EDUCATION
MFA, Howard University
Sculpture / Painting
Washington, DC
BFA, Maryland Institute, College of Art
Fibers (Textile Design) / Crafts
Baltimore, MD
SOLO EXHIBITIONS
Tracing Stitches, Biddle Gallery
Cheyney University
West Chester, Pennsylvania, February 17 – April 17, 2013
Quilting the Negro Spiritual: Works Inspired by William H. Johnson
Florence Museum
Florence, South Carolina, March 1-April 3, 2005
GROUP EXHIBITIONS
Art Against Racism
Memorial. Monument. Movement Virtual Exhibition
Rutgers University 2021
Visioning Human Rights in the New Millennium
Traveling Fiber Exhibition, Opening: Birmingham, England
April 2016 – September 2018
Gendered
Mint Museum of Art
Charlotte, North Carolina 2017
Conversations and Connections
Christopher Newport University, Peninsula Fine Art Center
Newport News, Virginia January – May 2015
Conversations and Connections
Christopher Newport University, Peninsula Fine Art Center
Newport News, Virginia January – May 2015
And Still We Rise: Race, Culture and Visual Conversations
National African American Museum
Cincinnati, Ohio, October 2013
Artista Vista Install It 3: Above and Below
Public Art Installation
Columbia South Carolina, April 17 – May 28 2013
The Journey of Hope in America
National Afro-American Museum and Cultural Center
Wilberforce, Ohio, December 18 - June 18, 2011
The Skin Quilt Project: Uplifting Our Culture, Celebrating Tradition
Towne Art Gallery at Wheelock College, Boston, Massachusetts
October 26 – November 2010
The Japan International Quilt Show
Yokohama, Japan, November 2009
Quilting African American Women History
National Afro-American Museum and Cultural Center
Wilberforce, Ohio, March 8 – November 2008
Textural Rhythms: Constructing the Jazz Tradition
The American Folk Art Museum
New York, New York, February, 8-March 31, 2007
Talking History in Material Culture: Igbo and Akan Sings in Early Virginia
University of Mary Washington
Fredericksburg, Virginia, January 25-March 2 2007
From a Man’s Point of View
Virginia Quilt Museum
Harrisonburg, Virginia, October 18, 2004-January 2, 2005
Where Do We Go From Here?
Martin Luther King, Jr. Memorial Library
Washington DC, February 17-29, 2004
Continuities and Innovations: African American Quilts of Virginia
James Madison University
Harrisonburg, Virginia, September 12-October 17, 2004
Expression
Corcoran Gallery of Art
Washington DC May 23-June 16, 2003
Courageous Journey: An Exhibition of Quilted Works
Martin Luther King, Jr. Memorial Library
Washington DC, February 1-24, 2003
The American Family: an exhibition of quilted and narrative works
Creative Workshop Gallery
New Haven, Connecticut, September 10-November 28, 1993
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
Associate Professor of Art / Director, The Henry Ponder Gallery
Benedict College, Columbia, South Carolina 2008 - Present
Assistant Director: Boyden Gallery, St. Mary’s College of Maryland
St. Mary’s City, Maryland 2003 - 2006
Director of Museum Education, Hampton University Museum
Hampton University, Hampton, Virginia 1996 - 1999
Costume and Wardrobe Assistant
Dance Theatre of Harlem, New York, New York 1993 - 1994
Assistant to American Artist Faith Ringgold
New York, New York 1991 - 1995
VISITING ARTIST IN RESIDENCES
Thohoyandou Arts and Culture Centre, Venda, South Africa 2019
Auburn University at Montgomery, Montgomery, Alabama 2014
Cheyney University, West Chester, Pennsylvania 2013
Coker College: Department of Theater and Dance, Hartsville, South Carolina 2004
Corcoran Gallery of Art, Washington, DC 2003
Peninsula Fine Arts Center, Newport News, Virginia 2001
Studio Museum in Harlem Community School Program, New York, New York 1991
South Fulton County Arts Council, Atlanta, Georgia 1998 - 1990
AWARDS / GRANTS / APPOINTMENTS
Commission: Columbia Museum of Art
Columbia, SC
Appointed, June 2017 - Present
Faculty Leadership and Civic Engagement Award 2016
Charleston Southern University
April 2016
James a Porter Research Travel Grant, Howard University
Traveled to Italy and Germany
Washington DC, 2007
Alexandria Archaeological Commission Preservation of African American Heritage
Alexandria, Virginia
Appointment, 2002 – 2004
Outstanding Service Award
Hampton, Virginia 1999
PUBLICATIONS AND BOOKS CITED
AND STILL WE RISE: Race, Culture and Visual Conversation
Publisher: Paper Moon Publishing, 5481 Olgate Drive, West Chester, Ohio 2013
QUILTS FOR OBAMA
Publisher: Paper Moon Publishing, 5481 Olgate Drive, West Chester, Ohio 2010
TEXTURAL RHYTHMS: QUILTING THE JAZZ TRADITION
Publisher: Paper Moon Publishing, 5481 Olgate Drive, West Chester, Ohio 2008
QUILTING AFRICAN AMERICAN WOMEN HISTORY
Publisher: Paper Moon Publishing, 5481 Olgate Drive, West Chester, Ohio 2008
SPIRITS DISTILLED: (book cover image)
Publisher: Red Hen Press, Hillsdale, California, publication date: January 2006
THE OTHER SIDE: STRENGTH FOR THE JOURNEY (cover image)
Publisher: The Other Side, Philadelphia, PA publication date: March 2002
BLACK THREADS: AN AFRICAN AMERICAN QUILTING SOURCE BOOK
Publisher: McFarland & Company, Inc., Jefferson, North Carolina, publication date: November 2002
INTERNATIONAL REVIEW OF AFRICAN AMERICAN ART
Flights of Fancy and Journey to Self, P.60-61; Tracing Stitches, P. 26-27 –28, Hampton University Museum,Hampton, Virginia 1999