Faculty

Profile

Azikiwe Mohammed’s work has been shown in galleries both nationally and internationally. A 2005 graduate of Bard College, where he studied photography and fine arts, Mohammed received the Art Matters Grant in 2015, the Rema Hort Mann Emerging Artist Grant in 2016 and a Rauschenberg Artists Fund Grant in 2021.
He is an alumnus of Pioneer Works in Brooklyn, New York, and Mana Contemporary in Jersey City, New Jersey. His work has been featured extensively in magazines including VICE, I-D, Artforum, Artnet, Vogue, Forbes, The New York Times, BOMB and Hyperallergic. Mohammed has presented a number of solo exhibitions in venues including the Knockdown Center, Maspeth, New York; SCAD Museum of Art, Savannah, GA; Ace Hotel Chicago, Illinois; Yeh Art Gallery, Queens, New York; Mindy Solomon Gallery, Miami, FL and Anna Zorina Gallery, New York, NY; as well as multiple solo offerings at Spring Break Art Show, New York. He has participated in group exhibitions at MoMa PS1, Queens, New York; Antenna Gallery, New Orleans, Louisiana; Charlie James Gallery, Los Angeles, California and the Studio Museum in Harlem, New York, among others.

Degrees Held

BFA, Bard College, Annandale-on-Hudson, NY, 2001-2005

Recent Publications

An Artist Who Is Always Heading for Home - New York Times

Interview with Azikiwe Mohammed by Stephanye Watts via Foundwork

You Can Build Spaces That Mirror the Safety You Wish You Had: Meet Artist Azikiwe Mohammed, Who Designs Safe Havens for Black People - Artnet

Introducing the Black Painters Academy, a New School Dedicated to Black Art History - Hyperallergic

Research Interests

Photography, Painting, Sculpture, Installation, Sonic exploration, Food justice, Restorative land practices, Sustainability

Awards And Honors

2021 – Rauschenberg Artists Fund Grant

2016 - Rema Hort Mann Emerging Artist Grant

2015 - Art Matters Grant

Portfolio

Main Sample Website

Black Painters Accademy