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ABOUT THE FOUNDER



Photography by Div + Owen

In a 2022 personality test, I was defined as a helper, problem solver and peacekeeper.  My practice is grounded in these labels and rooted in my identity as a scrappy code-switching multiracial Black artist and creative practitioner. I bring this identity into Goblin party, with a deep understanding of the cultural economy and a commitment to aligning with artists' needs and values.

I received my  BFA from the Rhode Island School of the Arts (2011) and hold a certificate in papermaking from Awagami Factory, Shikoku island, Japan (2010).
I am the recipient of first prize in the 1st Annual Juried Exhibition from Hudson Valley MOCA, NY (2019) juried by Legacy Russell, and a winner in illustration for Applied Arts Magazine (2009). I’ve worked with established and emerging artists such as Laylah Ali, the Dedalus Foundation, Jordan Casteel, Oliver Jeffers, Christopher Myers, Nifemi Ogunro, Emma Safir, and Hank Willis Thomas. I am working this next year to grow my practice in its professional development as a NEW INC. community member  (Y11) while increasing my offerings and visibility to the broader community.


EDUCATION: RISD, BFA 2011

SIGN: AQUARIUS

B. 1989
Philadelphia,PA

RESUME
Jordan Casteel Studio, Studio Manager
Christopher Myers Studio, Director of Projects
Hank Willis Thomas Studio, Operations
The Studio of Oliver Jeffers, Executive Administrator, Project Manager
Kasmin Gallery, Sales Administration Associate
Whitewall Magazine, Project Manager, Writer, Illustrator
Anthropologie, Window Display Freelancer
Grey Area, Gallery Manager 
Meulensteen Galler, Archivist 

WORKSHOPS
Artistic Noise, 2024
Joan Mitchell Fellowship, 2023
For Freedoms Fellowship, 2022
Silver Art, 2022 

WRITING
7 HIGHLIGHTS FROM ART BASEL MIAMI BEACH, Whitewall Magazine, December 7, 2023

PUBLICATION MENTIONS
Framing the Female Gaze, Lehman College Art Gallery, 2023
There’s a Ghost in This House, Oliver Jeffers, Harper Collins, Penguin Random House, 2020
What We’ll Build, Oliver Jeffers, Harper Collins, Penguin Random House, 2020
The Working Mind and Drawing Hand of Oliver Jeffers, Phaidon, 2018
Exhibition Catalogue; Impasse Ronsin, Kasmin Gallery, 2017
Exhibition Catalogue; Robert Motherwell, The Art of Collage, Kasmin Gallery, 2016

SELECT SHOWS,PROJECTS,EVENTS
Brooklyn Museum on Wheels, Brooklyn Museum, 2024
Art Noir Open Studios at Stoneleaf Retreat, 2024
Oliver Jeffers x CFR, Council on Foreign Relations, 2024
BIPOC Public Sauna, Big Towel Spa x UPCO, 2023
Halloween Zine, Childish Books, 2023
Portrait revisited by Divya Gadangi,The Cultivist, New York 2022
Off The Wall, Culture Lab, Long Island City, 2021
First Prize in 1st Annual Juried Exhibition, Hudson Valley MOCA, Hudson Valley, 2019
The Fate of Fausto, Sotheran's Rare Books & Prints, London, 2019
Friend of a Friend, The Invisible Dog Center, Brooklyn, 2019
Here You Are, Brooklyn Bridge Park, 2018
90s Bitch-Tuenight, The Invisible Dog Center, Brooklyn, 2018
Pattern Design “Painted Floral”, Lark Adventurewear, 2016
Marked Urgent, Ground Floor Gallery, New York, 2017
Thank You Come Again, So What Space, Brooklyn, 2014
Applied Arts Winner, Applied Arts Magazine, 2009