Curriculum Vitae

DÁREECE JORDAN WALKER    |   DareeceJWalker@gmail.com

B. 1989, Manhattan, KS
Currently living and working in New York.

EDUCATION
2016 The School of Visual Arts, MFA
2013 University of Colorado Colorado Springs, BFA

RESIDENCY
2019-2020 International Studio and Curatorial Program (ISCP) - Celebrate the Studio Residency

AWARDS
2020 The Black Artist Fund Grant
2019 Frederieke Sanders Taylor (FST) Studio Projects Fund Grant
2016 Paula Rhodes Memorial Award, School of Visual Arts
2013 African American Voice "Colorado Talented Ten" Award for leadership
2012 RAW Colorado Springs Visual Artist of the Year
2012 UCCS Campus Auxiliary Lease Award

SOLO & TWO PERSON EXHIBITIONS
2021 School of Art Collection and Galleries at Kent State University, Nurturing Positivity and Strength. Kent, Ohio.
2020 LivingLifeFearless.co , Black Fathers Matter / Series II, Digital Exhibition. (Online)
2017 Colorado Springs Fine Arts Center, Force / Resistance. Colorado Springs, CO.
2016 Long Gallery, Black Is The Giant, Harlem, NY
2014 S.P.Q.R., Rips & Stains of Fabric & Time, Colorado Springs, CO
2013 The Business of Art Center, Black Testament, Manitou Springs, CO
2012 Heller Center for Arts & Humanities, Torn Existence, Colorado Springs, CO

SELECTED GROUP EXHIBITIONS
2024
Yale University Art Gallery, Recent Acquisitions of Prints and Drawings. New Haven, CT.
AHA Fine Art, With and Within, New York, NY.

2023
Ōpl, Bodies, Bodies, Bodies. Brooklyn, NY.

2022
Felicity R. “Bebe” Benoleil Gallery, हम स्वयं our selves, Claes Gabriel and Dáreece Walker. Philadelphia, PA.
THE POOL, 34th Annual Bailey House: Benefit Auction. New York, NY.

2021
AMAZON PRIME, HARLEM Season 1 Episode 9, Online.
Transmitter Gallery, Forms, Frames and Selves: Benefit Exhibition. Brooklyn, NY. (Online)

2020
International Print Center New York (IPCNY), Living in America, New York, NY.
Kunsthal KAdE, TELL ME YOUR STORY Storytelling in African American Art, Amersfoort, Neatherlands.
The Public Theatre, Say Their Names. New York, NY. (A Projection Show)

2019
Flux Factory, Must They Also Be Gods, Queens, NY.
Viridian Artists, 30 Under 30, New York, NY. 
ImaGen Projects, Momentum, New York, NY. 
Chelsea Piers, Bailey House Gala, New York, NY. 

2018
Prizm Art Fair, The Dark Horse. Miami, Fl.
Abrazo Interno Gallery, The Identified Self. New York, NY.
Galerie Protégé, The Protégés. New York, NY. 
Visual Aids at Gallery 524, Postcards From the Edge. New York, NY. 
City Lore Gallery, Resist. New York, NY.
Hebrew Tabernacle Armin and Estelle Gold Wing Art Gallery, For We Were Strangers. New York, NY.

2017
Prizm Art Fair, Universal Belonging. Miami, FL. 
Rush Arts Philadelphia, We Are Stronger Together. Philadelphia, PA.
Space Heater Gallery, ATM-Cigarettes-Flowers-Lotter / God Bless Deli 2. Brooklyn, NY.
Galerie Protégé, All in a Day's Work.  New York, NY.
Casa de las Americas, Movimientos en Interseccion: Rastros de protesta en #BlackLivesMatter, #NoDAPL, y lxs DREAMers. Havana, Cuba.
Platform Art Fair, 60 Americans 2. Brooklyn, NY.
10th Annual Governors Island Art Fair, Portal. Governors Island, NY. 

2016
Gateway Projects, Liberty & (In)Justice For All ? Newark, NJ.
Makeshift Museum, 60 Americans. Los Angeles, CA.
Untitled Space, Benefit for UNCF. New York, NY.
The Hole, Popular Culture Is Where the Pedagogy Is. New York, NY.
New American Paintings (Juried Exhibitions-In-Print), MFA Annual #123.
630 Flushing Avenue, re:re:re: Brooklyn, NY.
Sikkema Jenkins, Visual AIDS Postcards from the Edge. New York, NY.
School of Visual Arts, SVA MFA Open Studios. New York, NY.

2015
Smack Mellon, RESPOND. Brooklyn, NY.
SVA Gramercy Gallery, Almost Home. New York, NY.
School of Visual Arts, SVA MFA Open Studios. New York, NY.
Luhring Augustine, Visual AIDS Postcards from the Edge. New York, NY.
Sideshow Gallery, Sides show Nation III. Brooklyn, NY.

2014
School of Visual Arts, SVA MFA Open Studios. New York, NY.
GOCA 1420, Protest. University of Colorado Colorado Springs, CO.
Zodiac Venue, Carpe Delerium. Colorado Springs, CO.
GOCA 121, BRiLLiANT live auction. Colorado Springs, CO.

2013
See | Exhibition Space, The Story of the Creative. New York City, NY.
Theatre‘d Art, TdA FUNdRAISING GALA. Colorado Springs, CO.
Cottonwood Center for Art, Wily and Wonderful Things. Colorado Springs, CO.
Stargazers Theatre, Hear Here Final Slam. Colorado Springs, CO.

2012
Manitou Springs City Hall, Binge and Merge. Manitou Springs, CO.
The Business of Art Center, The Body Politic. Manitou Springs, CO.
GOCA 1420, Pulse. University of Colorado Colorado Springs, CO.
RAW: natural born artists, Radiate. Colorado Springs, CO.
The Business of Art Center, Mixed Metaphors. Manitou Springs, CO.
Heller Center for Arts & Humanities, Reboot. Colorado Springs, CO.

2011
The Business of Art Center, 1000 words: Contemporary Art as a Narrative. Manitou Springs, CO.
Heller Center for Arts Humanities, FRISTY. Colorado Springs, CO.
Heller Center for Arts & Humanities, Drawing A Blank: Collaborative Expressions. Colorado Springs, CO.     

ARTIST TALKS

2023
Latchkey Gallery, Panoptic Verses, An Evening of Poetry. New York, NY.

2021
Center for Black Cultures, Dareece Walker and Jaiden Grayson. University of California Irvine, CA.
Colorado Springs Fine Art Center at Colorado College. In Studio | Dareece Walker. (Video Interview)

2020
Guest Speaker, Gallery of Contemporary Art (GOCA) at UCCS, CO. (Online)
Guest Lecture Artist, Free Arts NY, New York,NY.
Black Fathers Matter, LivingLifeFearless.co, virtual artist talk (online).
Artists at Work: Dáreece Walker and Anton Kats, International Studio and Curatorial Program, Queens,NY.
Animamus Art Salon, curated and hosted by Ventiko the Photographer, Brooklyn, NY.

2019
Art and Activism: Working Along the Lines of Activism and Artistic Expression, National Arts Club, New York, NY.
Photo & Art Club SOHO House, New York, NY.
International Furnishings & Design Association at Chelsea Frames. New York, NY.

2018
The Identified Self, Abrazo Interno Gallery. New York, NY. 

2017
University of Colorado Colorado Springs, CO.
Force / Resistance, Colorado Springs Fine Arts Center, Colorado Springs, CO

2016
Black is The Giant, Long Gallery. Harlem, NY.
Career Day, Erasmus Hall High School. Brooklyn, NY.
Protest, Fighting History panel discussion, NYC Creative Salon. Brooklyn, NY.

2014
Protest, GOCA 1420. University of Colorado Colorado Springs, CO.

2010
Colorado Springs Undergraduate Research Forum (CSURF), Colorado College. Colorado Springs, CO.

COLLECTIONS
Yale University Art Gallery, New Haven, CT, USA.
Elmira Center for Cultural Advancement, Elmira, NY, USA.
Mercier Collection, Antwerp, Belgium.
21C Hotels and Museums, Louisville, KY, USA.
University of Colorado Colorado Springs, CO, USA.
NAACP Colorado Springs Chapter, CO, USA.

SELECTED PRESS
The Floating Magazine, Dareece Walker. July 13th, 2021. Payal Khandelwal
Africanah.org, Dareece Walker : Black Fathers Matter. June 4th, 2020. Christabel Johanson
The New York Times, An Art Fair for the 99 Percent. Aug. 30th 2017. Daniel McDermon.
Hyperallergic, Art Amid Governors Island's Architectural Decay. Sep. 25 2017. Allison Meier. 
TheKnow - The Denver Post, Not Everyone's Going to Like Dareece Walker's in-your-face Drawings. Mar 23rd 2017. Ray Mark Rinaldi. 
Harlem World Magazine, Salter Scene: Long Gallery in Harlem. Sep 29th, 2016. Udo Salters.
Huffington Post, Black is the Giant @ The Long Gallery in Harlem. Aug. 26th, 2016. Isa Freeling.
VICE - The Creators Project, Cardboard Paintings Take an Unflinching Look At Police Brutality. Aug 24th, 2016. Antwaun Sargent.
The Washington Post, The Most Powerful Art From the #BlackLivesMatter Movement. July 13th, 2016. Victoria A. Fogg.
Yes Magazine, From Trayvon Martin to Jordan Davis: Can Art Provide Justice When Courts Fail? Feb. 21st 2014. Carla Murphy. 
New American Paintings, Race & Art Matters: Three Artists' Reactions to the Death of Trayvon Martin. July 24th 2013. Ellen C. Caldwell.
BuzzFeed, 25 Works of Art Paying Tribute to Trayvon Martin. July 13 2013. Heben Nigatu.
The Gazette, Creating Powerful Art With Help of History. Apr. 26th 2013. Jennifer Mulson.