EDUCATION
2018 - International College of Christian Ministries, BA, Ministry
SOLO EXHIBITIONS
2024 - Bethel New Life Annual Peace & Healing Festival, “#BlackMenWeLoveYou” Chicago,IL
2024 - Chicago Westside NAACP, “#BlackMenWeLoveYou” Chicago,IL
GROUP EXHIBITIONS
2024 - Avondale Art Center, “Through The Lens” Atlanta, GA
2024 - Fat Cat Art Gallery, “Red Hot + Blue” Chicago, IL
2024 - Filter Photo, “VII: Annual Members Exhibition” Chicago,IL
2024 - Front Porch Arts Center, “(R) Evolution Art Exhibition” Chicago, IL
2024 - Alees Edwards, “Traveling Art Museum” Chicago,IL
2023 - ArtSpace Chicago Art Gallery & Art School, “Never Been Kissed” Chicago,IL
BOOKS & PUBLICATIONS
Why Cata Truss Wants to Turn Chicago Red, The Culture, April 2024
Queen Esther Jackson, the Flood and a Prophecy, The Culture, March 2024
“NOLA 2023” Photo Vogue, January 2024
“Music On Bourbon Street” Photo Vogue, December 2023
“Uber Edition” Jet Magazine, November 2023
“Community Unites to Address Migrant Crisis in Chicago and Preserve Amundsen Park Programs” NorthLawndale Community News, November 2023
“BETRAYED!” The Austin Voice, October 2023
“Deal With It” MALVIE Magazine, August 2023
“Blossom” Selin, July 2023
“The Papantla Flyers” Photo Vogue, June 2023
“The Abyss” Know Magazine, May 2023
“Austin Is Open For Business! Austin Chamber Of Commerce Hold Business Breakfast Hosted By Alderman Mitts and Sponsored By Walmart” The Austine Voice, April 2023
“Fatih Leaders Host Get Out The Vote Rally At New Mt. Pilgrim Church March 26” The Garfield Lawndale Voice, March 2023
“345 Gallery Sponsors Holiday Gift Drive For Morton, Beidler, & Laura Ward Students” The Garfield Lawndale Voice, January 2023
“Paul Vallas Meets With The Black Press” Chicago News Weekly, January 2023
“Greater Garfield M.B. Church Installs New Pastor” The Garfield Lawndale Voice, November 2022
“Westside Health Authority Presents Black Legacy Awards In Chicago Ave. Plaza” The Austin Voice, October 2022
“Lovein’ It at Lovett!” The Austin Voice September 2022
“Ald. Jason Ervin & City Treasurer Melissa Conyears-Ervin Host Summer Fest West At Marshall High School” The Garfield Lawndale Voice, August 2022
“R3 Westside Collaborative Project Holds Peace & Justice Walk and Summit” The Austin Voice, August 2022
“Westside Branch NAACP, Project Exploration & R3 CollaborativeHost Youth Empowerment Conference” The Garfield Lawndale Voice, August 2022
PUBLIC COLLECTIONS
Arab American National Museum, Dearborn, Michigan
RESIDENCIES, FELLOWSHIPS, AWARDS & REVIEWS
2024 - Legler Library Artist-in-Residence, Chicago, IL
2024 - Filter Photo Festival Participant with Portfolio Review
2024 - Chicago White Sox, 2024 Game Changer Photographer Series
2024 - Filter Photo’s Annual Members Exhibition “VII”, People’s Choice Award Winner
2024 - Individual Artist Program Grant, Department of Cultural Affairs, Chicago, IL
2024 - Prism Photo Workshop Participant with Portfolio Review
ARTIST LECTURES & PANELS
The University of Chicago - Peter & Judy Kovler Career Conference, Panelist, July 2024
Front Porch Art Center - Westside Stories, June 2024
Lucky Jefferson - Beyond The Frame Photography Series, May 2024
PRESS
2024 - OurCulture.Us, The Making of Argument, Review of #BlackMenWeLoveYou Exhibition
2024 - WBEZ Chicago The Rundown, ‘This is what Chicago Sounds Like’
2024 - Vocalo, Kenn Cook Jr. Shares His West Side Story
2024 -Block Club Chicago, West Side Photographer Offers Visual Love Letter To Community With #MyWestSideStory
SELECTED CLIENTS
Jet Magazine, Uber, Chicago History Museum, Know Magazine, MALVIE Magazine, Selin, Pluralist, güdPPL Fashion House, Chicago Westside NAACP, Austin African American Business Networking Association (AAABNA), Westside Health Authority (WHA), The Voice Newspapers, Chicago News Weekly, North Lawndale Community News, Community Commission for Public Safety and Accountability (CCPSA), OurCulture.Us