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Damali Abrams

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Damali Abrams
Born
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

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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

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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]

Residencies

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References

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  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. ^ "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.
  5. ^ "Opening Reception: Whitney Independent Study Studio Program Exhibition". whitney.org. Retrieved 2020-10-18.
  6. ^ "apexart". Damali Abrams Fellowship. Retrieved 12 April 2015.
  7. ^ "Artists in Residence". Center for Book Arts. Archived from the original on 30 August 2019. Retrieved 12 April 2015.
  8. ^ "Fresh Milk and Groundation Grenada Welcome Damali Abrams". Arc the Magazine. Retrieved 12 April 2015.
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