TEMIKA GROOMS JARRETT
Summary
of Qualifications
Artist
and arts advocate with experience in developing programs for artists to connect
with the community.
Exhibitions
2011
“Harlem
Renaissance” at Paine College – Group art exhibition.
Curated
by Nancy Brookhart. Augusta, Georgia (Nov 2011)
2010
“Body
Map Exhibit” at U-Space Gallery – Group art exhibition.
Curated
by Terence E. Jackson. Atlanta, Georgia (May 2010)
“Art
Stroll” at Castleberry Hill Arts District – Group art exhibition.
Hosted
by the Coffee Loft Coffee House.
Atlanta,
GA (May 2010)
“The
Nina Simone Experience” – Group art exhibit.
Space
Atlanta. Curated by E. Joyce Moore.
Atlanta, Georgia (April 16 – 25, 2010)
2009
“Artist
Showcase” – Group art exhibition.
Curated
by Kay Rochelle Scott on behalf of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority (Tau Epsilon
Omega Chapter).
Atlanta,
GA (August 30, 2009)
“Contemplations
for the Future” – Group art exhibit
Central
Library Gallery (Fulton
County Library
System).
Curated
by Wycliffe Bennett. Atlanta, Georgia (February 1 – 28, 2009)
2008
“Through
Our Eyes” – Group art exhibition.
Gallery
One Eleven. Curated by African Americans for the Arts and Andy Seville.
Eatonton,
GA (February 9 – 29, 2008)
2007
“Southern
Renaissance – Black Art at a Crossroads” – Group art exhibition featuring
African Americans for the Arts
Lucy Craft
Laney Museum. Augusta, Georgia
(September 9 – November 3, 2007)
“A
Piece of the Diaspora” – Group art exhibit
Central
Library Gallery (Fulton
County Library
System).
Curated
by Wycliffe Bennett. Atlanta,
Georgia
(February 1 – 28, 2007)
2006
“Men
Are Human Too” – Group art exhibit
Javaology
Café. Curated by Damaris. Atlanta, Georgia
(May 2006)
“Small
Works” – Group art exhibit of artwork less than 14 x 17 in size
Southwest Arts
Center. Atlanta, Georgia
(July 2006)
2005
“Artasia”
– Group art exhibit
D’jango’s
Restaurant. Curated by Aslyin Cummings. Atlanta,
Georgia
(December 2005)
“Holidays
Aglow” – Annual exhibit & performance by African Americans for the Arts
members. Southwest Arts
Center. Juried by Lee Ransaw. Atlanta, Georgia
(December 2005)
2004 Inman Park
Festival, Jewelry Design, Atlanta,
Georgia, April
2004
2003
“Hip
Hop Café’s: Sister’s Unite in Hip Hop”, The Somber Reptile, Jewelry Design,
Atlanta, Georgia, June 2003
Atlanta Downtown Neighborhood Festival,
Jewelry Design, Atlanta, Georgia, May 2003
Inman Park
Festival, Jewelry Design, Atlanta,
Georgia, April
2003
2002 Solo Exhibit. Tyson Gallery. Ellenwood,
Georgia, April
2002
Residencies
1998 Taller Portobelo Summer Artist Residency,
Portobelo, Panama – two
week art residency program with work involving art instruction and project
collaboration with children ages 8 – 12
Volunteer Service
Guest
Art Instructor, ArtsNow Art Program, Narvie Harris Elementary School, DeKalb
County
Guest
Art Instructor, Muscogee County Elementary School
Professional Affiliations
Society
of Children’s Book Writers and Illustrators
AACBWI
Member (African American Children’s Book Writers and Illustrators)
Writers
and Illustrators Critique Group organized through SCBWI
African
Americans for the Arts, Programming Chair & Secretary
Bibliography
Helen
Blocker-Adams, Interview, WNRR Radio 1230 AM, Augusta, Georgia, September 7,
2007.
Metro Spirit, Lucy Craft Laney Museum exhibition
announcement with interview, Augusta, Georgia, Issue #19.06 09/05/2007 –
09/11/2007
Publications
Illustrations
for children’s book, The Dress-Up Attic by Wave
Walton (2008).
Interview of romance
novelist Lisa Harrison Jackson, Creative Minds Magazine “A
Writer’s Mind”, Vol. 2, Issue 3, Summer 2007.
Interview of
visual artist Debra Jeter, Creative Minds Magazine “A Visual Artist’s Mind – Interview with
Atlanta Visual Artist Debra Jeter”, Vol. 2, Issue 2 Spring 2007.
Illustrations for instructional
manual, Effició, Inc., The Red Diamond
Blueprint Model™
Education
1995-1998 Georgia Institute of Technology, B.S.
Civil Engineering
1993-1995 Georgia Southern University (Engineering
Transfer Program)
1989-1993 Hardaway High School, AP Studio Art
Student
2006
Attended
Society of Children’s Book Writers and Illustrators (SCBWI) Fall Conference
2006 Participated in drawing workshops given
by James Taylor at Southwest
Arts Center
2005 Attended workshop on writing and
illustrating children’s books
1998
Two
courses completed in Art History
Awards
AACBWI
Conference Scholarship Recipient
Georgia
Southern University Foundation Art Scholarship
PTA
Cultural Arts Scholarship
Gulfstream Engineering
Scholarship
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