Get In Fit Where You Fit In: Exploration of Form by Black Women Artists

Jordan Rhema Labbe, Rebecca Marimutu, Linnea Poole, Ciarra K. Walters

Brentwood Arts Exchange (Brentwood, MD)

2023 Mount Royal School of Art (Multidisciplinary MFA) Spring Thesis Show

Alexander Bard, Alex El Dahdah, Daniel Flores Estrella, Isa Gold, Ashling Han, Kristofer Heng-lehtinen, Sāgar Kāmath, Yoonjung Lee, Songhyun Moon, Nova Pan, Katie Peck

Meyerhoff Gallery and Decker Gallery at Maryland Institute College of Art (Baltimore, MD)

If You're Here, You Belong

Ainsley Burrows, Alexis Gomez, Blake Pierre, Dereje Demissie, Erick Antonio Benitez, Jo Nanaijan, Khadija Jahmila, Liliana Guzman, Meron Engida, Ram Brisueno, Thiang Uk, Will Martinez

11:Eleven Gallery (Washington, DC)

A Journey Not Soon Forgotten

Jessica Elena Aquino, Antonius-Tin Bui & Theresa-Xuan Bui, Ainsley Burrows, Lehna Huie, Sam Husseini, Thiang Uk, Fahimeh Vahdat, You Wu, Helen Zughaib

Museum of Contemporary Art Arlington (Arlington, VA)

Unveiling Resistance

Gabriel C. Amadi-Emina, Rowan Bathurst, Autumn Breon, Theresa-Xuan Bui, Ainsley Burrows, Allen Golder Carpenter, Ailish Hopper, Charles Phillipe Jean-Pierre, Christopher "KOLPEACE" Johnson, Sagar Kamath, Jeffrey Kent, Denese King-Ashley, George Lorio, Paula Mans, Tonisha Hope McCorkle, Elizabeth Ann Miller, Lydia Moore, Amuri Morris, Kim Rice, Laura Sligh, Fahimeh Vahdat, McKinley Wallace III, Esteban Whiteside, Helen Zughaib

The Gallery at Community College of Baltimore County Essex (Essex, MD) 

Rooted in Voyage

Akea Brionne, Asha Elana Casey, Wesley Clark, Walter Cruz, Brandon Donahue, Jabari Jefferson, Lex Marie, Murjoni Merriweather, Charles Philippe Jean-Pierre, McKinley Wallace III

Band of Vices Gallery (Los Angeles, CA)

Repercussions: Redefining the Black Aesthetic

Suldano C Abdiruhman, Adewale Alli, Alexandre Amegah, Desmond Beach, Asha Elena Casey, Wesley Clark, Lehna Huie, Rebecca Marimutu, Antonio McAfee, Charles Philippe Jean Pierre, Qrcky, Sarah Stefan Smith, Bria Sterling, Ky Vassor, Victoria Walton, Lionel Fraizer White III

Eubie Blake Cultural Center (Baltimore, MD)

Organic Destruction

Kyle J Bauer, Christian Benefiel, Yam Chew Oh, Brandon Donahue, Nicole Fall, Stephanie Garmey, Stephanie Garon, David Gleeson, Grayson Gross, Artemis Herber, Andrew Hladky, Jason Hughes, Sam Husseini, Jeanne Keck, Shelley Picot, Michael Thron, Omolara Williams McCallister, Marcia Wolfson Ray

Creative Alliance (Baltimore, MD)

Grey Matter: A Response to Blackness 

Charles Mason III, McKinley Wallace III, Ernest Shaw, Omalara McCallister-Williams

John A. Cade Center for Fine Arts Gallery at Anne Arundel Community College (Arnold, MD) 

On the Verge

Jack Coyle, Walter Cruz, Sara Dittrich, Italo Duarte, Nicole Dyer, Alexandre Edoh Yao Amegah, Erin Fitzpatrick, Andrew Flanders, Kayla Fryer, Carrie Fucile, Jerrell Gibbs, Alexis Gomez, Taha Heydari, Jani Hileman, Kei Ito, Megan Koeppel, Amani Lewis, Charles Mason III, James "Alpha" Massaquoi, Murjoni Merriweather, Jason Patterson, J. Alex Schechter, Sul-Jee Scully, You Wu, Kyle Yearwood

Creative Alliance (Baltimore, MD)

We Are One

Ernest Shaw, Jerry Prettyman, Monica Ikegwu, Latoya Hobbs, Mark Fleuridor

Creative Alliance (Baltimore, MD)

Our World

Akea Brionne Brown, Kayla Fryer, Jerrell Gibbs, Nikia Kigler, Amnai Lewis, Charles Mason III, Alpha James Massaquoi, Murjoni Merriweather, Will Watson, McKinley Wallace III 

Eubie Blake Cultural Center (Baltimore, MD)

Co-curated with Derrick Adams

Ruminative Marks

Norman Galinsky, Gil Ugiansky, David Brown

Creative Alliance (Baltimore, MD)

Belonging: Stories from the Seafarers Yacht Club of Washington, DC

Jesse F. Berry, Lawrence Green, Dylan Alvarez

The Phillips Collection, Phillips@THEARC Campus (Washington, DC)

The Phillips Collection, Main Campus (Washington, DC)

Darkest Before the Dawn

Alfonso Fernandez, Kelly Walker, McKinley Wallace III, Luther Wright, Zac Franzoni, Maria Miller, Andrei Trach, Susan G. DeVan, Maroulla Morcos

Maryland Hall for the Creative Arts (Annapolis, MD)

George Washington University ArtReach Community Gallery (Washington, DC)

Legion of Imagination: Versatility in Photography

Taylor Crawford, Thomas James, Derek Russell

Mountain City Center for the Arts (Frostburg, MD)

Bountiful

Bria Sterling-Wilson

Band of Vices Gallery (Los Angeles, CA)

Ball in Transition

Brandon Donahue

Eubie Blake Cultural Center (Baltimore, MD)

Language of the Soul

Megan Lewis

Eubie Blake Cultural Center (Baltimore, MD)

S H I N I N '

Murjoni Merriweather

Eubie Blake Cultural Center (Baltimore, MD)

Intimate Realness

David Ibata

Eubie Blake Cultural Center (Baltimore, MD)

Abstract Constraints

Chukwuemeka Chukwu

Eubie Blake Cultural Center (Baltimore, MD)

Unfinished Journeys

Helen Zughaib

Creative Alliance (Baltimore, MD)

Oneiric Thresholds

Olivia Sanders

The Commons Annapolis (Annapolis, MD)

Embodied: Coming to America

Gabriel C. Amadi-Emina

Eubie Blake Cultural Center (Baltimore, MD)

Co-curated with Derrick Adams

Seduction of Self-Destruction

Jewel Ham

Eubie Blake Cultural Center (Baltimore, MD)

Co-curated with Derrick Adams

Tropical Diaspora

Zeh Palito

Eubie Blake Cultural Center (Baltimore, MD)

Co-curated with Derrick Adams

No Play Fighting

Christopher Batten

Creative Alliance (Baltimore, MD)

The Way Things Were: The Painted World of Hashim Al-Samarraie

Hashim Al-Samarraie

Gallery Al-Quds (Washington, DC) 

Syra Arts (Washington, DC)

Solo Show

Marilyn Ugiansky

Paul’s Homewood Cafe (Annapolis, MD)

Guest Panelist, Creative Conversations with Tiffany & Co.'s Tiffany Atrium w/ Dr. Devona L Dixon and Erikka James (New York, NY)

Guest  Panelist, Stronger Together w/ Derrick Adams and Tiffany Auttriana Ward at Soho House Miami (Miami, FL)

Artist Talk w/ Charles Mason III, Marian Simms, and Jessica Bell Brown at Waller Gallery (Baltimore, MD)

Artist Talk w/ Dave Eassa at Cody Gallery at Marymount University (Arlington, VA)

Guest Panelist, Maryland State Art Council's Coffee with the Council: Baltimore Artist Residencies (Virtual)

Artist Talk, Rooted in Voyage Exhibition w/ Asha Elana Casey, Wesley Clark, Walter Cruz, Lex Marie, Murjoni Merriweather, McKinley Wallace III, Bria Sterling-Wilson (Los Angeles, CA)

Artist Talk w/ Monica Ikegwu and Tommy Mitchell at Band of Vices Gallery (Los Angeles, CA)

Artist Talk w/ Lex Marie at Arena Social (Washington, DC)

Artist Talk w/ Charles Mason III at Joshua Johnson Council/Baltimore Museum of Art (Baltimore, MD)

Artist Talk, Repercussions: Redefining the Black Aesthetic Exhibition w/ Adewale Alli, Lehna Huie, Charles Philippe Jean-Pierre, Bria Sterling, Ky Vassor, and Lionel Fraizer White III (Baltimore, MD)

Guest Panelist, Young Audience's Bloomberg Arts Internship Panel (Virtual)

Artist Talk w/ Murjoni Merriweather at Joshua Johnson Council/Baltimore Museum of Art (Baltimore, MD)

Guest Panelist, Community Leaders of Baltimore Roundtable at University of Maryland Baltimore County (Baltimore, MD)

Artist Talk, Baltimore’s Emergence w/ world-renown artist Derrick Adams at Creative Alliance (Baltimore, MD)

Artist Talk, We Are One Exhibition w/ Ernest Shaw, Jerry Prettyman, Monica Ikegwu, Mark Fleuridor, and Latoya Hobbs at Creative Alliance (Baltimore, MD)

Gallery Talk, Black Artists & Baltimore w/ Gallerist Myrtis Bedolla at Creative Alliance (Baltimore, MD)

Gallery Talk, Art as a Job: Advancing Your Career as an Artist, a conversation w/ Cara Ober Founding Editor and Publisher at BmoreArt Magazine at Creative Alliance (Baltimore, MD)

Artist Talk, Ruminative Marks Exhibition w/ Norman Galinsky and Gil Ugiansky at Creative Alliance (Baltimore, MD)

Artist Talk, No Play Fighting Exhibition w/ Christopher Batten at Creative Alliance (Baltimore, MD)

Artist Talk, Ideas and Inspirations w/ Rob Wood at West Annapolis Fine Art and Framing (Annapolis, MD)

Panel Member, More Art Upstairs (Film Screening) w/ Director Jody Hassett Sanchez at Creative Alliance (Baltimore, MD)

Artist Panel, In Pursuit of Creativity w/ Maureen Farrell, Maggie O'Leary, Gayle Kassal, Monica Cortright, Brenda Larson and Dale Hall at West Annapolis Fine Art and Framing (Annapolis, MD)

Guest Panelist, University of Maryland Baltimore County (UMBC) Shriver Peaceworker Cross Cultural Discussion at Creative Alliance (Baltimore, MD)

Artist Panel, Meet the Artists w/ Carol Cowie, Georgette Toews, and David Diaz at West Annapolis Fine Art and Framing (Annapolis, MD)

Artist Talk, Exhibition Talk w/ Ronaldo Dorado at The Commons Annapolis (Annapolis, MD)

Professional Development Panel, Don’t Sell Yourself Short w/ Cynthia McBride, Matt Klos, Jean Opilla, and Bill Schmidt at The Commons Annapolis (Annapolis, MD)

Professional Development Panel, What is a Tweet Anyways w/ Patrice Drago, Kristen McCurdy, and Rachel Lipton at The Commons Annapolis (Annapolis, MD)

Guest Juror, Rocket Grants, Charlotte Street Foundation (Kansas City, MO) 

Guest Juror, Ruth Arts Mary L. Nohl Alumni Award (Milwaukee, WI)

Fellow, On the Front Lines: Artists at Risk, Artists Who Risk Program, Salzburg Global Seminar (Salzburg, Austria)

Guest Juror, York Community Art Scholars Exhibition, York College (York, PA)

Guest Critic, Towson University Fall 2023 Thesis Show, Towson University (Towson, MD)

Guest Juror, Washington Project for the Arts Wherewithal Grants (Washington, DC)

Guest Juror, The Last Resort Artist Retreat Residency Prize at Untitled Art Fair (Miami, FL)

Guest Juror, Greater Milwaukee Foundation's Mary L. Nohl Fellowship Selection (Milwaukee, WI)

Guest Juror and Panelist, Hamiltonian Artists Fellowship Selection (Washington, DC)

Guest Juror, Bethesda Urban Partnership's The Trawick Prize (Bethesda, MD)

Guest Lecture and Critic, MFA Portfolio Class at Maryland Institute College of Art (Baltimore, MD)

Guest Curator, Art Garden Pop Up at 147 Preakness Stakes (Baltimore, MD)

Guest Lecture, Curatorial Practice Class at Maryland Institute College of Art (Baltimore, MD)

Guest Critic, MFA Portfolio Class at University of Maryland (College Park, MD)

 

Guest Juror, Target Gallery Solo Exhibition Program at Torpedo Factory (Alexandria, VA)

Guest Speaker, Senior Portfolio Class at Duke Ellington School of the Arts (Washington, DC)

Consultant, Deep Roots Ornamentation & Identity Exhibition at Susquehanna Art Museum (Harrisburg, PA) 

Art Acquisition Consultant, Art Collection of Munger, Tolles & Olsen LLP (Washington, DC)

Guest Critic, Residency Unlimited Summer Studio Critiques (Brooklyn, NY)

Guest Critic, Freedom School for Artists' Black Crit Week (Virtual)

Shoe Designer, Vans "Foot the Bill" Initiative (Costa Mesa, CA)

Guest Juror and Consultant, B&O Railroad Museum Street Art Competition (Baltimore, MD)

Guest Juror, Goucher College Annual Student Showcase (Towson, MD)

Guest Critic, Maryland Institute College of Art Semester Critique (Baltimore, MD)

Guest Critic, Maryland Institute College of Art Intro to Curatorial Studies Exhibition Proposals (Baltimore, MD)

Eubie Blake Cultural Center, Advisory Board Committee Member

Maryland Art Place, Programming Advisory Committee Member

Community College of Baltimore County, Exhibitions Committee Member

Visit Baltimore, Cultural Tourism Advisory Committee Member

Banneker-Douglass celebrates 60 years of Civil Rights, WYPR On the Record

The Viability of Hotels as Alternative Art Spaces, Washington City Paper

Rising Stars: Meet Thomas James, VoyageBaltimore

Three Artists to Watch - According to Thomas James, INERTIA

Abstract Dialogues: ‘Repercussions’ at the Eubie Blake Cultural Center, BmoreArt

We Went to: Creative Alliance’s “Organic Destruction” and “What We Heard”, Ways of Seeing Art Blog (University of Baltimore County)

“Organic Destruction” ft Thomas James, No Pix After Dark Podcast

Thomas James | BRIGHT, Getting to the Truth in this Art