Born in St. Louis, Missouri

Lives and works in Manhattan, New York

Education

1996-99 B.F.A., School of Visual Arts, New York, NY

Solo Exhibitions

2016   Culture & Commerce, Gallery Josephine, Martha’s Vineyard, MA

2015   Ascension, Gallery Josephine, Martha’s Vineyard, MA

2011   Obbligato, Morton Fine Arts, Washington, DC

Selected Exhibitions

2019 Rich In Black History, RJD Gallery, Bridgehampton , NY

2019  Scope Art Fair,  Miami, F

2018  I met God and She is...,  MoCADA, New York

2018  A Brief History, RJD Gallery, Bridgehampton, NY

2017  No Boundaries, RJD Gallery, Bridgehampton, NY

2016  Chévere, Sirona Fine Arts, Hallandale Beach, FL

2016  Bridging The Gap Vol 1., The Bishop Gallery, Brooklyn, NY                                 

2016   The Art of Jules Arthur, Macro Ventures, Los Angeles, CA

2015   What’s Inside Her Never Dies, Yeelen Gallery, Miami, FL

2014   The Only Christopher We Acknowledge is Wallace, The Bishop Gallery, Brooklyn, NY

2012   Revealing the African Presence in Renaissance Europe: The Contemporary Response, Galerie Myrtis, Baltimore, MD

2011   Stories That Breathe, Morton Fine Arts, Washington DC

2011   NYC NOW, Fraser Gallery, Bethesda, MD

2011   Commitment to Excellence in Art and Sports, National Arts Museum of Sports, Indianapolis, IN

2005   Fire in the Belly: Free Expression and Individualism, Skylight Gallery, Brooklyn, NY

2002   Black Romantic, Studio Museum In Harlem, New York, NY

2001   Descent of the Abiku, Corridor Gallery, Brooklyn, NY


Museum and Public Collections

African American Museum, Dallas, TX

Schomburg Cultural Center For Research in Black Culture, New York, NY

Hutchins Center for African & African American Research, Harvard University, Cambridge, MA


Private Collections

David Wertschafter - former president William Morris Endeavor Entertainment.

James Lassiter - Overbrook Entertainment - Hollywood Producer, Will Smith's Business partner.

Sean Carter aka Jay Z - mogul.

Senator Cory Booker - US Senator, New Jersey.

Henry Lewis Gates–Harvard Professor, historian, literary scholar, journalist, cultural critic, and institution builder.

Kate Hudson - Actress

Kevin Spacey -Actor

S.Epatha Merkerson - Actress

Charles King - Former W.M.E. Agent to Hollywood A listers, President and founder of media holding company, Macro.

Rob Stone–Founder and Co-CEO of Cornerstone & The FADER Magazine.

Rockell Metcalf - President and Chief counsel at Ameriprise Financial, Greater NewYork area.

Carlos Fleming - former IMG Vice President. Now W.M.E. Talent Management.

Van Jones - environmental advocate, civil rights activist, and attorney. He is a co-founder of four non-profit organizations including
Rebuild the Dream, of which he is president.

Dream Hampton - Cultural critic and filmmaker.

Marc Lamont Hill - Academic, journalist, author, activist and TV personality.

John Coles - Film and Television director. Law and order, Sex in the City, House of Cards, Homeland.

Novella Nelson - Actress.

Iain Softly - Hollywood film director.

Tariq Trotter - Black Thought of the band The Roots.

Pras Michel - Fugees.