Cirriculum Vitae

Full CV can be downloaded here in PDF.

EDUCATION

• Vermont College of Fine Arts, Montpelier, Vermont, MFA in Visual Art – 1998-2000
• Florida Atlantic University, Boca Raton, Florida, BFA in Photography – 1990-93
• Pacific Fashion Institute, San Francisco, California – 1973-74
• California College of Arts and Crafts, Oakland, California – 1971-72
• Art Center College of Design, Pasadena, California – 1970
• Los Angeles Harbor College, Wilmington, California – 1967-69
• Oakwood University, Huntsville, Alabama – 1966-67

EXHIBITION RECORD - SOLO EXHIBITIONS

• 2012 “Trading Places,” Museum of Contemporary Art, N. Miami, FL
2012 “Onajide Shabaka," Galerie Schuster Miami, Miami, FL
• 2012 “Mangrove Mud Womp,” Second Avenue Studio, Florida Atlantic University, Fort Lauderdale, FL
• 2007 “Mangrove Walk,” Artscapes, Greynolds Park, Miami-Dade Parks and Recreation Dept., North Miami Beach, FL
• 2007 “Lake Superior Walk, North Shore,” Grand Marais, Minnesota (Action: Sept., 2007)
• 2007 “Dry Lake - Low Lake Trail Walk,” BWCRA Minnesota (Action: September, 2007)
• 2006 “Lake Burntside Walk,” Ely, Minnesota (Action: July, 2006)
• 2005 “Strong, Spirit, Medicine,” EdgeZones Art Space, Miami, FL
2005 “Logging Trail Walk,” BWCRA Minnesota (Action: August, 2005)
• 2004 “Bass Lake Trail Walk,” BWCRA Minnesota (Action: July, 2004)
• 2003 “Journey,” Miamiartexchange.com (online)
• 2002 “Recent Works: photographic & drawing,” Miami-Dade Cultural Resource Gallery, Miami, FL
• 2000 “I Anoint My Flesh: MFA Thesis Exhibition,” Vermont College of Fine Arts, Montpelier, VT
• 2000 “Vulture Project & Performance,” St. Lucie Locks, St. Lucie River, Martin Co., FL
• 2000 “Feature Artist,” South Florida Arts and Culture, http://www.digitalcity.com
• 1999 “Vulture Project & Performance,” Myakka River State Park, Sarasota, FL
• 1999 “Seraphic Light,” Vermont College of Norwich University, Montpelier, VT
• 1998 “Mangrove-Mud-Mystery,” Matheson Hammock Park, Coral Gables, FL
• 1997 “Cotton & Iron: Another View,” Century21 Galleries, North Miami, FL
• 1996 “Cotton & Iron,” Interamerican Gallery, Miami-Dade Community College, Miami, FL
• 1995 “Condition of Unfocus,” University of Arkansas, Little Rock, AR
• 1994 “Water is Both the Barrier and the Passageway,” Center for the Arts, Stuart, FL
• 1972 “Images of Life, Death, and the Unknown,” The New Gallery, San Francisco, CA
• 1970 “Solo Exhibition,” The Studio, San Fernando Valley, Los Angeles, CA

GROUP EXHIBITIONS

• 2012 “Trading Places,” Museum of Contemporary Art, N. Miami, FL
• 2012 “smoke signals: istwa, paisajes and allegories,” Art Center South Florida, Miami Beach, FL
• 2012 “smoke signals: portals and perspectives,” Under the Bridge, N. Miami, FL
• 2011 "Self Lit," 18 Rabbit Gallery at the Projects, Fort Lauderdale, FL (installation)
• 2011 “Miami Wave,” Art Naples special exhibition (drawing, photography)
• 2011 "Unpunished," Sue Scott Gallery, NYC, (curated by Nayland Blake)
• 2010 “Sweat Portfolio, Phase 1,” (printmaking) Artlab33 Art Space, Miami, FL
• 2010 “Hidden in the Mangrove Forest,” in collaboration with ArtoConecto, Artlab33 Art Space, Miami, FL
• 2010 “Three-by-Six,” (time-based performance & images) Artlab33 Art Space, Miami, FL
• 2010 “DCG Open,” (sculpture) David Castillo Gallery, Miami, FL
• 2010 “Common Ground,” (drawing) Artlab33 Art Space, Miami, FL
• 2008 “Adjunct Faculty Group Show,” Florida Atlantic University, Boca Raton, FL
• 2007-08 “Evoking Spirit, Embracing Memory,” The Village of Arts and Humanities, Philadelphia, PA (public art commission)
• 2006 “Adjunct Faculty Group Show,” Florida Atlantic University, Boca Raton, FL
• 2005 “A Pulp Fictitious,” art reception & silent auction, private event for Art Basel Miami Beach, Miami Beach, FL
• 2004 “One True Thing: Meditations on Black Aesthetics, Kerry James Marshall,” (including works by Onajide Shabaka), Miami Art Museum, Miami, FL
• 2004 “Nepotism: The Art of Friendship,” Museum of Art Ft. Lauderdale, Ft. Lauderdale, FL
• 2004 “Index Miami,” Edge Zones, Miami, FL
• 2003 “Drawing Conclusions,” Buena Vista Bldg, Miami Design District, Miami, FL
• 2003 “The Diaspora Speaks: African American Artists from the Permanent Collection, South Dade Regional Library, Miami-Dade County
• 2003 “FAU Faculty Exhibition,” Ritter Art Gallery, Florida Atlantic University, Boca Raton, FL
• 2002 “Contemporary Black Artists,” Broward Community College Fine Arts Gallery, Davie, FL
• 2002 “Mirror, Mirror,” Bernice Steinbaum Gallery, Miami, FL
• 2001 “Nguzo Saba,” African Heritage Cultural Center, Miami, FL
• 2001 “Hurricane Show,” New Gallery, Univ. of Miami, Coral Gables, FL
• 2001 “Summer Tossed Salad,” Kevin Bruk Gallery, Miami, FL
• 2001 “Vulture Vida,” Miami Courthouse, Miami, FL
• 2001 “Adjunct Faculty Exhibition,” Broward Community College, Davie, FL
• 2001 “Photography Works from the Permanent Collection,” Center for the Arts, Vero Beach, FL
• 1999 “All God’s Children Got Shoes,” Miami-Dade Public Library, Main Library, Miami, FL
• 1998 “ Assembly Line,” Dorsch Gallery, Miami, FL
• 1998 “African-American Art in South Florida,” Gallery North, Miami-Dade Community College, Miami, FL
• 1997 “3 Person Group Show,” Galerie Douyon, Miami, FL
• 1997 “Florida Provenance: Mixed Media Works from the Permanent Collection,” Vero Beach Museum, Vero Beach, FL
• 1996 “Crossings,” Gallery Antigua, Miami, FL
• 1996 “Ethereal Images: Photographic Installations,” Southeast Museum of Photography, Daytona Beach Community College, Daytona, FL
• 1995 “The Black Box Project,” Ground Level Gallery of Art Center South Florida, Miami Beach, FL
• 1995 “Sculpture in the Landscape,” University of Miami, Coral Gables, FL
• 1994 “Where the Water Tastes Like Cherry Wine,” Polk Museum of Art, Lakeland FL
• 1994 “Chiaroscuro: 1994 Montgomery Biennial,” Montgomery Museum of Art, Montgomery, AL
• 1994 “The Body Beautiful,” Lower Columbia College, Longview, WA
• 1994 “Miami DADA,” Bianca Lanza Gallery, Miami Beach, FL
• 1994 “Exodus,” Ground Level Gallery of Art Center South Florida, Miami Beach, FL
• 1993 “Collage & Assemblage,” Vero Beach Museum, Vero Beach, FL
• 1993 “Southern Roots: South Florida Invitational,” Museum of Art, Ft. Lauderdale, FL
• 1993 “Miami/Beach Exchange,” Ground Level Gallery of ACSF, Miami Beach, FL
• 1993 “A Caribbean Affair: Watercolor and Photography,” The Zora Neale Hurston National Museum of Fine Arts, Eatonville, FL
• 1993 “African American Artists,” City Hall Gallery, Orlando, FL
• 1992 “Next Generation: Southern Black Aesthetic,” (tour), Contemporary Arts Center, New Orleans, LA
• 1992 “Next Generation: Southern Black Aesthetic,” (tour), Orlando Museum of Art, Orlando, FL
• 1992 “Next Generation: Southern Black Aesthetic,” (tour), Contemporary Arts Center, Cincinnati, OH
• 1991 “Next Generation: Southern Black Aesthetic,” (tour), Harn Museum of Art, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL
• 1991 “Next Generation: Southern Black Aesthetic,” (tour), Hunter Museum of Art, Chattanooga, TN
• 1991 “Interior Motives, Interior Motifs,” Lower Columbia College, Longview, WA
• 1991 “Impressions: From Afrika to Amerika,” Gusman Center for the Performing Arts, Miami, FL
• 1991 “Martin County Black Heritage Association Invitational,” Martin County Cultural Courthouse, Stuart, FL
• 1990 “Next Generation: Southern Black Aesthetic,” (tour), Southeastern Center for Contemporary Art, Winston-Salem, NC
• 1990 “Ten Years of Kuumba: 1980-1990,” North Gallery, Miami-Dade Community College, Miami, FL
• 1990 “Miami: Thriving in change (1940-1990),” North Dade Regional Library, North Beach Miami, FL
• 1990 “Photography Today,” Peter Drew Gallery, Boca Raton, FL
• 1990 “Three Black Artists,” Northwood University, W. Palm Beach, FL
• 1989 “Sea Oaks Invitational,” Sea Oaks Resort, Vero Beach, FL
• 1989 “Florida Competitive,” Center for the Arts, Vero Beach, FL
• 1989 “38th All Florida Juried Competition,” Boca Museum of Art, Boca Raton, FL
• 1989 “Zack-Schuster Gallery Invitational,” Zack-Schuster Gallery, Aventura, FL
• 1898 “Boke N’Deye,” Bakehouse Art Complex Main Gallery, Miami, FL
• 1988 “Kuumba Artists Showcase,” Model City Cultural Center, Miami, FL
• 1988 “Vero Beach Art Club Invitational,” Center for the Arts, Vero Beach, FL
• 1987 “Ancestral Projections,” North Dade Regional Library, North Miami Beach, FL
• 1987 “Native Son,” Model City Cultural Center, Miami, FL
• 
1968 “Onajide Shabaka – Ray Bravo,” Watts Towers Art Center Gallery, Los Angeles, CA

COLLECTIONS

• Center for the Arts, Vero Beach, FL
• Shoreline School District, Seattle, WA
• Edmonds Community College, Lynnwood, WA
• Sequim School District, Sequim, WA
• 
Village of Arts & Humanities, Philadelphia, PA
• Museum of Contemporary Art, N. Miami, FL

SELECTED AWARDS/FELLOWSHIPS

• 2012 - Trading Places residency, Museum of Contemporary Art, N. Miami, FL
• 2012 - Creative Investment Grant, Broward County, FL
• 1994 – New Forms Florida, Individual Artist Grant
• 1994 – Individual Artist Fellowship, Florida Department of Cultural Affairs.
• 1989 – Purchase Award, mixed-media photography, “Annual Florida Competitive, Vero Beach Art Museum, Vero Beach, FL
• 1988 – Florida Humanities Council (symposium)
• 1987 – Merit Award, watercolor, Sunstreet Festival, Miami, FL
• 1987 – Judges Recognition, photography, Sunstreet Festival, Miami, FL
• 1987 – Purchase Award, watercolor, “Native Son” exhibition, Model City Cultural Center, Miami, FL

BIBLIOGRAPHY WORKS IN CATALOGUES

• “SuperMix: Union of the Diverse, Contemporary Art in Miami, Charo Oquet, Editor, Edge Zones Press, Miami, 2008
• “ArtForum magazine,” April, 2008
• “Continental Shifts: The Art of Edouard Duval Carrie,” Edward J. Sullivan, Editor, Herman Middelanis, Joel Weinstein, Donald J. Cosentino, Publisher: Diego Costa Peuser, 2007
• “Issue-Orients Art,” Art & Antiques, Dec., 2007, (illustrated article)
• “Callaloo,” Journal of African Diaspora Arts & Letters, Johns Hopkins University Press, 2007
• “Miami Contemporary Artists,” Paul Clemence & Julie Davidow, Schiffer Publishing, Atglen, PA. 2007
• “Art + Auction” (various photographs for article on Miami), Dec., 2006
• “Face of the Gods: Art and Altars of Africa and African America,” Museum for African Art, New York, NY.
• “Conversations – Interamerican Art Gallery,” Miami-Dade Community College Interamerican Art Gallery, Miami, FL
• “Ethereal Images: Photographic Installations,” Southeast Museum of Photography, Daytona Beach Community College, Daytona, FL
• “Crossings,” Gallery Antigua, Miami, FL
• “Sculpture in the Landscape,” University of Miami campus, University of Miami, Coral Gables, FL
• “Where the Water Tastes Like Cherry Wine,” Polk Museum of Art, Lakeland, FL
• “Chiaroscuro: 1994 Montgomery Biennial,” Montgomery Museum of Fine Art, Montgomery, AL
• “Southern Roots: 3rd South Florida Invitational,” Museum of Art, Ft. Lauderdale, FL
• “Next Generation: Southern Black Aesthetic,” Southeastern Center for Contemporary Art, Winston-Salem, NC
• “Miami/Beach Exchange,” Art Center South Florida, Miami Beach, FL
• “Florida Competitive,” Center for the Arts, Vero Beach, FL

REVIEWS/ARTICLES

• Anne Tschida “Building Bridges in North Miami,” Biscayne Times newspaper, 6 June, 2012
• Anne Tschida, “Art, through the looking glass,” Knight Arts Foundation Blog, 25 May, 2012
• Turner, Elisa, “Exhibit captures small-town feel of African-American like,” The Miami Herald, Miami, FL, 12 March, 1998
• Cantor, Judy, “Cotton & Iron: Another View,” New Times, Miami, FL, 5 March, 1997
• Turner, Elisa, “Cotton & Iron – redux,” The Miami Herald, Miami, FL, 4 April, 1997
• Morgan, Ann Barclay, “Ethereal Images,” Sculpture, July/August 1996
• Pierce, Susan, “UALR’s 3 Galleries,” Arkansas Democrat Gazette, Little Rock, AR, 29 October, 1995
• Dean, Kevin, and Kipling, Kay, “The American Experience: Onajide Shabaka,” The Longboat Observer, Sarasota, FL 7 January, 1993
• Tagliarini, Lynda, “Artist advocates multiculturalism,” Fort Pierce Tribune, Ft. Pierce, FL, 21 May, 1993
• Kangas, Matthew, “Common Ground Separates Choices (Next Generation),” Art in America, New York, NY, Vol. 80, No.3, March, 1992
• Feature Article, The News Tribune, Fri., 24 May, 1991
• Patterson, Tom, “Focus on New African American Art,” The Arts Journal, June, 1990, Vol. 15, No.8, Winston-Salem, NC
• McQuaid, Kathy, “Black Aesthetic is emerging,” Journal Messenger, Manassas, VA, 20 November, 1990
• Butler, Jeri, “Rejoicing in one’s heritage,” The Stuart News, Stuart, FL, 21 February, 1989
• Pulliam, Nisha, “Fort Pierce resident shows off works at Kuumba Artists Association Exhibition,” The Palm Beach Post, W. Palm Beach, FL, 11 February, 1989
• Pulliam, Nisha, “Boca Museum Juried Exhibition,” June, 1989

INTERVIEWS

• “Conversations – Interamerican Art Gallery,” Miami-Dade Community College Interamerican Art Gallery, Miami, FL, 1996
• “TCTV – Vero Beach Live,” Vero Beach, FL, May 1989
• “TCTV – Vero Beach Live,” Vero Beach, FL, July 1989
• Wilder, Anne, “His Dream,” Fort Pierce Tribune, Ft. Pierce, FL 1977
• Wilder, Anne, “African Heritage,” Fort Pierce Tribune, Ft. Pierce, FL, 31 July, 1977
• Bartlett, John, “African Import Shop,” The Palm Beach Post, St. Lucie Co. edition, 23 February, 1977

VISITING ARTIST LECTURES, PERFORMANCES, ETC.

• 2012 - Artist-in-residence, Anne Kolb Nature Center, Hollywood, FL
• 2010 “Global Caribbean(s): Interrogating the Politics of Location in Caribbean Literature and Culture,” The University of Miami, Coral Gables - March 2010 Research Presentation: “African American Burial Shrines of Florida.”
• 2004 - Panel Discussion: Meditations on Cultural Aesthetics, Miami Art Museum, Miami, FL
• 2001 - Artist-in-residence, Florida Atlantic University, Boca Raton, FL
• 1996 – Slide Lecture, Black and White Men Together, Ft. Lauderdale, FL
• 1995 – Slide Lecture, University of Arkansas, Little Rock, Little Rock, AR
• 1990 – “The Validity of African American Art,” slide lecture, Norton Museum of Art, W. Palm Beach, FL
• 1989 – “Tradition and Change in the Next Decade,” lecture, Cultural Arts Conference, Ft. Pierce, FL
• 1988 – Artist-in-residence, Indian River County School District, Vero Beach, FL
• 1998 – Guest Lecturer, College Reach-Out Program, Indian River Community College, Ft. Pierce, FL

WRITINGS

• “Living With Contradictions,” www.miamiartexchange.com, 23 November, 2002
• “Ultrabaroque: Post-, Hybridity, and Latin American Art,” www.miamiartexchange.com, 20 July, 2002
• “Is it real, or is it…: the work of Donald Lipski,” www.miamiartexchange.com, 7 June, 2002
• “Houses of the Spirit,” www.miamiartexchange.com, 5 March, 2002
• “The Structure of Puryear,” www.miamiartexchange.com, 16 July, 2001
• “Homage to Denise Andrews,” www.miamiartexchange.com, 26 April, 2001
• “Equal but Separate Exhibition,” www.miamiartexchange.com, 3 November, 2000
• “Medicines of a Reconstructed Past: African American Burial Art in Florida,” Tomb With a View, Lyndhurst, OH, Spring 1997
• “Interview with Gary Moore,” Art Papers, Vol. 20, Jan/Feb 1996, pp. 10-13
• “View From Beyond the Scared Garden: Interview with Edouard Duval-Carrié,” Art Papers, Vol. 20, Jul/Aug 1996, pp. 14-17
• NTU ArtsNewsletter, Editor, Publisher, 1989-1991
• “Glassman: Dale Chihuly,” Sarasota Arts Review, Vol. 5 Issue 3, December, 1994, pp. 10-14
• Freelance Writer, The Florida Mirror, Palm Beach County, FL 1989
• “Afrikan Roots,” weekly columnist, The Chronicle, Ft. Pierce, FL,  August-October, 1997

TEACHING

• 2002-2009 - Florida Atlantic University, Dept. of Visual Arts and Art History, Main Campus, Boca Raton, FL – Adjunct & Visiting Professor
• 2000-2002 – Broward Community College, Dept. Visual & Performing Arts, Adams Campus, Davie, FL - Adjunct Professor
• 1995-2000 - Miami-Dade Community College, Dept. of Arts and Philosophy, Wolfson Campus, Miami, FL - Adjunct Professor

  GALLERY/MUSEUM

• 2011-2012 - Gallery Manager, Art Dept. Dezer Schauhalle, North Miami, FL
• 2009-2010 - Gallery Manager, Curator, Artlab33 Art Space, Miami, FL
• 2001 - Palm Beach Institute of Contemporary Art, Lake Worth, FL – freelance preparator
• 1998-2000 - A+ Resources Gallery, Miami, FL – freelance preparator
• 1998-2000 - Jonathan Novak Contemporary Art, Los Angeles, CA -  freelance preparator
• 1994-96 - Museum of Contemporary Art, North Miami, FL – preparator, interim facilities manager
• 1996 - Skot Foreman Fine Art, Ltd., Dania, FL – freelance preparator
• 1994-96 - Peter Fetterman Gallery, Santa Monica, CA – freelance preparator

COMMUNITY SERVICE    CONFERENCES ORGANIZED

• Cultural Arts Conference, Director & Moderator, 1990 Leadership Conference, NTU ArtsNewsletter, Ft. Pierce, FL , 30 November, 1990
• Cultural Arts Conference, Director, Afro-American Cultural Exposition for the Arts, Ft. Pierce, FL, 1989
• “Spirit of a People,” Co-Director and Project Consultant, symposium sponsored by Florida Humanities Council and Center for the Arts, Vero Beach, FL, 1988

ORGANIZATIONS

• 2007 Current - South Florida Artist Entrepreneurs Group, Founder, Organizer
• 1998 African Diaspora Fine Arts Committee, Education Committee, Miami, FL
• 1995 Art Center South Florida, Exhibition Committee, Miami Beach, FL
• 1988-1994 Kuumba Artists Association, Board of Directors, Miami, FL
• 1993 South Carolina Arts Commission, FYI 1994-95, Juror, Individual Artist Fellowship
• 1990 St. Lucie County Cultural Affairs Council, Reorganization Sub-committee on Mission Statement/Bylaws, Ft. Pierce, FL
• 1989 Treasure Coast Fine Arts Festival, St. Lucie County Department of Parks and Recreation, Art Juror, Ft. Pierce, FL
• 1988 Martin County Black Heritage Association, Board of Directors, Stuart, FL
• 1988 “Black Gold: The Wealth of African and African American Culture,” Steering Committee, sponsored by Florida Humanities Council and St. Lucie County Department of Parks and Recreation, Ft. Pierce, FL