fashion show and exhibition
Multicultural Education and Counseling through the Arts
DiverseWorks Artspace
and the Museum of Fine Arts Houston
Houston, TX

Jersey City Magazine

Callaloo: A literary journal of African Diaspora Arts and Letters

Vibe magazine

Swerv magazine

Liberty magazine (Dubai)



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