Education
Ohio State University, Columbus, Ohio. BS Rural Sociology & Resiliency Studies, Minors in Black Studies and Studio Art
Pacifica Graduate Institute, Advanced Training Certificate: Ecopsychology
Publications
2019 – Journal of African American Studies, Springer, Review: Jamal Brinkley “A Lucky Man”
2020 – Journal of African American Studies, Springer, Review: Queen & Slim
2021 – Ohio State University, Community Gardens, Documentary Photography & Writing
2021 – Tisch School of the Arts, Group Book, New York City, NY
2021 – Nowhere Diary, Featured Artist, Copenhagen, Denmark
2021 – BELT Magazine, Ohio’s Indigenous Landscapes, Cleveland, Ohio
2022 – Phases Magazine, Featured Artist, Paris, France
2022 – Sola Journal, ‘The Land From Which We Come’, London, UK. work sold at the Tate Modern
2022 – Selfself (Independent Platform for Photographic Projects), English Translation and Interpretation for ‘These Dark Mountains’ by Giulia Degasperi
2023 – DeadFall Press, ‘Upstreams Deadfalls’ , Interior British Columbia, Canada
2023 – Another Earth, ‘What Makes a Lake?’, Vermont and Toronto
2024 — Slow Creek, Sycamore: Ohio Photographs by w.sharp
2024 — The Lucky Dark: Images from Grief Times, Underworld Experiences, and Being Found Within The More-Than-Human World.
Solo Exhibitions
2022 – Farewell Transmission: Community Resilience amid End of Coal in Ohio, Columbus, Ohio
2023 – Seeds of Renaissance: Seeds of a Renaissance: Sustainable Pathways to Community Wellness and Resilience through Art, Columbus, Ohio
Group Exhibitions
2021 – Spring Student Festival, Columbus, Ohio
2021 – Chromege Studios, Columbus, Ohio
2021 – Johnson-Humerickhouse Museum, Coshocton, Ohio
2021 – 934 Gallery, space / time, Columbus, Ohio
2024 – SERCHIA Gallery, stocking and housing publishing work with Black Flower Publishing, Bristol, UK
Curatorial
2022 – The Promise of Spring: Spring Vol. 1; published 55 artists from around the globe
2022 – The Boy In the Wild Orchard, Ben Killian’s first monograph about his life as a farmer and father on Vashon Island, Washington
2024 – The Garden of Dreams: Spring Vol. 2; published 75 artists from around the globe
Projects
2022 – Black Flower Publishing: Founder, Curator, and Editor
2024 – Michigan Silver: collaborative original prints, co-working darkroom space, and work-shops
Residencies
2022 – Riga House, Columbus, Ohio. Artist in residency, conversation with ravines & sycamore trees
2023 – Oak Street Residency, Marquette, Michigan. Artist in residency, darkroom explorations, alternative process, oak tannin dyes, liquid emulsions
2024 - Rock Street Residency, Marquette, Michigan. Platinum Prints. Handmade frames.
Work
2020 – Wexner Center for the Arts: Artist Coordinator
2021 – Ohio State University: Darkroom Manager
2022 – School of Environment & Natural Resources, Ohio State University: Staff Photographer, Researcher, Archivist
2022 – Sunbeam Family Farms: Farmer
2023 – Carpenter, Arborist
2024 – Cedar Tree Institute: Work-shop facilitator and visual arts coordinator
2024 — Upper Peninsula Land Conservancy: Community & Land Steward
