Resume

 

EDUCATION:

Massachusetts College of Art And Design, Class of 2009

 

EXPERIENCE:

2015-2016 Arts Connect International Artists In Residence

Nike Center For Art And Culture

Osogbo, Osun State Nigeria

Fall 2015-Fall 2016

 

Adjunct Illustration Faculty

Massachusetts College of Art And Design

621 Huntington Avenue

Present, Fall Semester 2014

 

  • Instructs illustration sophomores in basic painting and drawing media.

 

Director of Apprenticeship Training/Mentor

Artists For Humanity

100 West 2nd st, Boston MA

617.268.7620

Fall 2010-Fall 2015

 

  • Instructed incoming youth participants in basic painting and drawing techniques as well as basic color theory and rendering.

  • Trained participants in project specific painting and concept development skills for the creation of the products for sale and exhibition for the Artists For Humanity paint studio.

  • Assisted senior high school students in the development  and documentation of college and advanced placement portfolios.

 

Art Teacher/Mentor

Art A La Carte

18 Samoset Street Boston MA

617-282-5034

Fall 2005-Summer 2013

 

  • Taught basic drawing, rendering and composition skills to students between the ages of 11 and 17.

  • Assisted senior high school students in the development  and documentation of college and advanced placement portfolios.

 

ARTISTS RESIDENCIES:

ACI International Artists Residency, AIR Program: Nike Art Center, Osogbo Nigeria

Gallery 263 Winter Artists Residency: Gallery 263 Cambridge, MA

 

SOLO EXHIBITIONS:

“Isese” Tradition And Divinity In Yorubaland: Aeronaut Brewery

Somerville MA

 

Things Remembered: Joan Resnikoff Gallery,

Boston MA 2014

 

Allegory: The Haley House Cafe,

Boston MA 2012

 

GROUP EXHIBITIONS:

Shades of Inclusion: The Open Door Gallery

Boston Ma, 2015

 

Revised And Revisited: The Clocktower Gallery,

Winthrop MA, 2014

 

A Story We Share: The Commonwealth Museum,

Boston MA, 2014

 

Drawing The Line On Violence: Musikavahu Arts Gallery,

Boston MA, 2014

 

Gallery 263 Winter Residency Exhibition: Gallery 263

Cambridge, Ma

Winter 2014

 

Visions by Young Black Artists: Cambridge City Hall,

Cambridge, Ma

Spring 2012

 

One Mans Trash: The Gallery at The Piano Factory, Boston, Ma

Fall 2011

 

Identity: Boston City Hall, Boston, Ma

Fall 2011

 

Iwa I’ Ewa: Dot to Dot Cafe, Boston, Ma

Spring 2011

 

SKILLS:

  • Proficient in 2D traditional media including, but not limited to acrylic and oil based media, watercolor, pastel, gouache and a variety of drawing media.

  • Proficient in digital media including but not limited to Photoshop, Adobe Illustrator, Indesign and the Microsoft Office suite programs

  • Proficient in Curriculum Development and workshop planning.