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Exhibitions Current and Past

Current & Upcoming Exhibitions

September 2025

Sanctuary - Group Exhibition

Swords into Plowshares

Detroit, Michigan


September 2025

Top 50

Art History Too

Photolucidia -Critical Mass 


August 2025

Remnants II (Duo Exhibition)

22 North Gallery

Ypsilanti, Michigan


August 2025

Top 200

Art History Too

Photolucidia - Critical Mass


February 2025

College Art Association (CAA) Annual Conference

Vantage Point Panelist and Artist Talk

New York, New York 


February 2025

Vantage Point - Group Exhibition

Sotheby's Art Institute

New York, New York

July 2024

Testify (solo)

Michigan State University Detroit Center

Detroit, Michigan


Womxnhouse - Detroit 2024

Tucked Away - Installation

Detroit, Michigan


July 2024 

Embracing Our Differences 

Culture Verse Gallery

Ann Arbor, Michigan


June 2024

Juneteenth Art Exhibit

Show Me Justice: Exploring Art as Activism

University of Michigan

Ann Arbor, Michigan


June 2024 

Nine Design + Home of the Arts Festival

with The Guild (placed 3rd)

Detroit, Michigan


2024 

Diversity Day

Gallup Park

Ypsilanti, Michigan


2024 

Ypsilanti Fine Arts Club Exhibition

Riverside Arts Center

Ypsilanti, Michigan













Current and Past

 

TAKEISHA JEFFERSON

Interdisciplinary Artist, Photographer, Public Artist, and Cultural Organizer
Michigan, USA


EDUCATION

Bachelor of Arts in the Arts, Minor in Africology and African American Studies (in progress)
Eastern Michigan University


SOLO EXHIBITIONS

2024
Testify
Michigan State University Detroit Center
Detroit, Michigan


2024
Art History Too
University of Michigan
Lloyd Scholars for Writing and the Arts
Ann Arbor, Michigan


2024
ERASE (ER ACE)
Rosa Parks Museum
Montgomery, Alabama


2022
The Veiled Series: Revelations
Gift of Art, University of Michigan
Ann Arbor, Michigan


2022
The Veiled
Berkley Public Library
Berkley, Michigan


2022
Vintage
Jim MacDonald’s / Apple Annie’s Antiques
Ypsilanti, Michigan


2021
The Veiled Series: Revelations
Rosa Parks Museum
Montgomery, Alabama


COLLABORATIVE / DUO EXHIBITIONS


2025
Remnants II (Duo Exhibition)
22 North Gallery
Ypsilanti, Michigan


2023
Remnants (Duo Exhibition)
824 Jefferson
Ypsilanti, Michigan


2023
The Epitome of the Black Woman: Infinite Possibilities (Duo Exhibition)
Soft Gallery
Ypsilanti, Michigan


2023
The Newton of Ypsi (Trio Exhibition)
Ypsi Bicentennial Home Tour
Ypsilanti, Michigan


SELECTED GROUP EXHIBITIONS


2026
The Gilda Snowden Exhibition
The Scarab Club
Detroit, Michigan


2026
Art of Democracy
22 North Gallery
Ypsilanti, Michigan


2026
Black Is Beautiful
Dzanc House
Ypsilanti, Michigan


2026
Photoville
Presented through The Aftermath Project
Brooklyn, New York


2026
A Survey of Black Artists in Detroit Vol. II
The Hendrie
Detroit, Michigan


2026
We Give Thanks to the Elders
The Hendrie
Detroit, Michigan

2026
Photolucida Group Exhibition


2025
Sanctuary
Swords Into Plowshares
Detroit, Michigan


2025
Vantage Point
Sotheby’s Institute of Art
New York, New York


2024
Embracing Our Differences
CultureVerse Gallery
Ann Arbor, Michigan


2024
Show Me Justice: Exploring Art as Activism
University of Michigan
Ann Arbor, Michigan


2024
Black Creativity
Museum of Science and Industry
Chicago, Illinois


2023
Through Our Eyes
Michigan State University Detroit Center
Detroit, Michigan


2023
International Women’s Day Auction
Art on a Postcard
London, England


2022
Photographic Nights of Selma
ArtsRevive
Selma, Alabama


2021
Contemporary Portrait: A National Juried Exhibition
Louise Hopkins Underwood Center for the Arts
Lubbock, Texas


2019
Fine Art
Blank Wall Gallery
Athens, Greece


2018
The Mask
Millepiani Gallery
Rome, Italy


PUBLIC ART / MURALS / INSTALLATIONS


2026
Public Mural Commission, Connector Project
University of Michigan
Ann Arbor, Michigan


2026
Public Mural Commission, Kinesiology Department
University of Michigan
Ann Arbor, Michigan


2024
Public Installation / Mural Project
Ann Arbor District Library
Ann Arbor, Michigan


2023
Public Mural Commission, Ambatana Afro-American Multicultural Lounge
University of Michigan South Quad
Ann Arbor, Michigan


GRANTS / AWARDS / HONORS

2025
Grant Recipient
The Aftermath Project


2025
Critical Mass Top 50
Photolucida


2025
Critical Mass Top 200
Photolucida


2024
Michael Reichmann Grant
Photolucida Critical Mass


2024
CultureSource Grant Recipient


2024
Critical Mass Top 50
Photolucida


2024
Critical Mass Top 200
Photolucida


2024
Third Place, Nine Design + Home Arts Festival
with The Guild


RESIDENCIES


2024
Writer/Artist Residency
Lloyd Scholars for Writing and the Arts
University of Michigan
Ann Arbor, Michigan


2024
Artist Residency
Womxnhouse Detroit
Detroit, Michigan


2022
Artist in Residence Program
Lighthouse Immersive
Detroit, Michigan


LECTURES / PANELS / WORKSHOPS


2026
Photography Lecture Series
College for Creative Studies
Detroit, Michigan


2026
Photography and Film Student Lecture
William D. Ford Career Technical Center
Westland, Michigan


2026
Ekphrastic Poetry Workshop
Remnants II
22 North Gallery
Ypsilanti, Michigan


2026
Photography Workshop
Thrive Collective
Grand River Workplace


2025
College Art Association (CAA) Annual Conference
Panelist and Artist Talk
New York, New York


2025
Photography Lecture Series
College for Creative Studies
Detroit, Michigan


2025
Photography and Film Student Lecture
William D. Ford Career Technical Center
Westland, Michigan


2024
“Celebrating Black Activism and Progress through Art”
University of Michigan
Ann Arbor, Michigan


2024
“Let’s Have a Conversation About Diversity and Inclusion”
CultureVerse
Ann Arbor, Michigan


JUROR / CURATORIAL WORK


2026
Roots
Juror
Detroit Society of Women Painters and Sculptors


2026
Black Is Beautiful
Juror
Dzanc House Sustainable Darkroom


2026
Riverside Arts Center Juried Exhibition
Juror
Riverside Arts Center


2025
Eastern Michigan University Student Exhibition
Juror
Eastern Michigan University


MUSEUM / ARCHIVAL COLLABORATION


2026
Collections and Archival Support
Rosa Parks Museum / Library of Congress
Canton, Michigan

Participated in the documentation, review, and handling of Rosa Parks archival materials and personal belongings in preparation for future exhibition planning and museum expansion initiatives.


PUBLICATIONS / PRESS


2025
“20 Years of Critical Mass”
LENSCRATCH


2024
“Testify”
Fraction Magazine Issue 179


2024
“Womxnhouse Detroit Exhibition Home Immersive Art”
Detroit Free Press


2024
“Black Lenses Matter”
Google Arts & Culture


2024
“Remnants”
The Pulp / Ann Arbor District Library


2023
As We See It
by Aida Amoako
Featured Artist


2019
“Portraits Being Made Inside-Out Art Installation”
Montgomery Advertiser


LEADERSHIP / SERVICE


Board of Directors - Embracing Our Differences Michigan

Co-Founder and Moderator - Ypsilanti Fine Arts Club


MEMBERSHIPS

  • Women’s Caucus for Art
  • Ypsilanti Fine Arts Club
  • Dearborn Fine Arts Club
  • Detroit Fine Arts Breakfast Club
  • Montgomery Art Guild
  • Durham Art Guild
  • Dayton Society of Artists
  • Women of Color Unite
  • My Sisters and Me Women of Color Photographer

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