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Selected Solo Exhibitions<\/strong> <\/p>\n\n\n\n

2025 “Running A Boat\u201d, Judith Holliday Gallery at Kitchen Theatre, Ithaca, NY<\/p>\n\n\n\n

2023 “Carry Fire\u201d, Cross Center Gallery, Boston, MA<\/p>\n\n\n\n

2022 <\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cEverywhere Return\u201d, Hostetter Arts Center Gallery, Basking Ridge, NJ<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cReverie”, Latchkey Gallery, New York, NY<\/p>\n\n\n\n

2021 <\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cVerses, Over The Waves\u201d, Passaic County Art Center, Hawthorne, NJ  <\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cNo Rule Multiply Alpha\u201d, Gallery Aferro, Newark, NJ<\/p>\n\n\n\n

2020   \u201c3 Mothers\u201d, ArtYard, Frenchtown, NJ<\/p>\n\n\n\n

2019   “Teacher As Artist”, Dineen Hull Gallery & Department of Cultural Affairs, Jersey City, NJ <\/p>\n\n\n\n

2017   “Pearl Of A Panther”, Film Premier, Newark Museum, Newark, NJ <\/p>\n\n\n\n

2014   “Woman and Children First”, Art House Productions Gallery, Jersey City, NJ <\/p>\n\n\n\n

2008   “1964\/1967”, Newark Historical Society, Newark, NJ <\/p>\n\n\n\n

2007 <\/p>\n\n\n\n

“1964\/1967”, 1×1 – Jersey City Museum, Jersey City, NJ <\/p>\n\n\n\n

“Glimpse”, Red Saw, Newark, NJ <\/p>\n\n\n\n

“Wave In The Water”, The Majestic (w\/ Jersey City Museum), Jersey City, NJ <\/p>\n\n\n\n

“Phoenix” Mana Fine Arts, Jersey City, NJ <\/p>\n\n\n\n

2005   “Receiver Series 1” Gallery 58, Jersey City, NJ <\/p>\n\n\n\n

2004   “12 FOLLOWS” L.I.T.M., Jersey City, NJ <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Selected Group Exhibitions<\/strong> <\/p>\n\n\n\n

2024   “Currency of Resilience: Exploring Immigrant Narratives”, Akwaaba Gallery, Newark, NJ <\/p>\n\n\n\n

2022   “Future Fair”, Future Fair, New York, NY <\/p>\n\n\n\n

2021 <\/p>\n\n\n\n

“The Bridge”, The Gallery Space, Rahway, NJ <\/p>\n\n\n\n

“Holiday Market”, Future Fair, New York, NY <\/p>\n\n\n\n

2020 <\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cLeap Of Faith\u201d, Gallery 58, Hillsdale, NJ <\/p>\n\n\n\n

“Glimpse”, Gallery Aferro, Newark, NJ<\/p>\n\n\n\n

2019 <\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cPearl Of A Panther\u201d, Index Art Center, Newark, NJ <\/p>\n\n\n\n

“Another World”, Gallery Aferro, Newark, NJ<\/p>\n\n\n\n

“Process and Practice”, Gallery Aferro, Newark, NJ<\/p>\n\n\n\n

“Art Educators of New Jersey”, Kean University, Union, NJ <\/p>\n\n\n\n

2018 <\/p>\n\n\n\n

“Linkage: 2 Degrees of Separation”, Hackensack Performing Arts Center, Hackensack, NJ <\/p>\n\n\n\n

“Art Educators of New Jersey”, Kean University, Union, NJ <\/p>\n\n\n\n

“Essential”, 69 Wyckoff, Bushwick, NY <\/p>\n\n\n\n

2017   “Essential”, 395 Johnson, Bushwick, NY <\/p>\n\n\n\n

2016   “Art Educators of New Jersey”, Kean University, Union, NJ <\/p>\n\n\n\n

2015   “Art Educators of New Jersey”, Kean University, Union, NJ <\/p>\n\n\n\n

2007 <\/p>\n\n\n\n

“Looking Back, Looking Black”, Goldman, Sachs & CO., Jersey City, NJ <\/p>\n\n\n\n

“Instigated” Sebastian Patane Masuelli installation, Gallery Aferro, Newark, NJ <\/p>\n\n\n\n

“Black Rock”, Gallery Aferro, Newark, NJ <\/p>\n\n\n\n

2006 <\/p>\n\n\n\n

“Broken Wings”, Gallery 58, Jersey City, NJ <\/p>\n\n\n\n

“ArtReach XIV”, city without walls, Newark, NJ <\/p>\n\n\n\n

“Pulp”, Red Saw, Newark, NJ <\/p>\n\n\n\n

“Reverie”, ANNEX Gallery, Jersey City, NJ <\/p>\n\n\n\n

“What Have You Got To Say?” Mana Fine Arts, Jersey City, NJ <\/p>\n\n\n\n

2005 <\/p>\n\n\n\n

“Magical Realism”, Jersey City, NJ <\/p>\n\n\n\n

“Heavy Hitters” Gallery 58, Jersey City, NJ <\/p>\n\n\n\n

“Four Artists”, Brooklyn, NY <\/p>\n\n\n\n

“Passing Through” The Luna Stage, Montclair, NJ <\/p>\n\n\n\n

“Black History Month Exhibit” City Hall, Jersey City, NJ <\/p>\n\n\n\n

2004 <\/p>\n\n\n\n

“What Have You Got To Say?” Grace Church Van Vorst, Jersey City, NJ <\/p>\n\n\n\n

“Artist By Numbers” L.I.T.M., Jersey City, NJ <\/p>\n\n\n\n

“Unusual Suspects” Gallery 58, Jersey City, NJ <\/p>\n\n\n\n

“Collectivity” Shore Institute of Contemporary Arts, Long Branch, NJ <\/p>\n\n\n\n

“Now and Then”, Long Island City, NY <\/p>\n\n\n\n

2003   “Word of Mouth” FEASE, Montclair, NJ <\/p>\n\n\n\n

2002   “Emerging Artists” Williamsburg, NY <\/p>\n\n\n\n

2001   “End of the Day” FEASE, Bloomfield, NJ <\/p>\n\n\n\n

2000   “FEASE Art Collective” FEASE, Bloomfield, NJ <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Education <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Current MFA, Vermont College Of Fine Arts, Valencia, CA<\/p>\n\n\n\n

2006 \u00a0 BFA, School of Visual Arts, New York, NY\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n

1995   Middlesex Polytechnic, London, England (Artist Exchange Program) <\/p>\n\n\n\n

1999   Graphic Design Certification, Bergen Community College, Paramus, NJ <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Awards and Grants <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

2025 Artist In Community, Community Arts Partnership, Ithaca, NY<\/p>\n\n\n\n

2021 Nonpublic School Teacher of the Year<\/p>\n\n\n\n

2007-2008 Artist In Residency, Gallery Aferro, Newark, NJ <\/p>\n\n\n\n

1995   Student Exchange Scholarship, Middlesex Polytechnic, London, England <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Experience<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Art\/Tech Instructor, 2009-Present, Eastern Christian High School, North Haledon, NJ <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Art Instructor & Creative Director, 2014-2021, Goldman Sachs’ Student Art Program, Jersey City, NJ <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Graphic Design Instructor, 2008-2011, BridgeHope (after school program), Paterson, NJ <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Creative Director, 2007-2010, Touch The World Ministries, Allendale, NJ <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Consultant and Art Related Projects <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

2007-Present Graphic\/Web Design for American Indian Artists, Inc. NY, NY <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Murals and Public Commissions<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

2025<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Mural \u201cSanctuary Ceiling”, St James AME Zion Church, Ithaca, NY, USA<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Mural \u201cKnowledge Is Freedom\u201d, Village At Ithaca, Ithaca, NY, USA<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Mural \u201cToni Morrison Project\u201d, Toni Morrison Hall at Cornell University, Ithaca, NY, USA<\/p>\n\n\n\n

2023<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Mural \u201cPast, Present, Future Spirit\u201d, Community Garden, Jersey City, NJ, USA<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Mural \u201c50 years of Hip Hop\u201d, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY, USA<\/p>\n\n\n\n

2022<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Mural “As Above So Below (Jersey Shore)”, Newark Airport Terminal B Gates 60+, Newark, NJ <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Mural “Faces Of New Jersey”, Newark Airport Terminal A, Newark, NJ <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Mural “One Humanity”, Hofstra Park, Prospect Park, NJ <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Mural \u201cWandering Stars (For Ukraine)\u201d, Ithaca High School, Ithaca, NY, USA<\/p>\n\n\n\n

2021 <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Mural “Freedom”, North Haledon Recreational Center, North Haledon, NJ <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Mural \u201cMiracle Of Help\u201d, Medical Center, Sierra Leone, West Africa<\/p>\n\n\n\n

2012 Mural, Eastern Christian Media Center, North Haledon, NJ <\/p>\n\n\n\n

2012 Mural, \u201cCore Values\u201d, Eastern Christian School Media Center, North Haledon, NJ <\/p>\n\n\n\n

2011 Mural, \u201cOpen The Gates\u201d, Wings of Refuge orphanage, Port Au Prince, Haiti <\/p>\n\n\n\n

2009 Mural, Colegio de James R Ganley, Ciudad Juarez, Mexico <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Bibliography and Publications<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

2025<\/p>\n\n\n\n

James Dean. “Teens\u2019 portraits celebrate Toni Morrison as community-builder”, Cornell Chronicle, September, 2025<\/p>\n\n\n\n

2022<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Manu Sharma. “Family, faith, and cultural history: exploring the art of Jesse Wright”, Stir World, September, 2022<\/p>\n\n\n\n

2021<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Special to NorthJersey.com. “RAF Tour is the first in-person event since the pandemic”, USA Today Network – New Jersey, October, 2021<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Violet Lazarus. “Ridgewood Arts Foundation Returns to In-Person Events”, tapinto.net, October, 2021<\/p>\n\n\n\n

2020<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Jon Batiste. “Rooftop Song”, ArtYard, November, 2020<\/p>\n\n\n\n

2013 <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Schiller, Sara. “Wooster on Paper #4: 10th Anniversary”, Wooster Collective Magazine, August 2013<\/p>\n\n\n\n

2006 <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Behrens, Ahn. “Broken Wings review”, Waterfront Journal, July 2006 <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Bischoff, Dan. “Artreach XIV”, Star Ledger, July 2006 <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Behrens, Ahn. “Review”, Jersey Journal, April 2006 <\/p>\n\n\n\n

2005 <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Leonard, Lex. “Feature”, Jersey City Digest, March 2005<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Jackson, Aaron. “Rules of the Artist”, Chilltown, March 2005<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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