odeleyesculpturestudios.com

Ayokunle Odeleye
2542 Young Rd. Stone Mountain, Ga. 30088
404-210-0746
aodeleye@gmail.com

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

1989-Present PROFESSOR OF ART (Tenured), Kennesaw State University
Department of Art, Kennesaw, Georgia. Instruct courses in 3-dimensional design, African American art history, art appreciation, drawing, all levels of sculpture; participate in faculty exhibitions; serve on departmental, school and university wide committees.

1989 ADJUNCT PROFESSOR OF ART, Georgia State University, Atlanta, Georgia.
Taught drawing classes.

1988 - 89 ART INSTRUCTOR, Woodland Middle School, Fulton County Board of Education, Atlanta, Georgia.
Instructed 6 classes daily in various areas and media based on DBAE concepts; presented school exhibits; participated in faculty meetings and served on various school wide committees.

1983 - 86 LECTURER, Spelman College of Art, Atlanta. Georgia.
Taught sculpture and drawing classes to Spelman and Atlanta University (AU) students; participated in faculty exhibits; participated in Spelman and AU center faculty meetings; counseled students; served on departmental and college wide committees.

1982 - 83 ARTIST-IN-RESIDENCE, Howard University Department Of Art, Washington, D.C.
Taught sculpture to graduate and undergraduate students; maintained daily working studio hours; participated in faculty exhibitions; participated in faculty meetings and committee work; participated in the development of constructive criticism sessions for graduate students.

1975 – 82 ART INSTRUCTOR, Duke Ellington School For The Arts, Washington, D.C.
Taught classes in sculpture design, drawing and portfolio development to high school students based on DBAE concepts; participated in curriculum development for the art department; participated in faculty and student exhibits; counseled students.

1973 – 75 ART INSTRUCTOR, Paul Laurence Dunbar High School, Washington, D.C.
Taught 5 art classes daily to high school students based on DBAE concepts.

GROUP EXHIBITIONS

2011-1989 Kennesaw State University, annual Faculty Exhibition, Kennesaw, Ga. 30088
2005 Howard University, “Eight Decades of Art at Howard University” Washington, D.C.
2008 Kennesaw State University, Faculty Exhibition, Kennesaw, Georgia, 30088
2005 Howard University Dept. of Art, Washington, D.C., Alumni Exhibitior
2005 Kennesaw State University, Kennesaw, GA., African American Art Exhibition
2001 Thelma Harris Gallery, Oakland California, Works in Wood
2000 Savannah State University, Savannah, Ga., Outdoor Sculpture Exhibition
2000 - 2005 Kennesaw State University, Kennesaw, Georgia, Masters of Their Craft Exhibition
1999 Marietta Museum of Art, Marietta, Georgia
1998 Harriet Tubman Museum, Macon Georgia
1995 Human Arts Gallery, Atlanta, Georgia
1994 Camille Love Gallery, Atlanta, Georgia
1993 The November Show, Atlanta, Georgia
1993 Gertrude Herbert Institute, Augusta, Georgia (Works by faculty from the university system)
1993 Tangeman Gallery, University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, Ohio
1992 Mcintosh Gallery, Atlanta, Georgia
1990 Chastain Art Gallery, Atlanta, Georgia (works in wood)
1989 Theatre Art Galleries, High Point, North Carolina
1989 – 2001 Kennesaw State University, Kennesaw, Georgia (Faculty Exhibits)
1988 North Art Center Gallery, Dunwoody, Georgia
1985-91 Nexus Contemporary Art Center, Atlanta, Georgia
1984-86 Arts Festival of Atlanta (Site sculpture in ‘84 – Group wood exhibit in ‘86)
1983-86 Spelman College, Atlanta Georgia (Faculty Exhibits)
1976-82 Faculty Exhibits, Duke Ellington School of the Arts, Washington, D.C
1980 James A. Porter Gallery, Howard University, Washington, D.C. (Power Objects Exhibit)

1996 Carriage Works Gallery, Atlanta, Ga.
1993 Valdosta State University, Valdosta, Ga. (Ten-year retrospective exhibition)
1991 Beecher Institute, Savannah, Ga. (Permanent Collection)
1984 Atlanta-Fulton County Public Library (Ten-year retrospective exhibition)
1983 James A. Porter Gallery, Howard University, Washington, D.C. (Permanent Collection)
1977 Bedford Stuyvesant Restoration Corporation, Brooklyn, New York
1976 Miya Gallery, Washington, D.C.
1975 Ira Aldridge Theatre, Howard University, Washington. D.C. (performance art exhibition)

2010 COMMISSION, City of Aurora, Art In Public Places
To create a 32ft.L X 7ft.h stainless steel sculpture for the front facade of Aurora Municipal Court Facility in Aurora,
Colorado. (Work in Progress)

2008 COMMISSION, City of Wilmington, NC
To create six sixteen feet tall bronze sculptural elements as part of a memorial for the City of Wilmington, North
Carolina. The memorial commemorates a historic event in the history of Wilmington.

2005-2007 COMMISSION, Rockland County Art In Public Places Program
To create two 16ft.h stainless steel free standing sculptures for a park in the city of Spring Valley, New York.

2004-2005 COMMISSION, Alaska State Council on the Arts
To create a 14ft.h X14ft.w wall relief wood and mixed media wall relief sculpture for the Alaska Psychiatric Institute
and Recovery Center in Anchorage, Alaska.

2003 COMMISSION, Prince George’s County Public Art Program
To create three stainless steel free standing sculptures for the Bunker Hill Fire Station in Brentwood, Maryland.

2002 COMMISSION, Hartsfield Jackson International Airport
To create a mixed media wood relief sculpture for the airport’s international Concourse. Atlanta, Georgia.

2001 COMMISSION, St. Petersburg Bureau of Cultural Affairs
To create three abstract figurative stainless steel sculptures for the Wildwood Recreation Center in St. Petersburg, Florida.

2000 COMMISSION, Fulton County Arts Council
To create two 5ft.h X 12ft.L stainless steel wall relief sculptures for the Adams Park Library in Atlanta, Georgia.

1999 COMMISSION /GRANT AWARD, Fulton County Arts Council
To work with Magnet Arts High School Students at North Springs High School to create a large permanent wood
relief sculpture for the school. Atlanta, Georgia

1997 COMMISSION, Clayton College and State University
To work with a college design class in creating a design for a14ft. stainless steel sculpture with stainless steel seating for the college's campus. Morrow, Georgia.

1996/97 COMMISSION, City of Richmond Public Art Commission
To create three 6'h x 6 w' carved figurative wood relief panels for the courthouse lobby. Richmond, Virginia.

1996 COMMISSION, Atlanta Committee for the Olympic Games
To create a monumental bronze sculpture for an Olympic stadium community in Atlanta, Georgia in conjunction with the 1996 Olympic Games.

1995 COMMISSION, Morehouse College
To design and carve a ceremonial throne / chair to be utilized by the President of Morehouse College during college ceremonies. Atlanta, Georgia

1994 COMMISSION, City of Atlanta Bureau of Cultural Affairs
To create a 14' h stainless steel sculpture for a park in the Martin Luther King historic district. Atlanta Georgia.

1994 COMMISSION, Dallas Area Rapid Transit Authority
To create a 14ft.H x 18ft. L bronze sculpture for a newly built light rail station in Dallas, Texas.

1992 COMMISSION, Martin Luther King Memorial Commission of Pensacola Florida
To create a bronze portrait bust of Dr. King for an out-door park plaza in Pensacola, Florida.

1990 COMMISSION, Georgia State Council for the Arts
To carve a wood relief sculpture for Spelman College. Atlanta, Georgia

OTHER PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

2011 National Black Arts Festival Mid-Career Award Recipient.
Award recognizing artists who are currently engaged in provocative work.

2004 - 2003 Co-chair Metropolitan Public Art Coalition.
Public Art Advocacy organization dedicated to enhancing public art and public art opportunities in the Atlanta Metropolitan area.

2000 Panelist, City of Savannah Black Arts and Heritage Festival.
Participated in discussion on the future and direction of African American Art. Panelist included: Richard Hunt, John Scott, David Driskell, Jerome Meadows, Ron Bechet, Larry Walker and Edgar H. Sorrells.

2000 Panelist, Fulton County Arts Council - Arts in Education Program.
Assisted in selection of area public schools to receive artist in residence grants.

1998 Public art panelist, City of Atlanta Bureau of Cultural Affairs.
Participated in the review and selection of public art projects being proposed for areas in the city.

1989 Director, The Chastain Gallery, Atlanta, Georgia.
Manage all areas of city art gallery including artist selection for exhibitions, budget management, supervision of gallery personnel and management of physical space.

1988 Public art panelist, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, Virginia.
Presenter on public art panel.

1989 Visual art grants panelist, Bureau of Cultural Affairs, Atlanta, Georgia.
Reviewed grant proposals and selected artists to be funded by city agency.

1988 Visual arts panelist, Georgia Council For The Arts, Tucker, Georgia.
Reviewed grant proposals and selected artists and arts organizations to be funded by state agency.

1987 Arts Specialist, City of Atlanta Bureau of Cultural Affairs.
Provided technical, artistic and managerial support to arts programs for the city’s art agency; assisted in the development and writing of public art related policy.

COLLECTION REPRESENTATION (partial listing)

The Paul Jones Collection
Howard University Gallery of Art, Washington D.C.
Morehouse College, Atlanta, Ga.
Chattahochie Valley Art Museum, LaGrange Ga.
The Beecher Institute, Savannah, Ga
IBM Corporation, Atlanta, Ga
Walt Disney Corporation, Centry City, Ca.
The David Driskell Collection
Spelman College Museum, Atlanta, Ga.
Clayton College and State University, Morrow, Ga.
Georgia State Council for The Arts, Atlanta, Ga.
The National Black Arts Festival Inc, Atlanta, Ga.
Pepsi Cola Corporation, Marietta, Ga.

2007 Atlanta Jounal Constitution, August 8, 2007
2007 Valentine New York / The Magazine / Vol.11 issue1V6
2005 Anchorage Daily News /Anchorage Alaska / June 3rd, 2005
2004 A Century of African American Art / The Paul Jones Collection
2001 Public Art Review, Awards Listing, Spr. Sum. 01, Volume 12, No. 2, Issue 24
2001 Star News (Wilmington, North Carolina) Jan 17th, 2001
2000 Marietta Daily Journal Newspaper, June
2000 Kennesaw State University Newspaper, Summer 2000
2000 City of Savannah Black Heritage Festival Magazine
1999 Pensacola Area Visitors Guide, Pg. 5
1997 Kennesaw State University Newspaper, special edition, pg. 9, Fall 1997
1996 Richmond Times Dispatch, June 14th, 1996
1993 Catalog/ Tangeman Gallery “Eight + One From Atlanta”, University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, Ohio
1991 Share Magazine, Kennesaw State University Art & Literary Magazine
1986 Where Magazine, Atlanta, Georgia, September 1986 issue
1984 Creative Loafing, Atlanta, Georgia, May 12, 1984 pg. 35A
1984 The Atlanta Constitution, May 10, 1984, pg. 1A
1983 Catalog/ One Man Exhibition, James A. Porter Gallery, Howard University, Washington, D.C.
1982 Catalog/Sculpture Garden Competition, Winston-Salem State University, Winston- Salem, NC.
1980 Baltimore’s Public Art: 1960-1980, Maryland Institute College of Art and Leslie M. Freudenheim,
Baltimore, MD.
1980 Catalog/ Faculty Exhibit; Duke Ellington School of the Arts, Washington, D.C.
1980 American Educator; Volume 4, No. 2, Washington, D.C.
1977 Catalog/ Faculty Exhibit, Duke Ellington School of the Arts, Washington, D.C.

1975 Master of Fine Art, Howard University, Washington, D.C. (Major-Sculpture)
1973 Bachelor of Fine Arts, Howard University, Washington. D.C. (Major-Art Education/Minor-Sculpture)
1969 Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond. Virginia

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