Artist Biography / Artist Statement

My work reflects the cultural lineage that shaped me, blending classical and African influences into a contemporary figurative language. Through sculpture, I explore how ancient history, modern experience, and the resilience of the human spirit intersect across time. Inspired by the precision of classical Greek forms and the symbolic depth of African art, my practice becomes a visual conversation between two worlds that are distinct yet deeply connected.

By layering classical aesthetics with culturally rooted motifs, I challenge assumptions about identity and belonging while celebrating the universality of human experience. Within each form are traces of struggle, endurance, and transformation—echoes of marginalized communities confronting daily realities. Through this fusion of past and present, I aim to illuminate the complexity of cultural identity and affirm art’s ability to bridge histories, perspectives, and people.

List of Previous Exhibitions

Selected Solo Exhibitions

2025 New Works, Artist’s Open Studio, Detroit, MI
2024 Galatea: Myth, Love, and Transformation, M Contemporary Art, Detroit, MI
2023 MUSE, The Carr Center Gallery, Detroit, MI
2022 Coarse, Madison College, Madison, WI
2021 Behind the Mask, Norwest Gallery of Art, Detroit, MI
2016 Wayne Community College, Detroit, MI

Selected Group Exhibitions and Art Fairs

2026 Body Shop, Scarab Club, part of the National Council on Education for the Ceramic Arts (NCECA) 60th Conference, Volumes, Detroit, MI

2025 Luminosity: A Detroit Arts Gathering, The Charles H. Wright Museum of African American Art, Detroit, MI (April 2025 – March 2026)
Two-Person Show, One Contemporary Gallery, Atlanta, GA (September–October)
Essence in Bloom: A Celebration of Black Legacy, Culture, and Artistic Expression, Gallery B612, Seattle, WA (February 2025)

2024 Atlanta Art Fair (October 3–6)
Two-Person Show, Indianapolis Art Center, Indianapolis, IN

2023 London Art Biennale, Selected Artist
Regional Biennial Group Show, Marshall Fredricks Sculpture Museum
Shapes of Influence, Springfield Art Association, Springfield, IL
National Council on Education for the Ceramic Arts (NCECA) Conference, Cincinnati, OH
The Journey of Ceramics, Jingdezhen International Ceramic Art Biennale, China

2022 Here & Now, Pyramid Hill Sculpture Park & Museum, Hamilton, OH
Carroll Harris Simms National Black Art Competition and Exhibition, Dallas African American Museum of Art, Dallas, TX
93rd Michigan Contemporary Art Exhibition, Muskegon Museum of Art, Muskegon, MI
Young Sculptors Exhibition, National Sculptors Society

2021 Anything Goes, Gutman Gallery, Ann Arbor, MI
Regional Biennial Juried Exhibition, Marshall Fredricks Sculpture Museum, Saginaw, MI

2020 Visions of Detroit, curated by Jennifer Evans, Charles H. Wright Museum, Detroit, MI
Art of Soul, National Afro-American Museum, Wilberforce, OH

2019 Charles H. Wright African American History Museum Art Auction

2018 Art Expo New York

2017 Harlem Fine Arts Show, Chicago, IL

2016 30 Americans, Detroit Institute of Arts, Detroit, MI

2014 Art Prize, Grand Rapids, MI (Cocoon Unleashed)