Bibliography and Exhibitions

MONOGRAPHS AND SOLO EXHIBITIONS:

GENERAL BOOKS AND GROUP EXHIBITIONS:

ATLANTA (GA). Eyedrum Gallery.
The Carbonist School: Study Hall.
June 24-August 5, 2006.
Group exhibition. Co-curators: Charles H. Nelson, Cinque Hicks. Included: Greg Tate, Kojo Griffin, Torkwase Dyson, Kevin Sipp, Cauleen Smith, Beatrice L. Thomas, Jabari Hall Smith, and Ogechi Chieke, Leslie Hewitt, William Cordova, Keith & Mendi Obadiké.

CLEVELAND (OH). SPACES.
Afrofuturism.
April 21-June 9, 2006.
Group exhibition of 17 artists. Works in painting, video and video games, sound installation, spoken word, sculpture, cinema and drawings. Conceived by The Soap Factory and Obsidian Arts in Minneapolis, the exhibition Afrofuturism was originally curated by Minneapolis-based artist Ernest Arthur Bryant III and Suzanne Roberts of Obsidian Arts, with the addition of 6 Ohio-based artists. Included: April Banks, Robert Banks, Ogechi Chieke, Ghamsa Jenny Coker (London England), Dad 759 (Cleveland OH), MR Daniel (Atlanta GA), Colette Gaiter and Alex Smith, Olalekan Jeyifous, Seitu Jones, Charles Nelson, Jr. and Kevin Sipp, Carl Pope, Jr., Damon Reaves, Jabari Hall-Smith, Charmaine Spencer, r.a. washington, Amanda Williams.

MINNEAPOLIS (MN). Soap Factory.
Afrofuturism.
September 10-October 23, 2005.
Group exhibition. Artists participating in the exhibit include eight from the Twin Cities, and 20 others of national and international origin: April Banks, Bill and Beverly Cottman with Kenna Camara-Cottman, Monica Haller, Christopher Harrison, Koffi Mbairmadji, Monica Sheets, William Slack, Stephanie Dinkins, Ogechi Chieke, Olalekan B. Jeyifous, Esther Osayande, Timothy Portlock, Tobechi Tobechukwu, Anthony Pugh, Collette Gaiter and Alexander Smith, Jonathon Russell, Amanda Williams, Wilber Williams, Jabari Hall-Smith, M.R. Daniel, Charles Nelson and Kevin Sipp, Carl Pope, Marvin Gladney and Sama Alshaibi, Ghsama Jenney Coker, Logik One, James Garret and Seitu Jones.

WASHINGTON (DC). The Gallery at Flashpoint.
M3: MCs, Mics & Metaphors.
July 23-August 29, 2009.
Group exhibition of visual art in homage to the power of hip hop. the hip hop movement and the MC phenomenon. Curated by Tewodross Melchishua. Included: 17 emerging artists working in video, animation, painting, and other media: Derrick Bryant, Ron Davis (a.k.a. upfromsumdirt), Damani K. Diop (a.k.a. Reality), Dissident Display, Jabari Hall-Smith, Jeff Henriquez, Ann (Sole Sister) Johnson, Hassan Kirkland, Jati Lindsay, Jeff McCauley, Tewodross Melchishua, Darian Robbins, Kamaria Selam (Crystal Graham), Ribqah, Marcel Taylor, and Carmen Webber, Sistahs of Harlem (SOH).