Jerushia Graham
Born: Fort Jackson, South Carolina, USA 1978
Education:
The University of the Arts, Philadelphia, PA
May 2003 Masters of Fine Arts in Book Arts/Printmaking
The University of Georgia, Athens,GA Study Abroad:
August 2000 Bachelor of Fine Arts in Printmaking 2000 Maymester in Tanzania Program - Tanzania, East Africa
August 2000 Bachelor of Fine Arts in Fabric Design 1999 Maymester in Kyoto Program - Kyoto, Japan
1998 University of Georgia Cortona Program - Cortona, Italy
Professional Affiliations:
Atlanta Printmakers Studio College Book Arts Association Book/Print Artist/Scholar of Color Collective
Southern Graphics Council Friends of Dard Hunter Southeastern Bookworkers Guild
Papermakers of Color American Print Alliance
Curatorial Projects:
2019 Page by Page: Contemporary Artist’s Books – Jacqueline C. Hudgens Arts Center, Duluth, GA
Visual Thoughts: A Peak Inside Artists’ Sketchbooks – Jacqueline C. Hudgens Arts Center, Duluth, GA
2016 Personal Politics: Artists as Witness, Memory Keeper, & Social Conscience – Jacqueline C. Hudgens Arts Center, Duluth, GA
Lynn Marshall Linnemeier’s Journey Projects: Eatonville – The Zora Neale Hurston Museum, Eatonville, FL
Exhibitions:
2023 Title TBD – Vereen Gallery, Colquitt County Arts Center, Colquitt, GA *solo*
Title TBD – The Cochran Gallery, LaGrange, GA *solo*
2022 Title TBD – Fowler Gallery, Jacqueline C. Hudgens Arts Center, Duluth, GA *solo*
Making an Impression: APS Exhibition - Arches Brewing, Hapeville, GA
2021 American Craft Council Online Market Place - Atlanta/Southeast
Freedom Isn’t Free – Callanwolde Fine Art Center, Atlanta, GA *solo*
Over & Under – Spalding Nix Fine Art, Atlanta, GA
Press Here – Dalton Gallery, Agnes Scott College, Decatur, GA
2020 Good Trouble: Arts and Activism Then and Now – Johns Creek Arts Center, Johns Creek, GA (virtual)
The Atlanta Experience – Aviation Arts and Culture Center, Atlanta, GA
Visiting Artist Exhibition: Jerushia Graham – Mt. Vernon School, Atlanta, GA
Cut & Paste: Works of Paper – Albany Museum of Art, Albany, GA; Telfair Museum of Art, Savannah, GA
Print Austin Invitational Soul: Melanated Life in Print – Link & Pin Gallery, Austin, TX
Paper Routes: Georgia Women to Watch 2020 – MOCA GA, Atlanta, GA
2019 1619/2019 - Muscarelle Museum of Art, Williamsburg, VA
Cut & Paste: Works of Paper, Robert C. Williams Museum of Papermaking, Atlanta, GA
Cut & Paste: Works of Paper, Lyndon House, Athens, GA
Undercurrents: Artworks by Jerushia Graham – Albany Arts Center, Albany, GA
400: A Collective Flight of Memory - Aviation Community Cultural Center, Atlanta, GA
And Still We Rise: Celebrating African American Printmakers – Johns Creek Arts Center, Johns Creek, GA
2018 The Book As Art: Flight Edition – Hartsfield Airport, Atlanta, GA
Phenomenal Woman: Works by African American Artists – Johns Creek Arts Center, Johns Creek, GA
Present and Accounted For: 1968-2018 – Lyndon House, Athens, GA
Faculty and Staff Arts Exhibition, Georgia Tech University, Atlanta, GA
2017 And Still We Rise: African American Artists – Johns Creek Arts Center, Johns Creek, GA
Upstream II – Lyndon House, Athens, GA
Faculty and Staff Arts Exhibition, Georgia Tech University, Atlanta, GA
2015 Selections from the Atlanta Printmakers Studio – Chastain Arts Center, Atlanta, GA
Defying Gravity: Selections from Atlanta Printmakers Studio Hartsfield Airport Exhibitions – The Aviation
Community Cultural Center, Atlanta, GA
Some Other Place: Visioning Women of Color in Fantasy and Future Spaces – The Arts Exchange, Atlanta, GA
Arrivals and Departures: Atlanta Printmakers Studio Invitational – Hartsfield Airport, Atlanta, GA
2014 Opposites Attract Exchange Portfolio – Portal Gallery, Atlanta, GA
Instructors’ Showcase – Abernathy Arts Center, Sandy Springs, GA
Combat Papers: Word Made Flesh – Allegheny College, Meadville, PA
Faculty Show – University of West Georgia, Carrollton, GA
Faculty Show – Kennesaw State University, Kennesaw, GA
Pressing Matters V: Atlanta Printmakers Studio Members Show – 2 Rules Gallery, Marietta, GA
Leap Year Applicant Exhibition – Mint Gallery, Atlanta, GA
Transferred: Ink to Paper/Teacher to Student – Blue Mark Studios, Atlanta, GA
Creating An Impression – Art Station, Stone Mountain, GA
Faculty Show – Art Institute of Atlanta-Decatur, Atlanta, GA
2014 Juried Show & Competition – Arts Clayton Gallery, Jonesboro, GA
2013 Small Works Show – Southwest Arts Center, Atlanta, GA
Jerushia Graham in Black and White – Final Touch Frame Shop, Jonesboro, GA
Works by Jerushia Graham – Headquarters Library, Jonesboro, GA
Book As Art Juror’s Show – Decatur Arts Alliance, Decatur, GA
Pressing Matters IV: Atlanta Printmakers Studio Members Show – Cultural Arts Council of Douglasville, Douglasville, GA
R.O.T.R. II: Back to the Afro-Future – Tubman African American Museum, Macon, GA
Flight – Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport Atrium Gallery, Atlanta, GA
A Word is Worth a Thousand Images: and the word is …Silent – Southwest Arts Center, Atlanta, GA
The Dream: Five Black Artists, Five Voices – Jacqueline Casey Hudgens Center for the Arts, Duluth, GA
2012 Ex Libris: Exchange Portfolio – Atlanta Printmakers Studio & Spudnik Press
Atlanta Printmakers Studio Annual Auction – Trees Atlanta, Atlanta, GA
Convergence: A TCP Benefit and Exhibition – The Goat Farm, Atlanta, GA
Pressing Matters III: Atlanta Printmakers Studio Members Show – Chastain Arts Center & Gallery, Atlanta, GA
Faculty Show – Art Institute of Atlanta-Decatur, Atlanta, GA
Spirit House: Papercuts by Jerushia Graham – Final Touch Frame Shop, Jonesboro, GA
Spirit House: Papercuts by Jerushia Graham – The Chocolate Bar, Decatur, GA
Camouflage II – Southwest Arts Center, Atlanta, GA
2011 Open Studio Exhibition: Atlanta Printmakers Studio – Portal Gallery, Atlanta, GA
Common Ground: Affrilachia! Where I’m From – August Wilson Center, Pittsburgh, PA
Holiday Open Studio Exhibition – The Goat Farm, Atlanta, GA
The Second Coming: A TCP Benefit and Exhibition – The Goat Farm, Atlanta, GA
Dixie Icons: Re-visioning the Myth of Dixie – Fire House Gallery, Louisville, GA
Out of Academia – Seen Gallery, Decatur, GA
Pressing Matters II: Atlanta Printmakers Studio Members Show – Hudgens Center for the Arts, Duluth, GA
Camouflage – Southwest Arts Center, Atlanta, GA
Here & Now – Arts Clayton Gallery, Jonesboro, GA
10th Annual Art Auction: Hammonds House Museum – Bill Lowe Gallery, Atlanta, GA
Dream Sequences – Southwest Arts Center, Atlanta, GA
History & Heritage – Arts Clayton Gallery, Jonesboro, GA
Small Works II Juried Exhibition – Southwest Art Center, Atlanta, GA
Ride: Cycling Inspired Papercuts by Jerushia Graham – Barnes & Nobles Bookstore, Mt. Zion, GA
Atlanta Juried Printmaking Exhibition – Chastain Arts Center & Gallery, Atlanta, GA
Celebrating Art: Juried Show Winners Past & Present – Arts Clayton Gallery, Jonesboro, GA
2010 Pin Up 2010 – Museum of Contempoary Art, Atlanta, GA
Public Art Walk at Terminus: Selected Work from the Atlanta Printmakers Studio – Terminus 100, Atlanta, GA
Pressing Matters: Atlanta Printmakers Studio Members Show – Abernathy Arts Center, Atlanta, GA
Faculty Show – Art Institute of Atlanta-Decatur, Atlanta, GA
Odyssey 2010: Digital Art Show – Arts Clayton Gallery, Jonesboro, GA
Printmakers Paradise III: Fine Art Prints & the Plates from Whence They Came – Southwest Art Center, Atlanta, GA
2009 Reflections on the Rainbow – Southwest Arts Center Performance Theater and Gallery, Atlanta, GA
Meet Your Printmaker – Washington Printmakers Gallery, Washington, DC
Organic Matters – Arts Clayton Gallery, Jonesboro, GA
Art and Music – National Archives, Morrow, GA
Multiple Impressions: Atlanta Printmakers Studio Members Show – Averitt Center for the Arts, Statesboro, GA
Hand-Pulled Prints – Arts Clayton Gallery, Jonesboro, GA
Printmakers Paradise II: Fine Art Prints & the Plates from Whence They Came – Southwest Art Center, Atlanta, GA
2008 Art of Democracy – University of the South, TN
Art of Democracy – Eyedrum Gallery, Atlanta, GA; Wonder Root, Atlanta, GA; Java Monkey, Atlanta, GA
Multiple Impressions: Atlanta Printmakers Studio Members Show – Perimeter College, Decatur, GA
The Road Traveled – Arts Clayton Gallery, Jonesboro, GA
Printmaking Today: Contemporary Review of Fine Art Printmaking – Dedalo Center of Contemporary Art, Abruzzo, Italy
For Good Measure – Eyedrum, Atlanta, GA
Out of the Box – Arts Clayton Gallery, Jonesboro, GA
Paper’s Edge: Paper Cuts by Jerushia Graham – Portal Gallery, Atlanta, GA *solo*
Waiting – Clayton County Head Quarters Library, Jonesboro, GA
In the Garden – Arts Clayton Gallery, Jonesboro, GA
2008 Juried Show & Competition – Arts Clayton Gallery, Jonesboro, GA
2007 The Works of Jerushia Graham – Final Touch Frame Shop, Jonesboro, GA *solo*
Elementals – Blue Tower Gallery, Atlanta, GA
Printmakers Paradise: Fine Art Prints & the Plates from Whence They Came - Southwest Art Center, Atlanta, GA
APS Member's Exhibition - Atlanta Printmakers Studio, Atlanta, GA
2004 40th St. AIR exhibition - City Bank, Philadelphia, PA
Albert Huie: An Exhibition of Relief Prints - Brandywine Workshop, Philadelphia, PA
Fabric Workshop & Museum Apprentice Training Program Banners - Allens Lane Art Center, Philadelphia, PA
2003 Community of Artists: South of South Street - Dupree Gallery, Philadelphia, PA
Manus Machina: Book Arts/Printmaking MFA Thesis Show - Gallery Siano, Philadelphia, PA
2002 All of Our Secrets: MFA II Recent Works - Arronson Gallery, University of the Arts, Philadelphia, PA
Built by Hand: Book as Art - Eleven Eleven Sculpture Space, Washington, DC
Art Pack: MFA I Works in Progress - Sculpture Gallery , University of the Arts, Philadelphia, PA
Artists and the Art of the Book - LaFayette College, Easton, PA
Book in an Hour - The Mezzanine Gallery, University of the Arts, Philadelphia, PA
Six Degrees in Cold Storage - College Arts Association, Philadelphia, PA
2001 Ir/rational – Clayton Street Gallery, Athens, GA
Wearable Arts Show – Lyndon House, Athens, GA
Exponent: Art, Women, Power – Clayton Street Gallery, Athens, GA
2000 Prints and Fabrics: One Woman Show – Clayton County HQ Library, Jonesboro, GA *solo*
Georgia On My Mind – Lyndon House, Athens, GA
Black and Blue: Printmaking BFA Exit Show – Lamar Dodd, University of Georgia, Athens, GA
Hindsight: Fabric Design BFA Exit Show - Lamar Dodd, University of Georgia, Athens, GA
University of Georgia Annual Printmaking Exhibition - Lamar Dodd, University of Georgia, Athens, GA
You…Me…Us Exhibition – Tate Gallery, University of Georgia, Athens, GA
1999 University of Georgia Annual Printmaking Exhibition - Lamar Dodd, University of Georgia, Athens, GA
Clayton County Annual Exhibition – Clayton County, GA
Pushing the Envelope: National Student Printmaker’s Portfolio Exchange – Lionel Rombach Gallery, Tempe, AZ
Beyond the Crayola Box - Lamar Dodd, University of Georgia, Athens, GA
Five Emerging Artists - Dreamcatchers, Athens, GA
1998 In Search of Destiny Unknown – Thomas St. Gallery, University of Georgia, Athens, GA
To Be Young, Black, and Gifted – Lamar Dodd, University of Georgia, Athens, GA
1996 Georgia PTA Reflections Exhibition – Atlanta, GA
Media:
2021 Paper Talk Podcast with Helen Hiebert, https://helenhiebertstudio.com/podcast/jerushia-graham/
“Delicacy and discontent mark Jerushia Graham’s solo exhibition”, The Atlanta Journal Constitution, Tuesday, August 3, 2021
“Atlanta artist Jerushia Graham’s new exhibition examines what it means to be free”, The Atlanta Journal Constitution, Friday, July 23, 2021
“Atlanta’s art galleries: from indie to highbrow”, The Atlanta Journal Constitution, Friday, May 14, 2021
2020 "In Paper Routes, 5 Georgians more than prove they’re artists to watch”, ArtsATL.org, Monday, February 17, 2020
90.1 FM WABE City Lights with Lois Reitzes: ‘Paper Routes: Georgia Women to Watch,’ February 6, 2020
‘Paper Routes’ Turns Paper Into Extraordinary Works of Art, WABE.org, Thursday, February 6, 2020
2019 “The Muscarelle Museum Opens New Exhibit to Highlight Slavery and Forced Migration”, WYDaily.com , Tuesday, November 5, 2019
“Muscarelle Explores the Legacy of Slavery in Colonialsim Through Art in Latest Exhibition 1619/2019”, Virginia Gazette, Tuesday, November 5, 2019
“National Attention Spurs Local Recognition of Black Artists”, The Atlanta Journal Constitution, Thursday, June 13, 2019
2016 “With ‘Personal Politics’ artists deliver rigorous visual dialogues”, ArtsATL.org, February 29, 2016
2014 Wonder Root Artist Feature Podcast, http://wonderroot.podomatic.com/entry/2014-05-11T14_05_28-07_00
2013 “Female Artists Feel Power Surge from Kahlo’s Electric Life”, The Atlanta Journal Constitution, Tuesday, May 7, 2013
“Hudgens Center to Highlight Black Artists”, Gwinnett Daily Post, Tuesday, January 22, 2013
2012 Mandala University of Georgia Online Journal
2011 “Print Princess”, Clayton Neighbor,Vol. 26, No. 26, Wednesday, June 29, 2011
2008 “Southside Artist Honored by Arts Clayton”, Clayton News Daily,Saturday/Sunday, February 9/10, 2008
1999 Womanist: Theory and Research Academic Journal, Vol. 3, No.1 Fall 1999
Residencies:
2011-13 The Creatives Project Artist-In-Studio – Atlanta, GA
2007 Dream Community Culture & Education Development Foundation - Shijr City, Taipei County, Taiwan
2004 40th St. Artist-In-Residence - Philadelphia, PA
Awards and Scholarships:
2018 Margret L. Gongaware Scholarship - Arrowmont Arts and Craft School, Gatlinburg, TN
2015 The Southwest Airlines Art and Social Engagement Grant - Emory of School of Ethics, Atlanta, GA
2013 Lucy C. Morgan Scholarship – Penland School of Crafts, Penland, NC
2012 Selected to Participate in Creative Capital Professional Development Program hosted by FLUX and PushPush – Atlanta, GA
2008 3rd Place – The Road Traveled Juried Show – Arts Clayton Gallery, Jonesboro, GA
Nell Meldahl Work-Study – 2008 Paper Book Intensive – Arrowmont Arts & Craft School, Gatlinburg, TN
2nd Place and an Honorable Mention – 2008 Juried Show & Competition – Arts Clayton Gallery, Jonesboro, GA
2000 Wuxtrery Award – University of Georgia Annual Printmaking Exhibition - Lamar Dodd, University of Georgia, Athens, GA
2000 Best of Show – You…Me…Us Exhibition – Tate Gallery, University of Georgia, Athens, GA
1999 Wolf Camera Award – University of Georgia Annual Printmaking Exhibition - Lamar Dodd, Univ. of Georgia, Athens, GA
1999 1st Place in Mixed Media – Clayton County Annual Exhibition – Clayton County, GA
1996 State Winner 12th grade Visual Arts & National Honorable Mention – Georgia PTA Reflections Exhibition, Atlanta, GA
Juror:
2022 Georgia State University Student Exhibition - Atlanta, GA
Prototypical (Georgia Tech) - Atlanta, GA
2021 1st round review for South Arts’ Southern Prize
2020 University of West Georgia Juried Student Exhibition – Carrollton, GA
Hudgens Center Members Exhibition – Hudgens Arts Center, Duluth, GA
Fine Arts Exhibition of the Decatur Arts Festival – Decatur, GA
2019 SCAD Artist Book Symposium
2017 District Juror for the All-State Art Symposium
2014 30th Annual Georgia Artists with DisAbilities Exhibition – Georgia Power Building, Atlanta, GA
Georgia Artists Exhibition (Annual Statewide Juried Exhibition) – Abernathy Arts Center, Sandy Springs, GA
2013 Altered Book Competition – Hudgens Arts Center and Gwinnett County Public Library, Duluth, GA
29th Annual Georgia Artists with DisAbilities Exhibition – Georgia Power Building, Atlanta, GA
Book As Art Exhibition – Art Institute of Atlanta-Decatur Gallery, Decatur, GA (sponsored by Decatur Arts Alliance)
2012 Altered Book Competition – Hudgens Arts Center and Gwinnett County Public Library, Duluth, GA
28th Annual Georgia Artists with DisAbilities Exhibition – Georgia Power Building, Atlanta, GA
Wallbound: Artist Book Exhibition – Art Institute of Atlanta-Decatur Gallery, Decatur, GA
2011 Altered Book Competition – Hudgens Arts Center and Gwinnett County Public Library, Duluth, GA
Artist Market Booths – Decatur Arts Festival, Decatur, GA
2010 Student Artist Competition – Arts Clayton, Jonesboro, GA
2005 4oth St. Artist-In-Residence - Philadelphia, PA
Board Service:
2019 – 2021 VP of Exhibitions/Curatorial, North American Hand Papermakers
Select Presentations:
2021 A Career in Paper, Prints, & Books - From the Bench (San Francisco Center for the Book), virtual
A Venue for Books - Standards Conference (Guild of Book Workers), virtual
Kinetic Joy: Basic Principles of Paper Engineering – Movable Book Society, virtual
Papercuts and Pressure Prints – Hamilton Wood Type and Printing Museum, virtual
2019 By the Book: Handmade Bookcloth and Simple Binding Structures – Southern Graphic Council, Dallas, TX
2018 Paper Muse: The Dard Hunter Collection as Creative Inspiration – College Book Arts Association, Philadelphia, PA
2017 Everything’s Coming Up Paper – Friends of Dard Hunter, Atlanta, GA
2014 From Paper to Print – Friends of Dard Hunter & American Print History Association, San Francisco, CA
Work Experience:
2017 - Present Robert C. Williams Paper Museum, Atlanta, GA
Museum Coordinator
- Handle exhibition logistics
2014 - 2016 University of West Georgia, Carollton, GA
Foundations Department: Art Foundations Instructor
- Teach the elements and principles of art as they pertain to drawing & design
- Critique student work
- Create assignments to develop students’ ability to apply the elements and principles of art
- Lecture
2013 -2017 Robert C. Williams Paper Museum, Atlanta, GA
Teaching Artist
- Design and Implement Curriculum for one-day paper related workshops
2013 -2017 Hudgens Center for the Arts, Duluth, GA
smART Program Instructor
- Design and Implement Curriculum for high school aged young artists
2011-2017 Kennesaw State University, Kennesaw, GA
Print Instructor
- Teach Intro to Print (Etching, Linocut, Engraving)
- Teach Planographic Techniques (Aluminum Plate, Polyester Plate, Lithography)
- Teach Letterpress, Papermaking, and Bookbinding Techniques
- Critique Student Work
2008 -2014 Art Institute of Atlanta-Decatur, Decatur, GA
Design Department: Art Foundations Instructor
- Teach the elements and principles of art as they pertain to drawing & design
- Critique student work
- Lecture
2008 -2011 Atlanta Printmakers Studio, Atlanta, GA
Outreach Coordinator
- Designed Curriculum
- Managed Teaching Artists
- Taught Printmaking Workshops
2003-2006 Spiral Q Puppet Theatre, Philadelphia, PA
Museum Coordinator/Education Program Manager
- Created materials to support museum & education programming
- Set up contracts
- Interviewed, Hired, & Trained Community Artists
- Designed curriculum
- Designed & constructed puppets and other theater apparatus
- Taught basic puppetry
2004 The Fabric Workshop and Museum, Philadelphia, PA
Contracted Artist for the Open Studio Education Program
- Taught elementary students how to design and print silk screened yardage
- Prepared screens for photo-emulsion exposure
2004 The Rosenbach Museum & Library, Philadelphia, PA
Contracted Artist for the Planet Pratt Mapping Project
- Designed & implemented artistic projects appropriate for 5th and 6th graders
2001- 2003 Borowsky Center for Publication Arts, Univ. of the Arts, Philadelphia,PA
Assistant Printer
- Pre-press film and plate preparation
- Press maintenance & printing
- Post-press paper cutting and binding
2001-2003 The African-American Museum of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, PA
William Penn Intern
- Served as a docent
- Assisted in research for exhibitions
- Designed layouts for flyers
- Developed and taught workshops for children
2002 Spoleto Festival, Charleston, SC
Stitcher for the Cottage Industry House by Morgan Puett
- Assisted with clothing production: especially hand sewn details
- Modeled and performed in fashion show
- Trained docents
2002 American Philosophical Society, Philadelphia, PA
Summer Intern in Conservation
- Created slipcases, multi-purpose boxes, clamshell boxes, and wrappers for the storage of rare or damaged books;
created a case binding for a guest book
- General studio maintenance
2001 The Fabric Workshop and Museum, Philadelphia, PA
Apprentice
- Assisted in the production of silkscreen yardage
- General studio maintenance
- Filed documents for the administrative office
- Inventoried gift shop and logged invoices
- Answered phones
- Set up rooms for artists’ talks
1999 University of Georgia Costume Shop, Athens, GA
Shop Assistant
- Worked as part of a team to dress actors for theatre production
- Hand stitched, dyed, draped, and constructed costumes
- Developed and created unpatterned designs
Community-based Activities:
2020 Pecan Package Logo Design for New Communities Inc. an African American land trust and collective farm in Albany, GA
Drive By ATL – Drive thru art exhibit of Creative Project artists and alumni after shelter in place for covid pandemic was rescinded
2015 Wholesome Wave Screenprint Project – West End, Atlanta, GA
Artist sponsored by The Southwest Airlines Art and Social Engagement Grant - Emory of School of Ethics, Atlanta, GA
- Collaborated with Atlanta Printmakers Studio, The Hammonds House Art Center, Spelman Museum, Wholesome Wave, and Emory School of Ethics to help Emory Students create silkscreen designs to promote the Double EBT & WIC dollars program for local famers’ markets
- Conducted a public printing booth featuring the student-designed screens at Atlanta Streets Alive event
- Coordinated the collaboration of all the parties and guided the students through the screen development process and t-shirt printing
- Repeated the printing station for a Wholesome Wave Fundraiser
2014 Deconstructing Binaries - Atlanta, GA
Artist/Activist for Wonder Root Community Center Project - Deconstructing Binaries
-Designed artwork and bathroom sign that supports gender neutral restrooms and challenges societal assumptions about restroom signage.
-Exhibited work during Gay Pride in Atlanta
-Allowed partner organizations to use the artwork to encourage local businesses to adopt more inclusive signage in their establishments
Through Her Lens Shadow Puppet Workshop - Atlanta, GA
Artist-in-Community Instructor for the Spelman Museum Outreach Program
-developed lesson plans to relate the shadow puppet workshop to the Rene Stout: Tales of a Conjure Woman exhibition
-20 girls (ages 6-17) participating in the Forever Family support program for kids with incarcerated family members created shadow puppet performances inspired by the Spelman Museum exhibition and the concept of biomythography
Print Big Steam Roller Print Event – Atlanta, GA
Volunteered on the set-up crew
2012-2013 Jacob’s Ladder Center for Neurodevelopmental School and Therapy Center – Roswell, GA
The Creatives Project Artist-in-Studio Outreach Artist
- guided 7 teens with autism through developing and implementing arts outreach projects
- teens created 3 projects that benefited Fostercare 2 Success, GA Humane Society, and a “Hide and Seek Art” event for Roswell Parks and Recreation
2012 Print Big Steam Roller Print Event – Atlanta, GA
Volunteered at the Make-Your-Own-Print Table
- assisted participants with creating one of a kind monoprints
Southwest Arts Center 8-week Screen Printing Class - Atlanta, GA
Taught an intro to screen print class
- defined printmaking and explained the different forms
- demonstrated paper stencil, drawing fluid/block out, photo-emulsion and monoprint screen printing techniques
- guided adult participants thru the creation of original prints using each of the techniques listed above
2011 Print Big Steam Roller Print Event – Atlanta, GA
Coordinated volunteers at the Make-Your-Own-Print Table
- trained volunteers to assist participants with creating one of a kind monoprint
- prepared the supplies for the activity table
Southwest Arts Center 8-week Screen Printing Class - Atlanta, GA
Taught an intro to screen print class
- defined printmaking and explained the different forms
- demonstrated paper stencil, drawing fluid/block out, photo-emulsion and monoprint screen printing techniques
- guided adult participants thru the creation of original prints using each of the techniques listed above
2010 Print Big Steam Roller Print Event – Atlanta, GA
Coordinated volunteers at the Make-Your-Own-Print Table
- trained volunteers to assist participants with creating one of a kind monoprint
- prepared, set up, and cleaned up the supplies for the activity table
Southwest Arts Center 8-week Print Sampler Class - Atlanta, GA
Taught an intro to printmaking class
- defined printmaking and explained the different forms
- demonstrated paper litho, monoprinting, linoleum block printing, and drypoint
- guided adult participants thru the creation of original prints using each of the techniques listed above
2009 Southwest Arts Center 8-week Print Sampler Class - Atlanta, GA
Taught an intro to printmaking class
- defined printmaking and explained the different forms
- demonstrated paper litho, monoprinting, linoleum block printing, and drypoint
- guided adult participants thru the creation of original prints using each of the techniques listed above
West End Performing Arts Center 6-week Screen Printing Class - Atlanta, GA
Taught basic screen printing techniques on behalf of the Atlanta Printmakers Studio
- demonstrated contact paper stenciling, drawing fluid, and photo-emulsion techniques
- helped adult participants through each of the three processes listed above
2008 Hand Craft It Festival (Madison Morgan Cultural Center) - Madison, GA
Guided children through the process of monoprinting at an Atlanta Printmakers Studio printing booth
- demonstrated monoprinting techniques using stencils and textured materials
- managed the inking slab for young printmakers
- cleaned plexi-plates to use for monoprinting
Southwest Arts Center Linoleum Block Printing Workshop - Atlanta, GA
Taught basic linoleum block techniques on behalf of the Atlanta Printmakers Studio
- defined printmaking and explained the different forms
- demonstrated carving and printing techniques
- helped adult participants create original prints
West End Performing Arts Center Two-day Screen Printing Workshop - Atlanta, GA
Taught basic screen printing techniques on behalf of the Atlanta Printmakers Studio
- demonstrated contact paper stenciling, drawing fluid, and photo-emulsion techniques
- helped adult participants through each of the three processes listed above
West End Performing Arts Center Two-day Monoprint & Linoleum Cut Workshop - Atlanta, GA
Taught monoprinting & linoleum block printing along with Jan Di Pietro on behalf of the Atlanta Printmakers Studio
- defined printmaking and explained the different forms
- demonstrated monoprinting on a portable table press as well as hand printing linoleum blocks
- helped adult participants design, create, print, and register monoprints and linoleum blocks
East Atlanta Strut - Atlanta, GA
Guided young children through the process of monoprinting at an Atlanta Printmakers Studio printing booth
- demonstrated monoprinting techniques using stencils and textured materials
- managed the inking slab for young printmakers
- cleaned plexi-plates to use for monoprinting
Grant Park: Summer Shade – Atlanta, GA
Guided young children through the process of monoprinting at an Atlanta Printmakers Studio printing booth
- demonstrated monoprinting techniques using stencils and textured materials
- managed the inking slab for young printmakers
- cleaned plexi-plates to use for monoprinting
Printmaking Workshop for Mt Zion Christian Academy - Jonesboro, GA
Taught children ages 3 to 11 how to create printfoam images
- defined printmaking
- led students in a discussion about their imagery after printing
Monoprinting Workshop for the Alpharetta Recreation Center Summer Camp – Alpharetta, GA
Guided children through the process of monoprinting along with Gina Reynoso & Kathy Garrou on behalf of the Atlanta Printmakers Studio
- demonstrated monoprinting techniques using stencils and textured materials
ABC’s of Printmaking demonstration at the Hammonds House Galleries - Atlanta, GA
Organized five printmakers to come and demonstrate different printing techniques (woodblock printing, silkscreening, etching,
and Xerox transfer) as a response to the Curlee Raven Holton print exhibition and the National Black Arts Festival celebration
- demonstrated monoprint techniques and paper-litho
Hammonds House Galleries Relief Print Workshop for Adults - Atlanta, GA
Taught linoleum block printing along with Lesley Ann Price on be half of the Atlanta Printmakers Studio
- demonstrated printing an etching plate & silkscreen
- explained lithography & letterpress
- helped adult participants design, carve, & print linoleum blocks in a one-day workshop
Spelman College Museum of Fine Art Student Night - Atlanta, GA
Taught a paper cut workshop on behalf of the Atlanta Printmakers Studio
- instructed college students in the design and creation of one-of-a-kind silhouette cuts
Hammonds House Galleries Spring Break Print Workshop - Atlanta, GA
Taught linoleum block printing along with Terri Dilling on be half of the Atlanta Printmakers Studio
- helped youth participating in a week-long art camp design, carve, & print linoleum blocks
2007 Mechanicsville Library Book Week Printmaking Workshop - Atlanta, GA
Volunteered to Assist with a workshop conducted by the Atlanta Printmakers Studio
- led a discussion with the youth about the work of illustrators
- assisted youth with the creating collagraph plates to print their own cd case accordion books
Mechanicsville Library Printmaking Workshop - Atlanta, GA (sponsored by Fulton County Arts Council)
Volunteered to Assist with a workshop conducted by the Atlanta Printmakers Studio
- helped youth & teens to silkscreen pre-exposed screens
- glued and stitched youth's images together for installation in Library
Spelman College Community Day Relief Printmaking Workshop - Atlanta, GA
Volunteered to Assist with a workshop conducted by the Atlanta Printmakers Studio
- helped youth design & create styrofoam relief prints
2004 Encouraging Literacy Through Book Arts - Philadelphia, PA (sponsored by Art Sanctuary)
- instructed teens in basic bookbinding techniques at the People’s Emergency Center
Skills:
Trained in principles of design, letterpress, etching techniques, relief printing, silkscreen, lithography, resist dying, embroidery, bookbinding, weaving, felting, Photoshop, Illustrator, and Dreamweaver. Working knowledge of Stop Motion Studio, Excel, Publisher, and InDesign