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Education

2025 M.F.A. UC Santa Cruz,Environmental Art + Social Practice. Santa Cruz, CA

2011     Santa Monica College,The Photography Department.                     Santa Monica, CA

2016     Otis College of Design. Los Angeles, CA

1996     Morehouse College. Atlanta, GA

Exhibitions

2025    “I Say a Little Prayer for You” Little Giant Collective. Santa Cruz, CA.

(solo exhibition)

2025 “Cobija De Tripas” The Sesnon Gallery. Santa Cruz, CA.

EA+SP Graduate Thesis Exhibition.

2025 “A Suite for Malcolm” Talking Dolls. Detroit, MI

2016     “Shining a Light: The Right to Education” Muhammad Ali Center. Louisville, KY 

2007-2014 "Incognito"  Santa Monica Museum of Art. Santa Monica, CA

2013  Photographic Arts Council LA Collectors Show. DNJ Gallery. Santa Monica,CA  

2010     “How We Roll” CAAM - California African-American Museum. Los Angeles, CA

Publication     

2007“Beats, Rhymes and Life: What we Love and Hate about Hip Hop.”  New York, NY 

Photo Editor, Photographer & Writer.  Random House. 

Fellowships and Awards

2025     UCSC Arts Dean’s Fund for Excellence and Equity Grant.

2024     UCSC Arts Research Institute for a Summer Pathway Fellowship Grant.

Arts Research Institute Fellowship, University of California Santa Cruz.

TLC - Graduate Pedagogy Fellowship, University of California Santa Cruz. 

2023     G.A.N.A.S. (Generating and Advancing New American Scholars)

Doctoral Summer Bridge Program, University of California Santa Cruz.

Teaching Experience

2024 University of California Santa Cruz, Teaching Assistant. Santa Cruz, CA.

2015 Los Angeles Unified School District, Art Substitute.             Los Angeles, CA.

2014 Daraja Academy, Photography Teacher.                         Nanyuki, Kenya.

2013 The Jenesse Center, Photography Teacher.                    Los Angeles, CA.

Artist Talks

2024 University of California Santa Cruz, Writing for Artist.

2022 Otis College of Design, Video and Time Based Media.

Mentorship

2025 Environmental Art + Social Practice 1st Year M.F.A. Cohort. Santa Cruz, CA

2025 UCSC M.O.C.H.A. (Men of Color Healing Association)             Santa Cruz, CA

2005 National Family Life and Education Center, Case Worker Culver City, CA