The Last Black Calligrapher in San Franciscob.1981 raised in Rhode Island
Lives and works in San Francisco, CA
Self Taught ~ Calligrapher ~ Curator ~ Ornamentalist
Employing object, form and text to present a delicate, yet visceral look into the human condition.
Curriculum VitaeSolo Exhibitions
2024 Piece’s of a (Black) Man
Minnesota St. Projects San Francisco, CA
2023 You have my Heart… it’s ok to rest here.
Eleanor Harwood Gallery San Francisco, CA
Museum Exhibitions2023 Marin MOCA National Juried Exhibition
Jurors Award: This Part of Me is You
Honorable Mention: Unfurling
Marin MOCA Novato, CA
2022 Strikethrough Typographic Messages of Protest
Letterform Archive San Francisco, CA
Selected Group Exhibitions2024 New Opulence : Artists working in Maximalism
Roq La Rue Seattle, Washington
2023 Group Text curated by Beta Epochs
Los Osos, California
2022 Inaugural Exhibition
Roq La Rue @ Art and Object Seattle, Washington
2012 But the Earth is Dark, the Coffin thick, and the Shroud Opaque
Old Crow Tattoo and Gallery Oakland, CA
Public Collections 2024 Altar/Alter, Past Is an Anchor and Blanket III
Richard Harrison Collection of Calligraphy & Lettering SF Public Library,
San Francisco, CA
2023 “BLM” Printed by Samaritan Press
Richard Harrison Collection of Calligraphy & Lettering SF Public Library,
San Francisco, CA
2022 Nia Wilson Series (1-4)
Letterform Archive, San Francisco, CA
Bibliography2023 Last Black Calligrapher of SF, Alta Journal Magazine
2023 San Francisco’s Last Black Calligrapher invites you to go deeper, Craftsmanship Initiative.org
2023 Dream in Color, Tre Seals Published by Chronicle Chroma
2022 StrikeThrough! Typographic Messages of Protest, Silas Muro & Letterform Archive
2022 New Contemporary Art Magazine Vol.63, High Fructose Magazine
2022 Collecting Graphic Design, Optik Books
2021 Luxury of Calligraphy, Umber Magazine
Video
2022 Visual Reflections of a Black Future, TypeWest Lecture Series, San Francisco Public Library