Visual Exhibitions
1992 - Present

BOOKS
Publication Type of publication Year
The Black Christ Festival of Portobelo solo coffee table book 2010
Capture My Chicago group coffee table book with CBS 7 news and Piedmont publishing 2009
People-Places-Peru solo coffee table book 2009
Africans Within the Americas solo coffee table book 2008
The Journey: The Next 100 Years group coffee table book 2006

 

AWARDS / COLLECTIONS / PUBLICATIONS
Award/Publication/Collection Type Year
Illinois Arts Council Artists Fellowship Award for photography 2003
CAAAP John H. White Award Portfolio of the Year (John H. White is a Pulitzer Prize winning photographer for the Chicago Sun-Times newspaper) 2003
VIBE Magazine 2001
PROUD Magazine 2001
Chicago Tribune Newspaper 1993 & 2001
DuSable Museum of African-American History Collections Present

 

GRANTS / HONORARIUMS / LECTURES
Place City Date Event/Position
William Goodenough College   London, England   October 2006 lecturer/exhibition
Wilber Wright College  Chicago, Illinois USA February 2006 lecturer
Northeastern Illinois University  Chicago, Illinois USA February 2006 lecturer/exhibition
Tecnològico de Monterrey Guadalajara, Mexico October 2005 lecturer
Escuela de Arte Penonomè, Panama April 2005 lecturer
Community Arts Assistance Program, Department of Cultural Affairs City of Chicago 2004 grantee
Africans Within the Americas, The Field Museum City of Chicago 2004 lecturer
Blacks in the Diaspora, Museum of Science & Industry City of Chicago 2004 lecturer
Illinois Art Council, Fellowship Award for photography City of Chicago 2002-2003 recipient
Africans Within the Americas, Kenwood Academy High School City of Chicago 2003 lecturer
28 Days in Ghana, Oak Park-River Forest High School Oak Park, IL October 2000 lecturer
Reflections in the Diaspora, Columbia College Hokin Center City of Chicago February 2001 lecturer
Tulip Time Annual Exhibition Pella, Iowa    
Calendar of African-American Art WGCI radio station City of Chicago    
The Human Condition, U of Illinois at Chicago, African-American Cultural Center  
City of Chicago June 1996    
Shame & Hope, U of Illinois at Chicago, African-American Cultural Center
City of Chicago    
Deciding the right Moment, Hutchinson Community College Hutchinson, KS February 1992  

                      

EXHIBITIONS 1992-2011
Place City Date Event/Position
Urban Waters (solo): Hannah Bacol Busch Fine Art Gallery Houston, Texas June 2010 –  October 2010 Artist Interview/Discussion/Exhibition
C.A.A.A.P. 10th Year Anniversary Showcase (group)
Carter G. Woodson Public Library
Chicago, Illinois February 2010 –January 2011 Artist Interview/Discussion/Exhibition
Man, Woman, and Child (group)
Hannah Bacol Busch Fine Art Gallery
Houston, Texas October 2009 – April 2010 Artist Interview/Discussion/Exhibition
Africans within the Americas (solo project), William Goodenough Common House London, England UK 2006 Artist Interview/Discussion/Exhibition
Fine Art Gallery-Northeastern Illinois University Chicago, Illinois 2006 Artist Interview/Discussion/Exhibition
Haiti A Dream Deferred: (Duo with Michelle Agins) The Bethel Cultural Center / lecture at The Field Museum Chicago, Illinois 2004 Artist Interview/Discussion/Exhibition
Children of Ghana (solo) ETA Creative Arts Foundation, Inc. Chicago, Illinois 2003 Artist Interview/Discussion/Exhibition
The Journey: The Next Hundred Years (Chicago Alliance of African-American Photographers)
O’Hare International Airport
    Artist Interview/Discussion/Exhibition
The South Side Community Arts Center Chicago, Illinois   Artist Interview/Discussion/Exhibition

The Museum of Contemporary Art

Chicago, Illinois   Artist Interview/Discussion/Exhibition
Aurora Public Arts Commission   Aurora, IL   Artist Interview/Discussion/Exhibition
Richard J. Daley Center Chicago, Illinois   Artist Interview/Discussion/Exhibition
University of Illinois at Chicago Chicago, Illinois   Artist Interview/Discussion/Exhibition
Aurora University Aurora, IL   Artist Interview/Discussion/Exhibition
New Beverly Arts Center Chicago, Illinois   Artist Interview/Discussion/Exhibition
Greenbelt Cultural Center Lake County, IL   Artist Interview/Discussion/Exhibition
Lake County Discovery Museum Lake County, IL   Artist Interview/Discussion/Exhibition
Roosevelt University Chicago, Illinois   Artist Interview/Discussion/Exhibition
Northwestern University, IL ; For more information on this ongoing exhibition see:  HYPERLINK "http://www.caaap.org/" www.caaap.org Chicago, Illinois   Artist Interview/Discussion/Exhibition
28 Days in Ghana(solo), Oak Park-River Forest High School, Oak Park, IL. University of Illinois at
             Chicago; see:    HYPERLINK "http://www.mjbphotography.com/" www.mjbphotography.com
Oak Park, IL/Chicago, Illinois   Artist Interview/Discussion/Exhibition
Reflections in the Diaspora (solo) Columbia College-Hokin Center
Chicago, Illinois 2004 Artist Interview/Discussion/Exhibition
Chicago in the Year 2000 (group) various venues throughout the City of Chicago see:
 HYPERLINK "http://www.chicagointheyear2000.com/" www.chicagointheyear2000.com
Chicago, Illinois 2000 Artist Interview/Discussion/Exhibition
1999 Tulip Time Annual Photography Exhibition (group) Chicago, Illinois 1999 Artist Interview/Discussion/Exhibition
Pella Community Center Pella IA 1999 Artist Interview/Discussion/Exhibition
1999 Calendar of African-American Art (group) Museum of Science & Industry at Chicago Chicago, Illinois 1999 Artist Interview/Discussion/Exhibition
The Human Condition (solo) University of Illinois, Chicago African-American Cultural Center Chicago, Illinois   Artist Interview/Discussion/Exhibition
Exterior Visions (solo) Merriam Community Center Art Gallery, Merriam, KS   Artist Interview/Discussion/Exhibition
Shame & Hope (group) BAGIT Art Gallery Chicago, Illinois   Artist Interview/Discussion/Exhibition
Malcolm X College Chicago, Illinois   Artist Interview/Discussion/Exhibition
University of Illinois at
         Chicago
Chicago, Illinois   Artist Interview/Discussion/Exhibition
Deciding the right Moment (solo) Hutchinson Arts Association Hutchinson, KS 1992 Artist Interview/Discussion/Exhibition
Hutchinson Community College
     Sherman Middle School
Hutchinson, KS 1992 Artist Interview/Discussion/Exhibition

 

 

 

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