Exhibitions (Juried)

2014
• The Importance of Art to HBCUs in This New Millennium, Southern University, The National Alliance of Artists from HBCUs
• Black Women during the Reconstruction Period, 1865 – 1877, Southern University and Hampton University, The National Alliance of Artists from HBCUs

2009
• How Sweet the Sound (regional poster competition), Verizon Wireless, Atlanta, GA

2008
• Masterful Mix (juried competition/auction), Hammonds House Museum, Atlanta, GA
• National Black Arts Festival 20th Anniversary – Featured Artist competition, NABF, Atlanta, GA
• 14th Annual African American Art Exhibition, Lexington, KY

Exhibitions

2017
• Steffen Thomas: A Legacy in Atlanta, Plein Air Paint-Out, Atlanta, GA
• Steffen Thomas: A Legacy in Atlanta, Gallery 72, Atlanta, GA
• Steffen Thomas: A Legacy in Atlanta, Steffen Thomas Museum of Art, Augusta, GA

2016
• ELEVATE Summer Artist Festival, Gallery 72, Atlanta, GA
• 16th Annual NAAHBCU – Into the New Millennium: New Media Abstractions and Identity Politics, Fayetteville State University, The National Alliance of Artists from HBCUs

2015
• AfroFuturism Rising Black Art Across the Spectrum, Tubman Museum. Macon, GA

2014
• United We Stand: A Civil Rights Retrospective, Alabama State University
• The AUC Alumni Artist Exhibit – Robert W. Woodruff Library, Clark Atlanta University

Lecturing Experience

2015
• Lockwood Thompson Lecture Series, featured lecturer, Cleveland, OH
• Cleveland School of the Arts, student workshop, Cleveland, OH

2010
• Bedford Stuyvesant Restoration Corporation Skylight Gallery>, featured lecturer, Brooklyn, NY
• Free Arts of Arizona – NYLA Simone Home, featured lecturer, Phoenix, AZ

2009
• Fort Hayes Arts and Academic High School, featured lecturer, Columbus, OH

2008
• Free Arts of Arizona – NYLA Simone Home, featured lecturer, Phoenix, AZ

Publication Features

2010
• Furniture Today, “Designers fit right in at Phoenix store”, Phoenix, AZ

2009
• The Arizona Republic, “Owners fashions hobby into a home store”, Phoenix. AZ

2008
• Phoenix Home and Garden, “NYLA Simone Home”, Phoenix. AZ
• PRL.org, “NYLA Simone Home Hosts Event to Benefit Therapeutic Art Programs for Kids”, Phoenix. AZ

2007
• Jezebel, “Sweet Spot”, Atlanta, GA

Television Appearances

2014
• The Haves and the Have Nots, (OWN), series episode, artwork exclusively featured

2011
• Verses and Flow, (TVOne), series episodes, artwork exclusively featured in each episode of televised series – season 1

2010
• The Deal, (BET), episode, artwork exclusively featured at the Bedford Stuyvesant Restoration Corporation Skylight Gallery

2009
• Cribs, (MTV), episode 92, the home of DeAngelo Hall, NFL cornerback for the Washington Redskins, artwork featured
• Cribs, (MTV), episode 87, the home of DJ Unk, an Atlanta-based DJ/rapper, artwork featured

Awards

2014
• Merit Award, “Medieval”, 20th Annual African-American Art Exhibition, annual fine arts festival, Lexington, KY

2009
• Southern Region poster winner, “100”, Verizon Wireless, gospel competition, Atlanta, GA
• Featured Artist, “Stretch Limo”, King-Lincoln district scholarship fund program, 2009 exhibition artist, Columbus, OH

2008
• Purchase Prize winner, “Absent Curriculum”, 14th Annual African American Art Exhibition, annual fine arts festival, Lexington, KY
• Featured Artist, “Celebration”, National Black Arts Festival, 20th Anniversary celebration, Atlanta, GA

Commissions

HJ Russell Corporate Headquarters, HJ Russell & Company, Atlanta, GA

The Center for African American Male Research, Success and Leadership - Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr Lecture Series, Fort Valley State University, Fort Valley, GA (program originated at the University of West Georgia, Carrollton, GA)

Red Oak Community Center, City of Atlanta (Fulton County), Atlanta, GA

Private Collections

Atlanta University Center Robert W. Woodruff Library, Clark Atlanta University, Atlanta, GA

Center for African American & Diaspora Studies, Vanderbilt University, Nashville, TN

America’s Apparel Mart, Atlanta, GA

Honorable Mayor Shirley Franklin, 58th Mayor of Atlanta, GA, Atlanta, GA

Ambassador Andrew Young, 55th Mayor of Atlanta, GA, Atlanta, GA

Anna Maria Horsford, television/move actress, Amen, The Wayans Bros., and Friday