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Exhibition
2024 Celebrating Women Artists, Henry Gallery, Malvern, PA
2024 Dialogues of Place, Cerulean Gallery, Philadelphia, PA
2024 The Woodmere Annual 82nd Juried Exhibition, Woodmere Art Museum, Philadelphia, PA
2024 Holding My Breath Under Water, Cope House Gallery at Awbury Arboretum, solo exhibition, Philadelphia, PA
2024 Boundaries, High Point, Philadelphia, PA
2023 Weaving Water and Other Impossible Tasks, High Point, Philadelphia, PA
2022 Weaving Water: Mended, Main Line SHIFT, Narberth, PA
2021 PHOTOgraphy 2021 Exhibition, Philadelphia Sketch Club, Virtual On-line Exhibition presented at sketchclub.org
2021 Hovering In the Threshold…, Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts, Broad Street Studio, solo installation, Philadelphia, PA
2021 MFA Thesis Show, PAFA All School Exhibition, Annenberg Gallery, Philadelphia, PA
2020 Borderspaces, Al-Bustan Seeds of Culture Gallery, solo exhibition, Philadelphia, PA
2020 Artmaking in Pandemic Times, Anne Bryan Gallery, PAFA, Philadelphia, PA
2020 Body(No)Body, PAFA MFA Program and The Brodsky Center, online exhibition with Young Space Gallery
2019 Dance of Shapes, FMC Tower, Philadelphia, PA
2013 Women in History, University of the Arts, Philadelphia, PA
2009 All Women All Media, Widener University, Chester, PA
2008 Triune Formula Paintings, solo exhibition, Faculty Gallery, Fleisher Art Memorial, Philadelphia, PA
2007-2010 Faculty Exhibitions, Fleisher Art Memorial, Philadelphia, PA
2006-2007 The Olive Project, traveling exhibition, Kid Ailak Gallery, Tokyo, Japan, International Centre of Bethlehem, Palestinian Territories, Al-Hoash, East Jerusalem, Israel, Hiroshima Municipal University, Japan
2003 Staircase Women, Ofuroya at Camac Baths, Philadelphia, PA
Fellowships, Residencies, Projects
2022 Fairmount Park Conservancy, Art Commission at Hatfield House, Philadelphia, PA
2013-2024 Al-Bustan Seeds of Culture, Teaching Artist, Philadelphia, PA
2021 Philly Art Girls, independent volunteer project with middle school girls, Instagram: @phillyartgirls, Philadelphia, PA
2013-2020 Pennsylvania Council for the Arts and Philadelphia Arts in Education Partnership, Arts and Eve, Long Term Residency Grant, academics and contemporary arts integration (STEAM) instruction, artist in residence, Philadelphia, PA
2018-19 Philadelphia Arts in Education Partnership, Botanical Mural with Gotwals Elementary School, artist in residence, Norristown, PA
2017-18 Philadelphia Museum of Art, Art Partners, artist in residence
2014-19 Al-Bustan Seeds of Culture, Summer Programming, Arts and Science integration instructor, Philadelphia, PA
2016 American Street Feast Napkin Project, led a community-based art project in collaboration with South Kensington Community Partners, Spiral Q, and Second State Press, Philadelphia, PA
2011-2012 Philadelphia Arts in Education Partnership, Arts Link, STEM and literacy arts integration instruction, Philadelphia, PA
2010-2011 Delaware Center for Contemporary Art, Contemporary Connections, arts integration instructor, Wilmington, DE
2008-2010 Philadelphia Museum of Art, Art Partners, Artist in Residence
2008 Center for Emerging Visual Artists, New Courtland Fellowship, Artist in Residence, Philadelphia, PA
2007-2009 Fleisher Art Memorial, Community Partnerships Program, Artist in Residence, Philadelphia, PA
2007 Fleisher Art Memorial Community Partnership, Artist in Residence, mural for The Children’s Charity, Philadelphia, PA
2005 Philadelphia Museum of Art, Drawing Extravaganza, Visiting Artist
2003-2004 Co-founder/ Co-curator Ofuroya at The Old Camac Baths, Experimental Art Space, Philadelphia, PA
Scholarships, Grants, Awards
2021 - 2022 Illuminate the Arts Grant, Philadelphia, PA
2020 Covid-19 Arts Aid, City of Philadelphia Office of Arts, Culture, and the Creative Economy, Greater Philadelphia Cultural Alliance and Philadelphia Cultural Fund
2019-20 Dean’s Scholarship, MFA Program, Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts, Philadelphia, PA
2019 Diuturnus Viribus (Enduring Strength) Scholarship, MFA Program, Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts, Philadelphia, PA
2007 The Hazell Award for Painting, Fleisher Art Memorial, Philadelphia, PA
Relevant Experience
2024 - present AlBustan Seeds of Culture, Executive Director, Philadelphia, PA
2023 - 2024 Drexel University, Adjunct Instructor, Philadelphia, PA
2022 - 2024 AlBustan Seeds of Culture, Exhibitions Curator, Philadelphia, PA
2020 - 2021 Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts, Graduate Teaching Assistant, Philadelphia, PA
2014-2017 Volta Market, owner, bricks and mortar store in South Philadelphia specializing in natural, handmade, fair trade, and locally made gifts
2013-2014 Al-Bustan Seeds of Culture, Education Coordinator, Philadelphia, PA
2009-2019 Volta Organics, owner manufacturer of handmade natural body & home products
2006-2011 Fleisher Art Memorial, Studio Art Instructor, Philadelphia, PA
2005-2010 Philadelphia Museum of Art, Education Department, Studio Art Instructor
Fundraising and Charity
2017-2023 Leah’s Dream, Board Member, Communications Chair, and product marketing and design consultant, a non-profit organization that sponsors education and community development for young women in Northern Ghana, www.afafanto.org
Education
2021 MFA Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts, Philadelphia, PA
2008 Herbal Therapeutics School, Washington, NJ
1999 BFA Painting Tyler School of Art, Philadelphia, PA