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Public Art | Commissions

2024

- Public Art Consultant, Sculpture and Light Installation, Aurora (Dallas TX)

- Zilker Point, Public Sculpture (Austin TX)
- Route 66, Public Sculpture (Tulsa OK)
- Generations Park, Public Sculpture (Bedford TX)
- New Mexico Art in Public Places, Interior Installation (Deming NM)
- Rotating Public Art Exhibition, Growth & Rest (Arlington TX)
- Rotating Public Art Exhibition, Bond (Keller TX)
- Rotating Public Art Exhibition, Bond 2 (Cleveland, MS)

2023

-Emory Hospital, Public Sculpture (Atlanta GA)

-Eastern New Mexico University, Installation (Roswell NM)

2022

-Almi Fountain Place, Public Sculpture (Dallas TX)

-Octopus Energy, Commission (London UK)

2021

-Glossed Installation, Octopus Energy, Galleria Dallas (Dallas TX)

2020

-300 Balloons Installation, The Headington Group, Joule Hotel (Dallas TX)

-Weavings, UTSW Medical Center (Dallas TX)

2016

-Deep Ellum Muralist (Dallas TX)

 

Press

2023

- Dallas Morning News, article “A Safe Place for All”

- Paper City Magazine, article “Queen of the Scene”

2022

- Glasstire.com, article “Top 5 Art Events”

-Glasstire.com, article “South Dallas Cultural Center announces 2022 Juanita J. Craft Residency Recipients”

-Metro Texas News, article "Juanita Craft Artist Residency"

2021

-Good Morning Texas, artist interview about "Glossed"

-CW33 Morning After, artist interview about "Glossed"

-VisitDallas.com, feature of installation "Glossed"

-Papercity.com, The Dallas Arts News You Need to Know This April

-Fox4 News, Video feature of installation "Glossed"

2020

-Glasstire.com, 101 Black Artist Living and Working in Texas

-Dallas Morning News, Joule Installation with Gossy & Headington Company

-D Magazine, Joule Installation with Gossy & Headington Company

-Art & Seek, Joule Installation with Gossy & Headington Company

2018

-D Magazine, Catching A Glimpse of Art in Dallas, Listed black female artist ready for breakout show

2017

-Truth Net Media, Artist Interview, Some Shades of Black

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Awards | Grants | Residencies

2024

-Moving Atlanta forward Prequalified Artist List

-MuncieArt Pre-Qualified Artist Roster, Muncie IN

-Public Art Roster, Dania Beach FL

-Public Art Roster for Culture Art Alliance, Walton County FL

-Highland Hills Community Artist Residency, Dallas TX
-City of Dallas Office of Arts and Culture, Community Arts Program Artist

-Grant-City of Dallas Office of Arts and Culture, Sustainable Summer Artist Residency

2023

-Public Art Roster for Arts Foundation for Tucson and Southern Arizona

-Public Art Roster for the City of Sarasota Public Art Program

-Grant-City of Dallas Office of Arts and Culture, Culture of Value, Rest

-Grant-City of Dallas Office of Arts and Culture, Arts Activate Grant, Art Expression

-City of Dallas Office of Arts and Culture, Community Arts Program Artist

-Grant-City of Dallas Office of Arts and Culture, Summer Artist Residency

2022

-Ft Worth Public Art Prequalified List of Established Artist

-Juanita J. Craft Artist Residency

-Grant-City of Dallas Office of Arts and Culture, Arts Activate Grant, Calm + Art

2021

-San Antonio Ethnic Art Society awards 2021 Art Grant

-Pricilla Art Club Emerging Black Woman Artist Award

-Red Bull Micro Artist Grant

2020

-City of Dallas Office of Arts and Culture, Arts Activate Grant, Art Anywhere

-City of Dallas Office of Arts and Culture, CPP- Special Support Grant

2018

-City of Dallas Office of Arts and Cultural, CPP - Special Support Grant, Dipped in Art

-City of Dallas Office of Arts and Cultural, CPP - Special Support Grant, Art for Everyone

2017

-City of Dallas Office of Arts and Cultural, CPP - Special Support Grant, Project Hope

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Solo Exhibitions

2024

-Museum of the Southwest (Midland TX)

2023

-9th st Studio, Growth (Wichita Falls TX)

2022

-Janette Kennedy Gallery, Undefined (Dallas TX)

2016

-Deep Ellum Vertical Life, Solo Exhibition (Dallas TX)

2013

-Equal=Grounds, Abstract Expressions (Rochester NY)

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Group Exhibitions

2024

-W. O. W. - Women's Outstanding Works (Morristown NJ)

-“The Preview” Art Exhibition (Dallas TX)

2023

-Daisha Board Gallery (Dallas TX)

-Cold Soda, the basement (Dallas TX)

-McKinney Black History Month Art show and Exhibit (McKinney TX)

2022

-Latino Cultural Center, Art214 (Dallas TX)

-500x (Dallas TX)

2021

-Janette Kennedy Gallery, Small Works (Dallas TX)

2019

-Latino Cultural Center, Art214 (Dallas TX)

2018

-Oak Cliff Cultural Center, Virgin de Guadalupe (Dallas TX)

-Carneal Simmons Contemporary Art, Complicit (Dallas TX)

-Janette Kennedy Gallery, #MelaninPoppin (Dallas TX)

-Vignette Art Fair (Dallas TX)

-Latino Cultural Center, Art214 (Dallas TX)

-Dwell with Dignity (Dallas TX)

-South Dallas Cultural Center, Affirmations (Dallas TX)

-Bath House Cultural Center, El Corazon (Dallas TX)

2017

-Janette Kennedy Gallery, Modern Day Prostitution (Dallas TX)

-Lillian Bradshaw Gallery, Some -Shades of Black (Dallas TX)

-New Sundermann Gallery, Exhibit Project Hope (Dallas TX)

2016

-Bath House Cultural Center, Loss a Series... Creating through Grief (Dallas TX)

-Featured Artist, Dayl Charity Ball 2016 (Dallas TX)

-Art Bazaar (Dallas, TX)

-Deep Ellum Vertical Life, Minority Artist (Dallas TX)

2015

-Deep Ellum Floatomic, Minority Artist (Dallas TX)

-Deep Ellum Genius Den, Women Artist (Dallas TX)

2012

-Black & White Interrupted (Rochester NY)

-Accentric (Buffalo NY)

2009

-Ontario County Cultural Center, Interpretation of Shoe Art (Canandaigua NY)

2007

-International Pan-American Exposition Banner Exhibit (Buffalo NY and Slovakia)

2003-2005

-Dolce Valvo Art Center, Design Show (Sandborn NY)

-Dolce Valvo Art Center, Honor Show (Sandborn NY)

 

Education

C.S. 2017 Southern Methodist University - Graphic Design

C.A.S. 2012 SUNY Fredonia - TESOL

C.S. 2011 Universitas Castellae - Spanish

M.S.Ed 2009 SUNY New Paltz - Art Education

B.S. 2007 Buffalo State College - Art Education

A.S. 2003 Niagara County Community College - Fine Arts

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