CURRICULUM VITAE
EDUCATION
Kansas City Art Institute, coursework in painting, color theory, graphic design and photography
Kansas City, Missouri
University of Kansas, BS Business Administration/Marketing
Lawrence, Kansas
EXHIBITIONS
2024 Celebrating the Sisterhood, AAAC Group, Bruce R. Watkins Cultural Center, Kansas City, MO
2023 Now What, Group, Leedy-Volkous Art Center, Kansas City, MO
2023 Seized Moments, Group, Tomahawk Ridge Community Center, Overland Park, KS
2023 Celebration of Black Artists, AAAC Group, Black & Veatch, Leawood, KS
2022/2023 Redlined: Cities, Suburbs, Segregation, Group, Johnson County Museum, Overland Park, KS
2021/2022 Testimony, Group, Nelson Atkins Museum of Art, Kansas City, MO
2021 Black & White, Group, Women's Caucus for Art, Washington, DC
2019 Her Art: Who Does She Think She Is?, InterUrban ArtHouse, Overland Park, KS
2018 Expressionistic Offerings: a collection of fabric and abstract works by Nedra Bonds, Ramona Davis and Sonie Joi Thompson-Ruffin
RESIDENCY
2018 Charlotte Street Foundation - African American Artists Collective
CURATORIAL WORK
2024 Celebrating the Sisterhood, Bruce R. Watkins Cultural Center, Kansas City, MO
2023 Celebration of Black Artists, Group, Black & Veatch, Leawood, KS
2021 Artists of Color for KC Youth: A Virtual Art Auction to benefit DramaTime KC and The KC Boys Choir/KC Girls Choir
2021 Brunch & Learn with Photojournalist Cheriss May, Virtual
2021 Arts & Healing Dealing with COVID 19, Racial Unrest & Stress
2018 Black History AAAC Group Show, Tomahawk Ridge Community Center, Overland Park, KS
2018 Depictions: People, Places and Things, The Black Archives of Kansas City
2017 Portraits: Unconventional Admiration, ArtsKC, Kansas City, MO
2016 Reflecting The Times: Artworks by Harold Smith, Stefan Jones and Jason Piggie at The Box Gallery, Kansas City, MO
2015 Harold Smith Artist Talk
CIVIC ENGAGEMENT
Patrice's Culinary Collective - Board Member
KC Black Arts Network - Founder
KC Museum Foundation - Charter Board Member
One Percent for the Arts - Selection Committee
Art In the Loop - Selection Committee
Arts & Aging - Educational Collaboration
Women Who Lead In the Arts (UMKC) - Panelist
InterUrban ArtHouse - Consultant
The Black Archives of Mid America - Consultant
Former Board Member - Friends of Art Council at the Nelson Atkins Museum of Art
MEMBERSHIPS
African American Artists Collective
Women’s Caucus for Art
Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Incorporated