Born: Kingston, Jamaica 1978
UPCOMING EXHIBITIONS
• group exhibition March 27th - May 1st , 2024: Push it Against The Grain - A New Blend, curated by Natalie DeJesus, Longwood Art Gallery | Bronx Council on the Arts
SOLO & TWO-PERSON EXHIBITIONS
2023
Palindrome – Back to Hope, curated by Craig Bloodgood, Art Complex Museum, Duxbury, MA
2021
DUPPY CONQUEROR, Madlozi Art Gallery, Artsy
2020
Ambidextrous II, Elms College, Springfield, MA
2019
Ambidextrous, Art for The Soul Gallery, Springfield, MA BACKSCATTER, Hope and Feathers Art Gallery, Amherst, MA
2018
Parallax, Art Gallery St. Germain Campus Center, Western New England University, Springfield, MA
All Two-Gather, William Blizard Gallery, Springfield College, MA
2016
Through the Looking Glass, Amy H. Carberry Fine Arts Gallery, Springfield Technical Community College, MA
2015
Ocular Amblyopia, Arno Maris Gallery, Westfield State University, MA
2013
Perceptions (abbreviated and extended), The Dirty Truth, Northampton, MA
Perceptions, Student Union Art Gallery, University of Massachusetts, Amherst, MA
2012
Principium Individuaonis, AS220 Gallery, Providence, RI
2005
No More Movements, Bolivar Gallery, Kingston, Jamaica
GROUP EXHIBITIONS
2023
WINTER, William Baczek Fine Art Gallery, MA
Roots and Vessels, curated by Priya N Green, CCSU (Central Connecticut State University) New Britain, CT
THIS MORTAL COIL, curated by Samuel Rowlett, Landmark College, VT
SUMMER, William Baczek Fine Art Gallery, MA
EMBODIED KNOWLEDGE, curated by NICO OKORO, Ely Center of Contemporary Art (ECOCA), CT
2022
WINTER 2022, William Baczek Fine Art Gallery,
MA SUMMER 2022, William Baczek Fine Art Gallery, MA
9th Beijing International Art Biennale – The Light Of Life, Beijing, China
Crooked, curated by Lillian Machern, Hotel Indigo Gallery, GA
Winter 2021 - 2022, William Baczek Fine Art Gallery, MA
Artists For Artists, New York Academy of Art, NY Out To Lunch, Maddox Gallery, LA,
2021
Artists For Artists, New York Academy of Art, NY
Out To Lunch, Maddox Gallery, LA
Investec Cape Town Art Fair, Madlozi Gallery, Cape Town, South Africa
SUMMER 2021 Group Exhibition, William Baczek Fine Arts Gallery, Northampton, MA
Notes From The Back Of Beyond, Roger Williams Gallery, Manchester, NH
Healing Our Humanity: finding, hope, love & unity, Steffen Thomas Museum Of Art, Buckhead, GA
BLAXPERIMENTA, Madlozi Art Gallery, Artsy
We Are For Freedoms, University Museum of Contemporary Art at UMass Amherst, Amherst, MA
Parallels & Peripheries: Practice + Presence, curated by Larry Ossei-Mensah New York Academy of Art, NY, NY
This Is Us: Regional Portraiture Today, Springfield Museums, Springfield, MA
2020
Artists For Artists, New York Academy of Art, NY Deck The Walls, New York Academy of Art, NY
2020 Vision, curated by David Kratz, Southampton Arts Center (Flag Art Foundation & New York Academy Of Art), Southampton, NY, USA
Be Real Black For Me, Madlozi Gallery, Artsy.net
2019
OUT OF MANY ONE, Experience Jamaique at Art Studio Unlimited, Geneva, Switzerland
2018
Caught In A Fantasy, #LOCAL Gallery, Easthampton, MA
The Art Salon Red Dot Dash, The Art Salon, Northampton, MA
2017
New Silk Road, 7th Beijing International Art Biennale, Beijing, China
2016
Creation, Mass Mutual Center, Springfield, MA
2015
Memory and Dream, (Jamaican Representative) 6th Beijing International Art Biennale, Beijing, China
Our First Show, Seen Gallery, Pawtucket, RI
Wish You Were Here, A.I.R., Brooklyn, NY
2013
Salon de Société Nationale des Beaux-Arts, Represent the US in the Carrousel du Louvre, Paris, France
2012
Future and Reality, (Jamaican Representative) 5th Beijing International Art Biennial, Beijing, China
100 Curators 100 Days, Saatchi Online
Contemporary Jamaican Art, Circa 1962-2012, Art Gallery of Mississauga, Ontario, Canada
2011
New Generation II, Norman Manley VIP Gallery, Kingston Jamaica
Art We Love This Week, Saatchi Online
New Generation – Seven Contemporary Arts, Norman Manley VIP Gallery, Kingston, Jamaica
In the Spirit…An Exhibition of Caribbean Arts, Inter American Bank Staff Gallery, Washington, DC
Anastomosis (Interconnecons), The Gallery at Jericho Public Library, Jericho, NY
2010
BIENNIAL IV, National Gallery of Jamaica, Kingston, Jamaica
ART FRESH 2010, Mutual Gallery, Kingston, Jamaica
2008
MFA Exhibition, New York Academy of Art, New York, NY 2005
Curator’s Eye, National Gallery of Jamaica, Kingston, Jamaica
BIBLIOGRAPHY
2022 - Light of Life, Catalogue for the 9th Beijing Biennale 2022 - Forgotten Islands Vol 4
2020 - Catalogue for 2020 Vision
2017 - Catalogue For the 7th Beijing Biennale
2017 - Contemporary Directions: from Niger to Afro-Futurism
2015 - Catalogue for 6th Beijing Biennale
2013 - Catalogue for Societe Nationale De Beaux Art
2012 - Catalogue for 5th Beijing Biennale
COLLECTIONS
University Museum of Contemporary Art, Amherst, MA, USA National Museum of China, Beijing, China
U-Mass Memorial Hospital, Worcester, MA, USA Western New England University, Springfield, MA,
Bank of Jamaica, Kingston, Jamaica
Chase Fund Jamaica, Kingston, Jamaica
Private collection in Jamaican, USA, Canada, Switzerland & United Kingdom
PUBLIC ART
2022
“PLAY”, May 2022, Northampton High School & Middle School in collaboration w/ Kim Carlino 2020
“HOPE”, July 2020, Main Street, Northampton, MA, approx. 3000 sq
"Love Prevails", March 2020, Bay Path University Student Commons, Longmeadow, MA, 18 by 9 2019
"Victory", June 2019, 33 Taylor St., Springfield, MA, 150 by 55
2017
"Like A Splinter In Your Mind", August 2017, The Bing Arts Center, Springfield, MA,
40 by 8 2016 "A Case For What We Have", August 2016, Court Square, Springfield, MA, 8 by 8
2015
Chestnut St. Murals, July 2015, Chestnut St, Springfield, MA, 60 by 20 2014
“ Healing”, Chestnut St. Mural, July 2014, Chestnut St, Springfield, MA, 28 by 15
AWARDS & GRANTS
2022 - Sustainable Arts Foundation Finalists Springfield Local Cultural Council
2022 - Holyoke Local Cultural Council
2021 - Community Foundation of Western Massachusetts Massachusetts Cultural Council
2020 - The Community Foundation of Western Mass & MASS MOCA’s Assets for Arts ValleyCreates Rapid Response grant program
2019 - Springfield Cultural Council Grant
2017 - Springfield Cultural Council Grant
2015 - MASS MoCA's Assets for Artists Matched Savings Program
2014 - UMass Arts Council Single Project Event Grant
2006 - Full Tuition Scholarship from Chase Fund Jamaica to the New York Academy of Art
PUBLIC APPEARANCES
2022
Kent State University, Kent OH
Springfield Technical Community College, Springfield, MA ArtsHub Western Mass Virtual Summit
2021
Springfield Museum of Art, MA
University Museum of Contemporary Art, UMass Amherst, MA Steffan Thomas Museum of Art, Atlanta, GA
Art Department, Greenfield Community College, MA 2020
Art Department, New Hampshire College, NH 2019
Community College of Rhode Island, Rhode Island 2016
Amy H. Carberry Gallery, Springfield Technical Community College, Springfield, MA 2015
Painting Department, College of Visual and Performing Arts, University of Massachusetts Dartmouth ArtSalon: Springfield, Bing Arts Center, Springfield, MA
Arno Marnis Gallery, Westfield State University, Westfield, MA 2011 Printmaking Department, University of Massachusetts Amherst
ART FAIRS
2021
Art Basel Miami, NftyMuse, Miami Beach, Miami
Investec Cape Town Art Fair, Madlozi Gallery, Cape Town, South Africa
AUCTIONS
New York Academy of Art, Artists for Artists Benefit Auction 2021, New York, NY
New York Academy of Art, Artists for Artists Benefit Auction 2020, New York, NY
Education
2008 MFA Painting, New York Academy of Art, NY
2004 BFA Painting, Edna Manley College of Art, Kingston , Jamaica