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Facilitating connections between space and place through art, environmental design, and social enterprise.

MURALS & PUBLIC ART

2024                      Keystone | Saint Paul, MN

·      Designed and Painted 120ft exterior public art façade and window vinyl  enhancement

2023                       Biggers Seed Bridge| Minneapolis, MN

·       Designed symbols/motifs for 38 freeway facing 6’x6’ panels +2 interior 6’x 6’ panels for artistic enhancement on Bridge 94 and Olsen hwy

2023                      Minnesota Orchestra Projection Light Installation| Minneapolis, MN

·       Presented three sculptural installation projects alongside Marc Bamuthi Joseph and Carlos Simon’s Brea(d)th at the Minnesota Orchestra Hall.

2023                      JXTA 2007 Headquarters Art Integration| Minneapolis MN

·       Designed artistic narrative enhancements for the property’s façade and cantilever fence.

2022                      Locus Architecture Façade Mural| Minneapolis MN

·       Marked the commercial business’s ownership transition with an original mural and updated landscaping.

2022                      Sabathani Mural Installation| Minneapolis MN

·       Honored one of Minnesota’s oldest African American-founded nonprofits with an outdoor mural.

2019                      Great River Landing| Minneapolis, MN

·       Designed an original piece of art—and helped to shape the community spaces—for a housing development in the North Loop. This development primarily caters to fathers who are committed to being good parents, effective workers, and empowered community members.

2018                      Rondo Commemorative Plaza| St. Paul, MN

·       Participated in the planning and design of a new pocket park memorializing a neighborhood destroyed by interstate construction. The park celebrates the community and creativity that remain a half-century later.

2011                       Hancock Park Public Art & Environmental Design | St. Paul, MN

·       Redesigned the exterior entry of the city park’s Teen Rec Center—elevating the landscaping, sidewalks, windows and doors, and green spaces.

2010                       Who Are We? Who Are They? Sculpture | Minneapolis, MN

·       Created a site-specific 8’ x 48’ wood sculpture, inspiring outdoor interaction and dialogue in a North Minneapolis pocket park.

2009                      Central Corridor Light Rail Transit Public Art | St. Paul, MN

·       Designed, fabricated, and integrated public art at a brand-new transit station.

Additional

MN Orchestra Projection Light Installation

Great River Landing

JXTA 2007 Headquarters Art Integration

IDS Crystal Court Mural Installation

Northwest Area Foundation Mural

Sabathani Mural Installation

Rondo Plaza

The Dayton’s Project Mural

Guthrie Theater Light Sculpture

Phillips Foundation Mural Installation

EDUCATION

Harvard University Graduate School of Design, Loeb Fellowship, 2009

PROFESSIONAL & COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT EXPERIENCE

1995 – Present       Juxtaposition Arts, Inc. | Artistic Director | Minneapolis, MN

·       Oversaw the growth of a multidisciplinary arts and cultural center from 15 participants in 1995 to 158 youth and 2,000 community participants in 2011.

·       Developed a social enterprise program that employed 80 youth as artists and designers in North Minneapolis and St. Paul’s Hamline/Midway neighborhood.

·       Nurtured relationships with donors that increased the organization’s annual operating budget from $1,500 in 1995 to $550,000 in 2022.

·      Spearheaded capital campaign and construction project resulting in a new visual art studio, gallery, and community gathering space in a neighborhood with limited cultural amenities.

2011                        Bruner Loeb Forum | Creative Director, Planner, and Host | Minneapolis, MN

·       Planned, produced, and hosted the two-day “Putting Creativity to Work: Stronger Communities Through Rooted Art and Design” event.

·       Coordinated event with 120 local and national participants, including designers, artists, developers, funders, resident leaders, and policymakers.

·      Discussed how the arts and culture help to revitalize neighborhoods—building social capital, growing economies, and connecting diverse people.

2011                        Local Initiatives Support Corp | Planning Team Member | Phoenix, AZ

·       Conducted site evaluations in the Washington Park-Escobedo community.

·       Engaged residents, business owners, government leaders, and elected officials to create redevelopment scenarios.

·       Grew tourism—and strengthened the health and education sectors—in an economically-depressed area of Phoenix.

2011                        City of St. Paul Parks & Recreation | Public Artist | St. Paul, MN

·       Built ownership of public art plans for local park and Teen Rec Center.

·       Engaged youth, businesses, schools, and other community stakeholders.

2007                       West Broadway Alive Master Plan | Planning Team Member | Minneapolis, MN

·       Designed public art elements and redevelopment standards for West Broadway Avenue commercial corridor.

·       Hired by the City of Minneapolis Community Planning & Economic Development (CPED)—a force for innovation, collaboration, and sustainability.

AWARDS

·      2019 – ASLA Honor Award, Rondo Commemorative Plaza

·      2017 – ASLA Honor Award, Freedom Square

·      2015 – AIA Special Award, 21st Century Artist

·      2008 – Best Public Art Merit Printing Mural, City Pages

·      2004, 2007 – Cultural Collaborations Grant, Minnesota State Arts Board

LECTURES & PRESENTATIONS

·      Creating Black Spaces, Preserving Black Spaces, Sustaining Black Spaces Panelist

·      Catalyst Series Lecture/Masterclass

·      Sketches from Before Masterclass

·      Reverend Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Celebration Keynote Speaker

·      Neiman Foundation for Journalism Conference Keynote Speaker

·      The Forum on Land and the Built Environment: The Contested City – Lincoln Land Policy Institute, Boston, MA

·      2009 National Youth Leadership Conference – Featured Panelist, Nashville, TN

·      2007 Total Chaos: The Art & Aesthetic of Hip-Hop – Featured Panelist, Walker Art Center, Minneapolis, MN