Kenya Shakoor
contact@kenyashakoor.com
Born in 1995 in Tacoma, Washington, USA. Lives and works in Tacoma, WA.
AWARDS & GRANTS
2023 - Self Directed Art Practice Grant, Washington State Arts Commission
2022 - The Current Finalist, Tacoma Art Museum
2022 - GAP Award, Artist Trust
2019 - TAIP Grant, Tacoma Art Commission
COLLECTIONS, EXHIBITIONS & FILM SCREENINGS
2024 - Group Exhibition, Forced Perspective, Gallery at the Paramount Theater - Seattle, WA, 8/2024 - 8/2025
2024 - Group Exhibition, Black Brilliance, Sound Transit & Urban League of Seattle - Seattle, WA, 5/10
2024 - Solo Exhibition - Tiny Art Gallery on Cedar, Tacoma, WA, 4/1 - 4/26
2023 - Film, Amanda, Chapters, The Seattle Project - Northwest Film Forum, Seattle, WA, 5/5 - 5/6
2023 - Film, Nia, Chapters, The Seattle Project - Northwest Film Forum, Seattle, WA, 5/5 - 5/6
2023 - Film, Akoiya, Chapters, The Seattle Project - Northwest Film Forum, Seattle, WA, 5/5 - 5/6
2023 - Film, Ashton, Chapters, The Seattle Project - Northwest Film Forum, Seattle, WA, 5/5 - 5/6
2023 - Group Exhibition, Artbreak, The Seattle Project - Love City Love, Seattle, WA, 4/7
2023 - Group Exhibition, Black Art & Black Artists - Tacoma Community College, Tacoma, WA, 2/21 - 3/17
2022 - Group Exhibition, Walk the Block - Wa Na Wari, Seattle, WA, 9/17
2019 - Solo Exhibition, Dreaming in Black - Fab-5 Northwest, Tacoma, WA, 12/28-12/29
2017 - City of Tacoma Eastside Community Center Portable Artworks, Tacoma, WA
CURATOR
2019 - Dreaming in Black - Fab-5 Northwest, Tacoma, WA, 12/28-12/29
WORKSHOPS, TALKS, & PANEL DISCUSSIONS
2023 - “Framing Portraiture as an Act of Love”, Artist of Color Symposium, Pratt Fine Arts, Seattle, WA, 5/21
2023 - Black Art & Black Artist Panel Discussion, Tacoma Community College, Tacoma, WA, 5/26
2023 - “Tending to the Magic of Your Life”, Tacoma Community College, Tacoma, WA, 3/7
2022 - “Framing Portraiture as an Act of Love”, Tacoma Art Museum, Tacoma, WA, 5/26
2020 - “The Art of Cinematography”, The Grand Cinema, Tacoma, WA, 8/3
PANELS & COMMISSIONS
2024 - Chair, Tacoma Arts Commission, Tacoma, WA
2023 - 2026, Arts Commissioner, Tacoma Art Commission, Tacoma, WA
2023 - Community Arts Project Funding Panelist, Tacoma Arts Commission, Tacoma, WA
2023 - Traffic Box Wrap Panelist, Tacoma Art Commission, Tacoma, WA
2022 - Film Juror, Seattle Black Film Festival, Seattle, WA
PRESS
2023 - “28 Community Art Projects Funded by the Tacoma Arts Commission” The City of Tacoma, 12/18
2023 - “Stranger Suggests: 'How I Learned What I Learned,' Deerhoof, Amanda Morgan's Chapters, Bill Charlap Trio, Roq La Rue's 25th Anniversary Group Show” The Stranger, 5/3
2023 - “Black Art and Black Artists Exhibition at The Gallery at Tacoma Community College” Oly Arts, 3/6
2022 - “Finalists Named for First Black Artist Award”, Tacoma Weekly, 10/11
2022 - “Walk The Block Art Festival, Wa Na Wari’s Annual Fundraiser, returns for second year!” Art Africa, 9/15
2019 - “Tacoma Arts Commission Awards Nearly $200K to Local Art Organizations and Artists”, South Sound Business, 3/28