ARTIST’S statement
My work is a reflection of the relationships people have with themselves and with each other. My images not only reflect life, but my participation in life as well. I portray photographic images of great emotion by perfecting the art of drawing little attention to myself as I capture people engaged in activities that are important in their lives.
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Solo Shows: |
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(2020) “Town Hall’s Lena Horne Celebration Dinner,” (Ginny’s Café) Red Rooster, Harlem, New York (2016) “Fela Anikulapo-Kuti: The Man-The Music,” Ongoing Exhibition at (Ginny’s Café) Red Rooster, Harlem, New York |
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Group Shows: |
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(2020) “Visions 1020,” Wilmer Jennings Gallery, Manhattan, New York (2019) “African-American Photographers Annual-2020 Celebration,” Central Park, 110th Street and Lenox Avenue (2019) “In Office Exhibition,” Fractured Atlas, Manhattan, New York (2019) “Annual Photography Auction and Benefit,” Her Justice, Grand Hyatt, Manhattan, New York (2018) “All Power: Visual Legacies of the Black Panther Party,” Seattle’s Photographic Center Northwest, Seattle, Washington (2018) “The Black Panther Party,” Pier 94 at Twelfth Avenue at 55th Street, Manhattan, New York (2018) “Annual Photography Auction and Benefit,” Her Justice, Grand Hyatt, Manhattan, New York (2018) “Lift Every Voice and Sing,” Atrium Gallery, Morristown, New Jersey (2017) “Annual Photography Auction and Benefit,” Her Justice, Grand Hyatt, Manhattan, New York (2017) “The Bell Tolls,” Drumming Circle,” Brooklyn Historical Society, Brooklyn, New York (2017) “Black Joy: Our Joy,” National Black Theater, Harlem, New York (2016) “Bronx: Africa,” Longwood Arts Gallery at Hostos College, Bronx, New York (2016) “Visual Griot,” Atrium Gallery, Morristown, New Jersey (2016) “Bronx: Africa,” Longwood Arts Gallery at Hostos College, Bronx, New York (2016) “Visual Griot,” Atrium Gallery, Morristown, New Jersey |
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Awards and Distinctions: |
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(2019) Recipient of BRIO Award for Photography (Bronx Recognizes Its Own) Bronx Council on the Arts, Bronx, New York (2019) “Howard Cash Interview Part-2,” Corrine’s Picks, BronxNet, Bronx, New York (2019) “African-American Photographers Annual Interview,” Corrine’s Picks, BronxNet, Bronx, New York (2018) Inclusion into the Corporate Collection of Novartis, Morristown, New Jersey (2016) “Bronx Africa Panel Discussion,” Longwood Art Gallery at Hostos College, Bronx, New York (2015) Inclusion into the Permanent Collection of Prints, Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture, Harlem, New York (2009) Inclusion into the Corporate Collection of Beth Abraham Center for Rehabilitation and Nursing Center, Bronx, New York |
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Publications: |
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(2018) “ALL POWER: VISUAL LEGACIES OF THE BLACK PANTHER PARTY,” Minor Matters Books LLC, Seattle, Washington (2016) “Cashing in on Fine Art Photography,” Mariamma Kambon, mariammakambon.wordpress.com/2016/04/01cashing-in-on-fine-art-photography/ |
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Organizations: |
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(2019) Black Photographers Collective, Brooklyn, New York (2017) Black Folk Us Photography Group, Harlem, New York |
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Experience |
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1979–2004 Solo Exhibitions New York ▪ Los Angeles ▪ Nigeria
n Come Dance with Me (2004) ▪ The Remember Project (2003) ▪ The Joy of Dance (2003) ▪ African Dance in Slow Motion (2002) ▪ Up from the Gullah (2002) ▪ Drumming and Dancing in New York City (2001, 2000) ▪ Children’s Exhibition (1980) ▪ The Year of the Child (1979) |
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| 1999–2006 Group Exhibitions New York ▪ New Jersey ▪ Los Angeles ▪ San Francisco, Cincinnati, South Carolina, London
n “Images of Color” (2006) ▪ The Best of the Bronx (2005-2006) ▪ Resurrections ▪ “Submerge” Art & Environment Festival (2005) ▪ In the Blink of an Eye (2005) ▪ Half Full (2004) ▪ Images Facing Ourselves (2004) ▪ LLA NOITCARTSBA (2003) ▪ Art and Earth Collaboration (2003) ▪ This is Lagos (2003) ▪ Black President: The Art and Legacy of Fela Anikulapo-Kuti (2003-2005) ▪ A Taste of Harlem in Tribeca (2002) ▪ Bound Together by Common Threads (2001-2002) ▪ Portraits and Conversations: September 11, 2001 (2002) ▪ Committed to the Image: A Half Century of Black Photographers in America (2000) ▪ A Journey through the African and African-American Diaspora (2001) ▪ Scrapbook Group Show (1996) ▪ Peterson’s Photographic (1982). |
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| 2001–2005 Outdoor Exhibitions New York
n 14th St. Union Square (2005) ▪ Art in the Park (2003) ▪ Economic Development Corp. (2003) ▪ Fulton Art Fair (2001, 2002) ▪ Harlem Book Fair (2002) ▪ Dance Theatre of Harlem (2002) ▪ Harlem Week (2002) ▪ Drummer’s Circle (2001) |
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Overseas Experience |
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| 1979-84 Freelance photographer Nigeria, West Africa | ||||
| 1982-84 Stringer for Associated Press | ||||
| 1978 Operation Crossroads Ghana, West Africa | ||||
AWARDS AND DISTINCTIONS |
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2005 |
President, Cash Fine Art Publishers LLC |
The Cash Family |
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2005 |
JP Morgan Chase “Arts in Education Grant” for “Portraits of Successful Photography” |
Bronx Council on the Arts, |
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2005 |
B&W Single Image Awards Annual for “Angels on the Beach” |
Black & White Magazine, |
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2005 |
Commendation for photographic coverage of the relief efforts in the Gulf States following Hurricane Katrina |
Congress of the United States, House of Representatives, Washington, DC |
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2005 |
BRIO Award for the photographic series, “Spirituality in White” |
Bronx Council on the Arts, |
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2005 |
Certificate of Appreciation for “In the Blink of an Eye” |
LACC Media Arts and LACC Foundation, Los Angeles, CA |
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2005 |
Television interview on BronxTalk: “The Best of the Bronx” Exhibition at Krasdale Gallery |
BronxNet Cable TV |
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2004 |
Community Arts Grant for “Speaking of the Bronx: Blurred Boundaries” |
Bronx Council on the Arts, |
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2004 |
Instructor and Curator for “Half Full” Art Exhibition |
Lehman College Art Gallery |
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2004 |
Instructor and Curator for “Zoom” Art Exhibition |
Bronx High School for Visual Arts, |
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2004 |
JP Morgan Chase Arts in Education Grant for “Images Facing Ourselves” |
Bronx Council on the Arts, |
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2003 |
African-American History Award for the photography exhibition, “Portraits and Conservations 9/11” |
Soundview Healthcare Network, Bronx, NY |
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2002 |
Liberty Award for the photography exhibition, “Portraits and Conversations 9/11” |
New York State Senate, |
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2002 |
Curator of Art, “Fantasy: From the Sensual to the Erotic” |
Danny Simmons Corridor Gallery, Brooklyn, NY |
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2001-2006 |
President, Image Griots Photography Group Inc. (non profit organization) |
Image Griots, Bronx, NY |
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2001 |
Black History Month Award |
South Bronx Concerned Citizens, Bronx, NY |
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2000 |
Commendation for the photography exhibition, “Celebrating the Spirit of Nigeria” |
Consulate General of Nigeria, Manhattan, NY |
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2000 |
Community Arts Initiative Award, “African Dance and Slow Motion” |
Lower Manhattan Cultural Council, Manhattan, NY |
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1999 |
Kodak Award, Grand prize for LACC’s 70th anniversary Photo Contest |
Eastman Kodak Company |
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PUBLICATIONS |
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| n B&W Annual 2005 (Angels on the Beach, 2005)
n www.newmuseum.com (Black President: The Art and Legacy of Fela Anikulapo-Kuti, 2003) n Palgrave/St. Martin’s Press (Black President: The Art and Legacy of Fela Anikulapo-Kuti, and Fela: From West Africa to West Broadway, 2003) n The New Museum of Contemporary Art (Black President: The Art and Legacy of Fela Anikulapo-Kuti, 2003) n Trace Magazine(2000) n 1980–2003: Big Red News ▪ Newswatch ▪ The Guardian ▪ SkyPower ▪ Africa Music ▪ Lagos Hilton Hotel (brochure) ▪ Ophelia ▪ Catholic Life ▪ Concord Magazine, among many others. |
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ORGANIZATIONS |
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| 2006 Houston Center for Photography Houston, TX | ||||
| 2003 Fulton Art Consortium Brooklyn, NY | ||||
| 2002 Harlem Arts Alliance Harlem, NY | ||||
| 2001 EnFoco, Inc. Bronx, NY | ||||
| 2000 Image Griots Photographic Group Bronx, NY | ||||
Education |
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| 1979 Los Angeles City College, California Los Angeles, CA
n Associate in Arts Degree. n Certificate in Color Photography. |
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BORN |
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| 1953 December 20 Harlem, NY | ||||
