I am beyond excited to announce that I am a recipient of the 2025 Kresge Artist Fellowship!
I have dreamt of winning this award since it was first offered in 2008. I applied every cycle, believing that one day my artistic practice would get the recognition it deserves. I look forward to sharing updates throughout the next year!
https://kresgeartsindetroit.org/announcement/2025-kresge-artist-fellows-and-gilda-awards/
Plein Air Landscapes by the Unusual Suspects”, a show organized by one of my favorite Detroit-area artists, Rick Vian, opened with a private reception on Sunday, June 20. I took the opportunity to paint a few landscapes in the same black and white color palette that I’ve been working in, by setting up an easel outside my studio. 1. Grandma’s Ranger 2. 333 Nocturne 3. Triumph at the Stu Each is Oil on Canvas, 6”x12”
I had the honor of illustrating two selections in this new book by Rhonda Greene, available now through Heritage Works. The book is available for purchase online through the Heritage Works website, or in-person at the Green Garage located at 4444 Second Avenue in Detroit.
"Are You Sleeping? is a book of truth and beauty. Stunning paintings and drawings accompany Rhonda Greene’s devastating nursery rhymes that pivot on racism and inequity in Black and Brown American experiences. These are our new essential ‘classic’ rhymes, born of pain and the tenacity of love and survival.” - Jan Freeman, Poet, founder of Paris Press
https://www.heritageworks.org/are-you-sleeping.html
I’m excited to announce that I will have several paintings available at the first ever Atlanta Art Fair, October 3-6 2024. My work will be represented by M Contemporary Art, who will have a selection of works by Detroit-area artists on display.
I will be showing a few new paintings alongside some early, collected works of mine in this upcoming exhibit that takes an exciting look at prized works from local collectors. Opening Reception: Friday, April 19 at 6pm
From the Detroit Artists Market:
Take a look into what others are collecting! The collector’s exhibition, Out of the Vault, Into the Light, features rarely seen artworks from private collections of several local art enthusiasts. In addition, a limited number of original works by the highly-collectable artists are available for sale.
Exhibiting Artists: Diana Alva, Richard Bennett, Robert Bielot, Austen Brantley, Taurus Burns, Ijania Cortez, Leroy Foster, M. Saffell Gardner, Hugh Grannum, Tyree Guyton, Robert Hyde, Gregory Johnson, Allie McGhee, Michael Mikolowski, Justin Milhouse, Don Puglisi, Sharon Que, Mel Rosas, Rashaun Rucker, Ackeem Salmon, Gilda Snowden, Bryant Tillman, Vito J. Valdez
The last four years in my studio at 333 Midland have been a period of tremendous growth, and I’m excited to carry that momentum forward in a new, larger studio at 333
Not many people know this but twenty+ years ago I spent a couple summers sitting out on the sidewalk, doing portraits for money in Detroit’s Greektown. Back then I was in art school with dreams of getting my paintings into museum collections, so while drawing this self-portrait in the museum’s Art Lab while waiting to meet some friends, I couldn’t help but reflect on my journey from then to now.
I am honored and excited to announce that my painting, “You Don’t Know the Half” was purchased by the Cranbrook Art Museum and will be included in this groundbreaking exhibition featuring Black artists in Detroit who work in realism.
