narkita (b. 1987)
EDUCATION
Department of Art & Public Policy, TISCH SCHOOL OF THE ARTS, NEW YORK UNIVERSITY | MA Arts Politics | May 2022
College of Liberal Arts & Social Sciences, BELMONT UNIVERSITY | Nashville, TN | BS Public Relations | December 2010
SELECTED SOLO EXHIBITIONS
I FOUND MYSELF IN THE MOUNTAINS curatorial acknowledgments: Andrew Palamara, Larry Ossei-Mensah, Nichole Frocheur, Eric Dallimore | University of Colorado Denver - Experience Gallery | Denver, CO | September 2023
BLACK IN DENVER: CELEBRATE BLACK WOMEN | History Colorado | Denver, CO | March 2021
BLACK IN DENVER, COLORADO IN THE PRESENT TENSE curated by Nora Abrams | The Museum of Contemporary Art in Denver | Denver, CO | February 2021
COMMISSIONS
BLACK IN DENVER | Museum of Contemporary Art | Denver, CO | 2020
SELECTED GROUP EXHIBITIONS
ANCESTORS IN PROGRESS curated and organized by Hekima Hapa and Black Girls Sew | Textile Arts Center | Brooklyn, NY | February 2024
CROSSING BORDERS curated and organized by Angela Astle & Anne Myers with Athena Project in collaboration with Melissa Furness & Anna Kaye with PINKPROGRESSION | 40 West Gallery | Denver, CO | October 2023
BECOMING: OUR STORY curated by Alexandra Stark and Zafeiria Michalakeas | Triangle Loft 4s | New York City, NY | March 2023
A WOMAN’S WOMAN’S WOMAN’S WORLD curated by Usen Esiet and Marie-Ange Zibi | Hausen Gallery | Brooklyn, NY | March 2023
FROM THIS DAY FORWARD curated by Tya Alisa Anthony | Boulder Museum of Contemporary Art | Boulder, CO | February 2021
REFLECTING VOICES curated by Samantha Johnston | Colorado Photographic Arts Center I Denver, CO | February 2021
WHO ARE YOU? curated by Samantha Johnston | Colorado Photographic Arts Center | Denver, CO | December 2019
AWARDS & FELLOWSHIPS
TEXTILE DYE GARDEN, ARTIST IN RESIDENCE | Pratt Institute | Brooklyn, NY | June 2022
HEAR US 2022 FELLOW | The Tisch Initiative for Creative Research | New York, NY | January 2022
MERIT SCHOLARSHIP | Tisch School of the Arts, NYU | New York, NY | September 2021
ARTIST IN RESIDENCE | Platteforum | Denver, CO | March 2021
TEACHING EXPERIENCE
TEACHING & RESEARCH ASSISTANT | Department of Art & Public Policy, Tisch School of the Arts, NYU | (courses: Collaborative Poetics and Methods & Criticism 2 [K. Engel], Spring 2023)
ARTLAB TEENS WORKSHOP LEAD | Platteforum | 2021
SELECTED BIBLIOGRAPHY
2023 Brown, Tim. “I Found Myself in the Mountains by Narkita.” College of Arts & Media at CU Denver, November 2023
2022 Carodine, Victoria. “Colorado Voices - Black in Denver: Redefining Who We Are.” Rocky Mountain PBS, February 2022
2021 Cunningham, Danielle. “Black in Denver Review.” DARIA Magazine, July 2021
2021 Anderson, Corinne. “Keith Haring Mural Showcased for First Time at MCA Denver Along with New Work From Colorado Artists.” 303 Magazine, March 2021
2021 Andrews, Amanda. “Black in Denver: Meet the Artist Highlighting Authenticity and Healing Among the City’s Black Residents.” NPR for Northern Colorado, February 2021
SELECTED TALKS & PRESENTATIONS
VISITING ARTIST LECTURE | CUNY College of Staten Island | (course: Photography 101 [N. Frocheur], Spring 2024)
VISITING ARTIST LECTURE | Department of Photography & Imaging, Tisch School of the Arts, NYU | (course: Photography + Imaging Analog [N. Frocheur], Spring 2024)
VISITING ARTIST LECTURE | Department of Art & Public Policy, Tisch School of the Arts, NYU | (course: Colloquium [K. Finley], Fall 2023)
ARTIST TALK: A CONVERSATION WITH NARKITA | University of Colorado Denver - Experience Gallery | November 2023
VISITING ARTIST LECTURE | CUNY College of Staten Island | (course: Photography 101 [N. Frocheur], Fall 2023)
VISITING ARTIST LECTURE | Department of Photography & Imaging, Tisch School of the Arts, NYU | (course: Photography + Imaging Analog [N. Frocheur], Spring 2023)
VISITING CRITIC | Department of Fashion Design, Pratt Institute, School of Design | (course: Textile Color Lab [G. Gregorio], Spring 2023)
VISITING ARTIST LECTURE | CUNY College of Staten Island | (course: Introduction to Darkroom Techniques [N. Frocheur], Fall 2022)
HEAR US MINIFEST | The Tisch Initiative for Creative Research, NYU | Fall 2022
48 HOURS OF SOCIALLY ENGAGED ART & CONVERSATION | RedLine Contemporary Art Center | Denver, CO | August 2022
NARKITA : BLACK IN DENVER | MCA Denver | Denver, CO | March 2021
ARTIST TALK: FROM THIS DAY FORWARD | Boulder Museum of Contemporary Art | Boulder, CO | March 2021
SPECIAL PROJECTS & PUBLICATIONS
AFRICA FASHION EXHIBIT essay | October 2023 | Tatter Blue Library - The Fold
GIO SWABY essay | July 2023 | Tatter Blue Library - The Fold