WINTER 2021 SOLO EXHIBITIONS:

“Helina Metaferia: (Middle) Passage for Dreams,” Solo exhibition, curated by Keith Miller, New York University’s The Gallatin Galleries, New York, NY, January 25 - April 7, 2021

"Against A Sharp White Background," Solo exhibition, curated by Sarah Odens, Auburn University's Biggin Gallery, Auburn, AL, November 16, 2020 - January 15, 2021 (traveling show from Northeastern University's Gallery 360, curated by Amy Halliday)

WINTER 2021 GROUP EXHIBITIONS:

“2021 A.I.R. Biennial: An Ahistorical Daydream,” Group exhibition, curated by Jasmine Wahi, February 12 - March 14, 2021

“We Make The Marks,” Group exhibition, with catalogue text by curator Brittany Webb, Pentimenti Gallery, Philadelphia, PA, February 6 - April 3, 2021

"Bring it home," Group exhibition, curated by Ann Thompson and Ramon Tejada, Bennington College's Usdan Gallery, March 2 - May 5, 2021

UPCOMING PUBLIC TALKS AND PANELS:

College Art Association Conference, "Decanonizing the Gallery: Case Studies form the Museums," presentation with curator Amy Halliday on my recent solo exhibition, , February 11, 2021, 2pm EST

Virginia Center for the Creative Arts, "VCCA Fireplace Series: Moira Linehan and Helina Metaferia," February 18, 2021, 7:30pm EST

Pratt Institute's Black Futures & Utopias Conference: "Radical Spectacle and Joy Featuring The Wide Awakes," February 19, 2021, 3:30pm

Pentimenti Gallery, "Artist Talk with Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts Curator Brittany Webb," February 26, 5:30pm EST

Brown University, "What I'm Thinking About Now: Helina Metaferia's (Middle) Passage for Dreams Screening and Artist Talk," March 4, 12pm EST

NYU The Gallatin Galleries, "Artists Conversation: Helina Metaferia and Steve Locke," March 4, 2021, 7pm EST

RECENT PUBLICATIONS:

Catalogue for "Against A Sharp White Background" with contributions from curator Amy Halliday and artist/scholar Sarah Stefana Smith

RECENT GRANTS:

2021 Lighthouse Works Legacy Grant

FACULTY FELLOWSHIP:

2019-2021 Andrew W. Mellon Foundation Post-Doc Fellowship, Brown University, Providence, RI