Artist Bio

Jamaali Roberts

Artist, Musician, Teacher

Curriculum Vitae

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Biography

1988 Born in Clarkston, GA

Painter Musician Teacher

Lives and Works in Portland, OR

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Education

• 2013 AA, Fine Arts, Spokane Falls Community College

• 2017 BA, Painting and Drawing, Pacific Northwest College of Art

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Solo Exhibitions

• 2016 Portland, OR, Nat Turner Projects,  Black Matter: the Magician, Nov 23- Jan 17

• Portland, OR, Pacific Northwest College of Arts, Mural Viewing, October 20

• Portland, OR, Coffee Division, Solo Show, May 6- July 5

• Portland, OR, Thurman Street Collective, I Want the ‘Essence of Blue’ to Be in My title, May 6- June 1

• Portland, OR, Sidecar 11, 11:11 Leap Year Celebration, February 29- April 10

• 2015 Portland, OR, the Spicy Spoon, Solo Exhibition, December 26-January 30

• Portland, OR, Santé Bar, Art By Jamaali, December 1-January 1

• 2013 Spokane, WA, Monkey Business Café, Solo Show, June 1-August 15

• Spokane, WA, The Design Collaborative, Huebrus Reflexus, April 5-May 5

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Group Exhibitions

• 2017 Portland, OR, Disjecta, Etat de Siege(Under Siege), January 15 

• 2015 Portland, OR, Hoodrich Salon and Gallery, Street Art Show, March 4

• Portland, OR, 622 SE. 7th Ave ,  Misconstrued- August 21

• Portland, OR, 4064 N. Mississippi Ave, Art. Drink. Drawing- October 9

• 2014 Spokane, WA. Rocket Bakery, Group Show- January 4

• 2013 Spokane, WA. Rocket Bakery, Group show- October 30

• Spokane, WA, Spokane Falls Community College, Fine Arts Building Hallway Exhibitions -January-December

 

Curated Exhibits

2016 Portland OR, PNCA

Soft Agglomeration, February 4- February 28, Collections Gallery

Hybrid Human: In Conversation with Wangechi Mutu’s Hybrid Human, 511 Gallery March 3- March 25

Sensuous Black, Student Gallery 1, April 7-April 18

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Awards

Spokane Falls Art Department-Best Portfolio Award, 2013

 

Commissions

Ingrid’s Scandinavian Food- Chalk Menu- 2016

La Arepa- Food Cart Mural- 2016

Healthy Soul- Food cart mural and Chalk Menu- 2016

Santé Bar- Logo, Re-branding, Chalk Signs and A-frames illustrations- 2016

Thelonious Wines- Large Chalkboard Illustration- 2016

 

Community Involvement Projects

2016 Bud Clark Commons/ Transitions Projects Mural -Three Door mural and art Workshops, Portland, OR, March-May

2015 Village Building Convergence- Sign making and Event Volunteer, Portland, OR  Partner with City Repair, June 2015 & 2016

2015 Village Inspiration Convergence- Group Mural Painting, Portland, OR- Partner with City Repair, October 2016

2015 Draw The Park: Community Drawing Event. Portland, OR- Partnership Pacific Northwest College of Arts, November-May 2016

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Drumming and Music Performances

2015 Solstice Celebration; Drum Circle Facilitation, Metropolitan Learning Center, Portland, OR- December 16

Rhythm and Flow Club; Club leader; Biweekly Meetings, Pacific Northwest College of Art, August- December

End of the Year Party, Enchanted Forest- Solo Drum Performance, Pacific Northwest College of Art; May

511 Kick-Off Party: Creative Resonance-Group Collaborative Drum performance, Pacific Northwest College of Art, February 1

2015 Customer Appreciation Day Drum Performance, Home Depot- Portland, OR- July 3

2014 Creative Resonance-End of the Year Party Group Performance, Pacific Northwest College of Art

Drum Club Leader and Founder, Pacific Northwest College of Art, Every Friday; March 2014- Present

 

Professional Apprentice/Internships

2015 Jerry Sumpter- Teaching Intern- Atelier Drawing Class. Portland, OR Pacific Northwest College of Art

Bijan Sharifi- Painting Assistant. Vancouver Washington, Chamber of Commerce Mural, June-August

2014 Asherah Cinnamon- Installation Assistant. SukkahPDX @ Oregon Jewish Museum and Center for Holocaust Education. September- October 

2013 Bernadette Vielbig- Studio Assistant- Spokane, WA- 

2006 Hands On Atlanta, APEX Museum,  Gallery Intern, June-August

2005 Hands On Atlanta, Youth Art Connection, Gallery Intern