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EDUCATION |
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Otis Parson Institute, Los Angeles, CA, Graphic Design
CSULB, Long Beach, CA, Business Administration |
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ONE & TWO-PERSON EXHIBITIONS (Selected) |
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- "Interpretation in Black" LeFlorence Gallery, Los Angeles, CA
- "The Art of Michael Massenburg, "M.Hanks Gallery, Santa Monica, CA
- "Cultural Exchange," Casa De La Cultura, Jiquilpan, Michoacan, Mexico
- "Urban Landscape," Cecil Fergerson Gallery, WLCAC, Los Angeles, CA
- "Transition," Queen Gallery, Inglewood, CA
- "The Art of Michael Massenburg," Occidental College, Samuelson, Los Angeles, CA
- "The Artist..The Celebration.. The Creative Process," Centinela Adobe, Inglewood, CA
- "Art & Soul," William Grant Still Art Center, Los Angeles, CA
- "We The People," Studio B, Moreno Valley, CA
- "Legacy of a People," Valark Gallery, Pomona, CA
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GROUP EXHIBITIONS (Selected) |
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- "Tomorrows Masters," M Hanks Gallery, Santa Monica, CA
- "TGD4," Tambaconnda - Genevea - Dakar International, Tambaconnda, Senegal
- "Masterpieces of African American Art," M Hanks Gallery, Santa Monica, CA
- "Finding Family Stories," Japanese American National Museum, Self-Help Graphics,
California African American Museum and Chinese American Museum, Los Angeles, CA
- "New Harlem Renaissance," Indianapolis Art Center, Indianapolis, Indiana
- "Walls of Pride African American Murals," Cal State University, Dominguez Hills, CA
- "New Power Generation," Hampton University, Hampton, VA
- "Eyes Speak," Southwest College, Los Angeles, CA
- "National Black Fine Art Exhibit," MooBoo Gallery, Puck Building, New York, NY
- "Colors," MooBoo Gallery, Navy Pier Grand Ballroom, Chicago, IL
- "Farewell to the 20th Century," Central Michigan University, Mt. Pleasant, MI
- "Art for Social Justice," Albert Jewish Community Center, Long Beach, CA
- "Carroll Harris Simms Exhibition," African American Museum, Dallas, Texas
- "Ancestors and African American Art," John Wayne Airport, Orange, CA
- "No War, No Peace," Museum of Cultural Diversity, Carson, CA
- "Unbuild Southern California," Guggenheim Gallery, Chapman University, Orange, CA
- "Three Artists," Shades of Art Gallery, Riverside, CA
- "National Black Arts Festival," Atlanta, Georgia
- "Reflections: African American Art," City of Brea Gallery, Brea, CA
- "Representations of Masculinity," Museum of African American Art, Los Angeles, CA
- "Afros & Dominoes," Art & Barbie Gallery, Los Angeles, CA
- "Countdown to the Next Millennium," LACE, Los Angeles, CA
- "Breaking Barriers," Santa Monica Museum of Art, Santa Monica, CA
- "Southwest Black Art," Museum of Afro-American Life & Culture, Dallas, Texas
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PUBLIC ART PROJECTS (Selected) |
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- PCA, Long Beach Transit (with Robin Strayhorn), Long Beach, CA
- Rosa Parks Station (with Robin Strayhorn), MTA, Ceramic tile seating, Los Angeles, CA
- Los Angeles Public Library, Mark Twain Library, Los Angles, CA
- Inglewood City Hall, ceramic tile, Inglewood, CA
- Los Angeles Unified School District, Y.O.U. High School, Los Angeles, CA
- KFC, Central Avenue Jazz, Los Angeles
- Progressive Home for the Elderly, Family Affair, Los Angeles, CA
- American Jazz Museum, Kansas City, Missouri
- Watts Urban Greenway, MTA, Los Angeles, CA
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COMMISSIONS (Selected) |
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- California State University, Dominguez Hills, Global Diasporas Project, Carson, CA
- Art Education Consulting Services, Doris Miller Celebration, Austin, Texas
- ESPN Zone-Disney, Ravens, Baltimore, MD
- Central Avenue Jazz Festival, Los Angeles, CA
- Dana Point Blues Festival, Dana Point, CA
- ESPN Zone- Disney, Tiger Woods Tribute, Anaheim, CA
- Sickle Cell Disease Association of America, Inc., Silver Anniversary, Washington D. C.
- Los Angeles Southwest College, Los Angeles, CA
- Enthic Art Gallery, 18th & Vine Opening Gala Celebration, Kansas City, Mo.
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GRANTS (Selected) |
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- California Art Council, Artist in Residency, Inglewood, CA
- Change Inc., New York, New York
- L.A. Art Recovery Fund Grant, California Community Foundation, Los Angeles, CA
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PUBLIC COLLECTIONS (Selected) |
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- Boribana Museum, Dakar, Senegal
- TDG4, Tambacounda, Senegal
- Southwest College, Los Angeles, CA
- WLCAC, Los Angeles, CA
- Cultural Affairs Department, Los Angeles, CA
- USC-Architecture & Fine Art Library Archives, Los Angeles, CA
- Los Angeles Urban League, Los Angeles, CA
- Museum of Cultural Diversity, Carson, CA
- Triangular Church of Religious Science, Los Angeles, CA
- Mt. Tabor Community Baptist Church, Los Angeles, CA
- United States Postal Service, Los Angeles, CA
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LECTURE & PANELS (Partial listing) |
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- California African American Museum, Los Angeles, CA
- M Hanks Gallery, Santa Monica, CA
- Inglewood Cultural Arts, Inglewood, CA
- Pan African Film and Art Festival, Los Angeles, CA
- Occidental College, Los Angeles,
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PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS: |
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- Sheenway School and Culture Center, President Board of Directors
- The Collective, Co-Founder & Director
- Inglewood Cultural Arts, President Board of Directors
- Vermont Slauson Empowerment Council
- Inglewood Cultural Task Force
- Art 2000
- L.A. Art Association
- Black Creative Professional Association, Education Chairperson
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PUBLICATIONS & MEDIA (Selected) |
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- International Review of African American Art -Vol. 19 Number 4, page 20, 2004
- M Hanks Gallery, "Masterpieces of African American Art," Catalog 2004
- Kendra Story, "Walls of Art," Upscale Magazine, January, 2004
- Phillip Zonkel, "Brushing up on Families" Press Telegram, Page 10-12, March 15, 2003
- Kristin Friedrich, "Art in Training," LA Downtown News, Page 12, September, 23, 2002
- Nedra Myricks. "Up Close" Images Magazine, Vol. 5 No. 1, Pages 17,18 & 39, 2002
- "Urban Surprises: A Guide to Public Art in Los Angles", Balcony Press, page, 43, 2002
- David Pagel, "Public Projects fall..." Los Angeles Times, Page F2, September, 18, 2002
- Libby Clark, "Honoring Dorie Miller," Los Angeles Sentinel, Page C-8, June14, 2001
- Datwa Morales, "Students' gig mixes art, Jazz," Press - Enterprise, February 19,1999
- WB Television Productions, The Jamie Foxx Show, 1998
- KJLH-FM Radio, LA Speaks Out with Jackie Stephens, July 18, 1998
- Imani Tate. "Up Close" Images Magazine, Vol. 1 No. 5, Pages 42 & 43, 1998
- Alice Thorson. "Taking it to the Walls," Kansas City Star, page E-7, September 20, 1997
- Channel 41 Fox, Kansas City, Missouri, September 4, 1997
- Pat Means. KACE-FM Radio, Turning Point Live, October 6, 1996
- KNX-AM Radio, Watts 3rd World Arts Festival, October 12, 1996
- Devorah L. Knaff. "A Comparison of Contrasts," The Press - Enterprise, March 16, 1996
- Wave Newspaper, "The Black Male..." Page 3, May 10, 1995
- "Art for Art," To Woka Toi - Contemporary Art of New Zealand, Film Documentary, 1995
- Joe Lewis. "More Black Male for L.A.," Art in America, Page 25, April, 1995
- Pasadena City Star - Cheers, Page 1, February, 3, 1995
- Sam Jones. "Afros & Dominoes," Coagula Art Journal, September, 1994
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