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Resume of Photo Exhibitions of 2007 - 2010
EDUCATION:
Self taught photography
SELECTED SOLO EXHIBITIONS:
2010 SEP “Visions of Ghana” FLOAT, Floatation Center and Gallery, Oakland, CA
2010 JAN “Faces of Ghana Photo Reflections” San Francisco Main Library African American Center, San Francisco, CA
2009 SEP “Caras de Cuba” (Faces of Cuba) Anna Edwards Gallery, San Leandro, CA
2009 FEB “Faces of Ghana and Places of Ghana” Sonoma State University Black Art Gallery, Sonoma, CA
2008 FEB “Faces of Ghana” African American Cross Cultural Experience - Yaaba Soore, De Anza College, Cupertino, CA
SELECTED GROUP EXHIBITIONS:
2010 APR A Thousand Wordz “May Day: The Second Coming,” The Oakland Noodle Factory, Oakland, CA
2010 MAR “5 Years on East 14th Street (Faces and Places)”, Anna Edwards Gallery, San Leandro, CA
2009 JUL “Glimpses in Time” International Juried competition and exhibition, Joyce Gordon Gallery, Oakland, CA
2009 OCT “Nature” University of California, San Francisco (UCSF) Faculty and Staff Art Show Milberry Union, San Francisco, CA
2009 NOV Wesleyan Art Show, Jones United Methodist Church, San Francisco, CA
2009 FEB Arts and Activism: Richmond Main Street Initiative, Richmond CA
2008 OCT “Art of Music” UCSF Faculty and Staff Art Show Milberry Union, San Francisco, CA
2008 OCT “Turbulent Times” Photo Central Gallery, Hayward, CA
2008 FEB Living Black: Urban Griot Art Exhibition, Treasure Island, San Francisco, CA
2008 FEB “Inspirations of Love, Art for the Heart” Encantada Gallery, San Francisco, CA
2007 NOV Wesleyan Art Show, Jones United Methodist Church, San Francisco, CA
2007 OCT Mammography Screening of Alameda (MSOA) Benefit Art Showcase and Auction, Preservation Park Ginn House, Oakland, CA
SELECTED PUBLIC EXPERIENCE:
2010 APR First Annual Art Scavenger Hunt Juried Art Show, San Leandro Public Library, San Leandro, CA
2010 JAN “Faces of Ghana Photo Reflections” San Francisco Main Library African American Center, San Francisco, CA
2009 OCT “Nature” UCSF Faculty and Staff Art Show Milberry Union, San Francisco, CA
2009 FEB “Faces of Ghana and Places of Ghana” Sonoma State University Black Art Gallery Sonoma, CA
2008 OCT “Art of Music” UCSF Faculty and Staff Art Show Milberry Union, San Francisco, CA
2008 MAR “Faces of Ghana” photo series permanent installation De Anza College Administration Building and Library, Cupertino, CA
2008 JAN “Faces of Ghana” photo piece permanent installation, Mills Peninsula Medical Center, San Mateo, CA
SELECTED SPECIAL EVENT EXPERIENCE:
2010 MAR 84th Anniversary Celebration for NAACP San Mateo Branch, Burlingame, CA
2009 DEC “Pictures, Pies and Presence” Faces of Cuba Photo Showcase, home studio, Oakland, CA
2009 NOV “Visions of Cuba” Photo Showcase, Havana Restaurant, Alameda, CA
2009 NOV “Holiday-Art-Brunch-Culture” Maxwell’s Lounge, Oakland, CA
2009 JUL “Pictures and Paella” Faces of Cuba Showcase, The Grand Apartments, Oakland, CA
2009 MAY MEDICC Cuban Art Auction Private Showcase, Berkeley, CA
2009 APR MEDICC Cuban Art Auction Historic Sweets Ballroom, Oakland, CA
2008 NOV “Karamu” Alpha Kappa Alpha Art Vendor Showcase, Marina Community Center, San Leandro, CA
2008 MAR “Places of Ghana” Exclusive Loft Photo Showcase, Washington, DC
2008 MAR Jack and Jill of America, Inc. Beautillion Art Auction, San Francisco, CA
2007 DEC “Faces of Ghana” Photo Showcase, home studio, Oakland, CA
2007 DEC African American Community Health Council Holiday Event, Faces of Ghana Photo Showcase, Mills Peninsula Medical Center, San Mateo, CA
2007 NOV Visiting Ghanaian Minister Ishmael Tetteh, Faces of Ghana Photo Showcase, Oakland Center for Spiritual Living, Oakland, CA
2007 NOV “An Evening of Simple Entertaining with B. Smith” Faces of Ghana Photo Showcase, San Mateo Public Library, San Mateo, CA
2007 OCT Diabetes Awareness Conference with astronaut Dr. Bernard Harris, Faces of Ghana Photo Showcase, Mills Peninsula Medical Center, San Mateo, CA
2007 SEP Prostate Cancer Awareness Event, Faces of Ghana Photo Showcase, Mills Peninsula Medical Center, San Mateo, CA
2007 JUL “The Physician Turned Photographer Turns 30” Faces of Ghana Photo Showcase, The Bridgewater, Emeryville, CA
SELECTED LECTURES:
2010 JAN “Faces of Ghana Photo Reflections” San Francisco Main Library African American Center, San Francisco, CA
2009 SEP “Caras de Cuba” (Faces of Cuba) Artist Talk, Anna Edwards Gallery, San Leandro, CA
2009 FEB “Faces of Ghana” Black History Month Closing Ceremony, Sonoma State University, Sonoma, CA
SELECTED NEWS, WEB ARTICLES, VIDEO, RADIO:
2010 JAN Examiner.com, “Somber history, modern-day pride meet in Faces of Ghana photo exhibit at SF Public Library” San Francisco, CA
2009 OCT San Leandro Times Newspaper, Photos of Cuba, San Leandro, CA
2009 AUG KPFA Radio, “Caras de Cuba” (Faces of Cuba) Exhibit, Berkeley, CA
2009 MAR Sonomastatestar.com, “BSU looks back on Black History Month” Sonoma, CA
2009 MAR Sonomastatestar.com, “Historical benchmark through expression” Sonoma, CA
2009 JAN Diversity.ucsf.edu/voices/marcus-penn, UCSF Diversity Web Video, San Francisco, CA
SELECTED ARTIST REGISTRIES
2010 JUN Alameda County Arts Commission’s Small-Scale Commission Projects Artist Registry
SELECTED BOOKS/PUBLICATIONS
2009 AUG Glimpse In Time Special Edition book by Joyce Gordon Gallery, Oakland, CA
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