b. 1982 Columbus, OH

Education

  • 2006 MFA, School of Visual Arts, Photography, Video, and Related Media
  • 2004 BFA, Tisch School of the Arts, New York University, Film and Television

Awards, Residencies and Grants

  • 2009 - New York State Council of the Arts individual artists film and new media grant
  • 2008 - Harvestworks Artist-In-Residence program
  • 2007 - Smack Mellon Artist-In-Residence and fellowship
  • 2007 - Franklin Furnace Fund for Performance Art Grant
  • 2007 - Women of the African Descent Film Festival Jury Award - Best Film
  • 2005 - Aaron Siskind Grant
  • 2004 - Warner Bros. Pictures Film Production Grant

Solo Exhibitions

  • 2009 - "Rituals of Consumption", Bronx River Art Center, NY
  • 2008 - "Rituals of Consumption", Smack Mellon Gallery, Brooklyn, NY
  • 2008 - "YEAH I SAID IT...but don't you tell nobody", Brooklyn Arts Council, NY

Group Exhibitions

  • 2009 - "Harvestworks AIR exhibition", New York, NY
  • 2008 - "Exploding Language" Obsidian Arts, Minneapolis, MN
  • 2008 - "Cinema Remixed and Reloaded: Black Women Artists and the Moving Image Since 1970, Contemporary Art Museum Houston,TX
  • 2007 - Red Carpet Treatment, Rush Arts, Miami, FL
  • 2007 - Drift Art Project, Rush Arts Gallery, New York, NY
  • 2007 - "Cinema Remixed and Reloaded: Black Women Artists and the Moving Image Since 1970", Spelman College Museum of Fine Art, Atlanta, GA (traveling)
  • 2007 - "Deviant Behavior" Artformz Alternative, Miami, FL
  • 2007 - Brooklyn Arts Council Film/Video Festival, Brooklyn, NY
  • 2007 - "Pharaohs, Queens and Goddesses" Brooklyn Arts Council & Brooklyn Museum, NY
  • 2007 - "United Black Girls" Rush Arts Gallery, New York, NY
  • 2006 - "Neubees" The Rider Project, Dumbo Arts Festival, Brooklyn, NY
  • 2006 - "Pay to Play" Black Floor Gallery, Philadelphia, PA
  • 2006 - "The Early Work", SVA MFA thesis exhibition, New York, NY
  • 2005 - International Black Media Festival, London
  • 2005 - Scholastic Outreach Programs, New York
  • 2005 - "Look at Me: The Invisible Icon" Grace Gallery, Brooklyn, NY
  • 2004 - Cinewomen NY, Donnell Media Center, New York, NY
  • 2004 - African American Women in Cinema Film Festival, NY
  • 2004 - Cinema Urbano Screen, Anthology Film Archives, New York, NY
  • 2003 - CUNY Graduate Center, Center of Communication, New York, NY
  • 2003 - Pan African Festival, Los Angeles, CA

Lectures and Artist Talks

  • 2009 - "The Brand New Heavies", Collette Blanchard Gallery
  • 2008 - Brooklyn Arts Council Film Festival, New Media Installation Artists Talk
  • 2007 - Rush Arts Gallery, United Black Girls exhibition artist talk
  • 2007 - "Race, Representation and Moving Image" Spelman College
  • 2007 - "Conversations Across Cultures" Community Arts Conference, Columbia University
  • 2005 - Scholastic Inc. Community Outreach
  • 2003- "Women Call the Shots" CUNY Graduate Center