Avatar for Derek Fordjour

Derek Fordjour

@derek_fordjour

(b. 1974 Memphis, Tennessee)

Followers

3


Following

0


Artworks

0

Curriculum Vitae

Born in 1974 in Memphis, TN. Currently residing in New York, NY.

Education
2016 · Hunter College

MFA

2001 · Morehouse College

BA

2002 · Harvard University

Ed.M

Solo Exhibitions
2020

SELF MUST DIE

2020

SHELTER

2022

Sonic Boom

2021

Gestalt

2022

Magic, Mystery & Legerdemain

2023

SCORE

Group Exhibitions
2020

SELF MUST DIE

2020

SHELTER

2022

Sonic Boom

2021

Gestalt

2022

Magic, Mystery & Legerdemain

2023

SCORE

Honors and Awards
Jan 1, 2018

Deutsche Bank NYFA Fellow, New York, NY

Jan 1, 2017

Sharpe-Walentas Studio Program, Brooklyn, NY

Jan 1, 2018

Artis Artist in Residence, Tel Aviv, Israel

Jan 1, 2017

C-12 Emerging Artist Award, Hunter College, New York, NY

Jan 1, 2018

NYSCA/NYFA Artist Fellow, New York, NY

Jan 1, 2018

Artist-in-Residence, Whitney Museum of American Art, Youth Insights, New York, NY

Jan 1, 2020

Alex Katz Chair in Painting, The Cooper Union for the Advancement of Science and Art, New York, NY

Jan 1, 2016

Artist-in-Residence, Sugar Hill Museum, New York, NY