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'''Damali Abrams''' (born in [[Guyana]]<ref>{{cite web|title=Damali Abrams|url=http://www.blouinartinfo.com/artists/227343-damali-abrams|website=Blouin Art Info|accessdate=12 April 2015}}</ref>) is a [[Guyanese-American]] video-performance artist who lives and works in [[New York City]]. She is known for the ''Self-Help TV'', an ongoing video-performance project using her own body to examine issues of self-improvement, race, class and gender. She is a coordinator for [[The Feminist Art Project]] in New York.<ref>{{cite web|title=Damali Abrams|url=http://momaps1.org/studio-visit/artist/damali-abrams|website=MoMA P.S. 1|accessdate=12 April 2015}}</ref>
'''Damali Abrams''' (born in [[Guyana]]<ref>{{cite web|title=Damali Abrams|url=http://www.blouinartinfo.com/artists/227343-damali-abrams|website=Blouin Art Info|accessdate=12 April 2015}}</ref>) is a [[Guyanese-American]] video-performance artist who lives and works in [[New York City]]. She is known for the ''Self-Help TV'', an ongoing video-performance project using her own body to examine issues of self-improvement, race, class and gender.


==Career==
==Career==
Abrams graduated [[New York University]] as a [[Bachelor of Arts]] in 2001 and obtained a master's degree in fine arts from [[Vermont College of Fine Arts]] in 2008. Her work has been exhibited at galleries including [[MoCADA|The Museum of Contemporary African Diasporan Art (MoCADA)]], [[El Museo del Barrio]], [[A.I.R. Gallery]], [[BRIC Rotunda Gallery]] and the [[Jamaica Center for Arts & Learning]].<ref>{{cite web|title=Damali Abrams Exhibitions|url=http://www.artslant.com/global/artists/show/47434-damali-abrams?tab=EXHIBITS|website=Art Slant|accessdate=12 April 2015}}</ref>
Abrams graduated [[New York University]] as a [[Bachelor of Arts]] in 2001 and obtained a master's degree in fine arts from [[Vermont College of Fine Arts]] in 2008. Her work has been exhibited at galleries including [[MoCADA|The Museum of Contemporary African Diasporan Art (MoCADA)]], [[El Museo del Barrio]], [[A.I.R. Gallery]], [[BRIC Rotunda Gallery]] and the [[Jamaica Center for Arts & Learning]].<ref>{{cite web|title=Damali Abrams Exhibitions|url=http://www.artslant.com/global/artists/show/47434-damali-abrams?tab=EXHIBITS|website=Art Slant|accessdate=12 April 2015}}</ref>


===Teaching & Workshops===
===Teaching and workshops===
Abrams has led classes at [[Barbados Community College]], the [[Grenada National Museum]], the [[Borough of Manhattan Community College]], [[Hunter College|Hunter College School of Social Work]], [[SUNY Purchase]], [[Syracuse University]]’s 601 Tully and at [[NYU Polytechnic School of Engineering]].<ref>{{cite web|title=apexart|url=http://www.apexart.org/residency/abrams.php|website=Damali Abrams Residency|accessdate=12 April 2015}}</ref>
Abrams has led classes at [[Barbados Community College]], the [[Grenada National Museum]], the [[Borough of Manhattan Community College]], [[Hunter College|Hunter College School of Social Work]], [[SUNY Purchase]], [[Syracuse University]]’s 601 Tully and at [[NYU Polytechnic School of Engineering]].<ref>{{cite web|title=apexart|url=http://www.apexart.org/residency/abrams.php|website=Damali Abrams Residency|accessdate=12 April 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140710044821/http://www.apexart.org/residency/abrams.php|archive-date=10 July 2014|url-status=dead}}</ref>


===Awards===
===Awards===
* 2009-10 A.I.R. Fellowship Recipient<ref>{{cite web|title=Damali Abrams, Autobiography Of A Year|url=http://airgallery.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/abramsPR.pdf|website=A.I.R. Gallery|accessdate=12 April 2015}}</ref>
* 2009–10: A.I.R. Fellowship Recipient<ref>{{cite web|title=Damali Abrams, Autobiography Of A Year |url=http://airgallery.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/abramsPR.pdf |website=A.I.R. Gallery |accessdate=12 April 2015 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20141206013620/http://airgallery.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/abramsPR.pdf |archivedate=6 December 2014 }}</ref>


===Residencies===
===Residencies===
* 2019: Creative-in-Residence at [[Brooklyn Public Library|The Brooklyn Public Library]]<ref>{{Cite web|date=2019-11-21|title=Brooklyn Public Library Launches Creative-In-Residence Program with Artist William Kentridge Inaugural Cohort of Creatives-In-Residence Includes Artists, Musicians, Scientists, Writers, and Architects|url=https://www.bklynlibrary.org/media/press/brooklyn-public-library-50|access-date=2020-10-18|website=www.bklynlibrary.org|language=en-us}}</ref>
* July 2014 — [[Apexart]]’s Outbound Residency to [[Seoul, South Korea|Seoul]]<ref>{{cite web|title=apexart|url=http://www.apexart.org/fellowship/abrams.php|website=Damali Abrams Fellowship|accessdate=12 April 2015}}</ref>
* 2014 — Artist in Residence at [[The Center for Book Arts]]<ref>{{cite web|title=Artists in Residence|url=http://centerforbookarts.org/event/2014-artists-in-residence/|website=Center for Book Arts|accessdate=12 April 2015}}</ref>
* 2016: Independent Study Program at [[Whitney Museum of American Art|The Whitney Museum of American Art]]<ref>{{Cite web|title=Opening Reception: Whitney Independent Study Studio Program Exhibition|url=https://whitney.org/Events/2016StudioProgramExhibition|access-date=2020-10-18|website=whitney.org|language=en}}</ref>
* October 2013 — Residency with [[Groundation Grenada]] and [[Fresh Milk]] in [[Barbados]]<ref>{{cite web|title=Fresh Milk and Groundation Grenada Welcome Damali Abrams|url=http://arcthemagazine.com/arc/2013/09/fresh-milk-and-groundation-grenada-welcome-damali-abrams/|website=Arc the Magazine|accessdate=12 April 2015}}</ref>
* July 2014: [[Apexart]]’s Outbound Residency to [[Seoul, South Korea|Seoul]]<ref>{{cite web|title=apexart|url=http://www.apexart.org/fellowship/abrams.php|website=Damali Abrams Fellowship|accessdate=12 April 2015}}</ref>
* 2014: Artist in Residence at [[The Center for Book Arts]]<ref>{{cite web|title=Artists in Residence|url=http://centerforbookarts.org/event/2014-artists-in-residence/|website=Center for Book Arts|accessdate=12 April 2015|archive-date=30 August 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190830020800/https://centerforbookarts.org/event/2014-artists-in-residence/|url-status=dead}}</ref>
* October 2013: Residency with [[Groundation Grenada]] and [[Fresh Milk]] in [[Barbados]]<ref>{{cite web|title=Fresh Milk and Groundation Grenada Welcome Damali Abrams|url=http://arcthemagazine.com/arc/2013/09/fresh-milk-and-groundation-grenada-welcome-damali-abrams/|website=Arc the Magazine|accessdate=12 April 2015}}</ref>


==References==
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==External links==
==External links==
* [https://damaliabrams.wordpress.com/ Damali Abram's Website]
* [https://damaliabrams.wordpress.com/ Damali Abram's Website]


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Revision as of 11:31, 10 September 2024

Damali Abrams
Born
New York City
NationalityGuyanese American
EducationNew York University; Vermont College of Fine Arts
StyleVideo art

Damali Abrams (born in Guyana[1]) is a Guyanese-American video-performance artist who lives and works in New York City. She is known for the Self-Help TV, an ongoing video-performance project using her own body to examine issues of self-improvement, race, class and gender.

Career

Abrams graduated New York University as a Bachelor of Arts in 2001 and obtained a master's degree in fine arts from Vermont College of Fine Arts in 2008. Her work has been exhibited at galleries including The Museum of Contemporary African Diasporan Art (MoCADA), El Museo del Barrio, A.I.R. Gallery, BRIC Rotunda Gallery and the Jamaica Center for Arts & Learning.[2]

Teaching and workshops

Abrams has led classes at Barbados Community College, the Grenada National Museum, the Borough of Manhattan Community College, Hunter College School of Social Work, SUNY Purchase, Syracuse University’s 601 Tully and at NYU Polytechnic School of Engineering.[3]

Awards

  • 2009–10: A.I.R. Fellowship Recipient[4]

Residencies

References

  1. ^ "Damali Abrams". Blouin Art Info. Retrieved 12 April 2015.
  2. ^ "Damali Abrams Exhibitions". Art Slant. Retrieved 12 April 2015.
  3. ^ "apexart". Damali Abrams Residency. Archived from the original on 10 July 2014. Retrieved 12 April 2015.
  4. ^ "Damali Abrams, Autobiography Of A Year" (PDF). A.I.R. Gallery. Archived from the original (PDF) on 6 December 2014. Retrieved 12 April 2015.
  5. ^ "Brooklyn Public Library Launches Creative-In-Residence Program with Artist William Kentridge Inaugural Cohort of Creatives-In-Residence Includes Artists, Musicians, Scientists, Writers, and Architects". www.bklynlibrary.org. 2019-11-21. Retrieved 2020-10-18.
  6. ^ "Opening Reception: Whitney Independent Study Studio Program Exhibition". whitney.org. Retrieved 2020-10-18.
  7. ^ "apexart". Damali Abrams Fellowship. Retrieved 12 April 2015.
  8. ^ "Artists in Residence". Center for Book Arts. Archived from the original on 30 August 2019. Retrieved 12 April 2015.
  9. ^ "Fresh Milk and Groundation Grenada Welcome Damali Abrams". Arc the Magazine. Retrieved 12 April 2015.



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