Akili Ron Anderson
5005 Illinois Avenue, NW, Washington, DC 20011
akiliron@hotmail.com; akilironanderson.com; 202.246.6021
DATE OF BIRTH:
February 19, 1946, Washington, DC, USA
EDUCATION:
Cardozo High School, Washington, DC (1961-64)
Corcoran School of Art, Washington, DC (1964-65
Howard University, School of Arts and Science,
Division of Fine Arts, Washington, DC
(1965-69), (2005-2008) BFA, MFA
SKILLS:
Design and fabrication for Public Art;
Stained Glass Windows, Sculpture, Painting, Computer Graphics, Printmaking,
Theater Set Design, Photography, Videography and Filmmaking, Construction Trades
POSITIONS HELD:
Co-Founder (Sept., 1968 - Present) NationHouse Organization
NationHouse Positive Action Center, Watoto School; Sankofa Institute
Co-Founder of "NATION", (1968 - Present)
Combined Music, Visual Arts, Dance and Poetry Performing Ensemble
Art and Social Studies Instructor (Oct., 1969-June, 1971)
Barry New School, Washington, DC
Artist-in-Residence, DC. Commission on the Arts and Humanities (1971-72,1972-73
Filmmaking and Photography Instructor (1971-72)
Education Department, Corcoran Gallery of Art
Co-Director, ANTX Hill Artists Workshop (1973-1983)
Chairperson, Visual Arts Department (Aug., 1973 - Aug., 1974)
Workshop for Careers in the Arts, George Washington University
Chairperson, Visual Arts Department (Sept., 1974 - June, 1976)
Duke Ellington School of the Arts, Washington, DC Public Schools
Conference Chair, National Conference of Artists Convention, Washington, DC, 1980
Conference Co-Chair, National Conference of Artists Convention, Washington, DC, 1990
President and Founder (1976 Present), Akili Ron Anderson Studios, Washington, DC
Faculty, Department of Art, Howard University, (spring 2009)
Faculty, Department of Art, Howard University, (fall 2010 to present)
PUBLIC ART CONTRACTS:
*Stained Glass -
John Wesley A.M.E. Zion Church, 1980 and 1985, Washington, DC
Saint Augustine Catholic Church, 1990, Washington, DC
Union Temple Baptist Church, 1992, Washington, DC
Howard Univ., Rankin Chapel, 1995, Washington, DC
Saint Paul United Methodist Church, 1996, sixteen windows, Oxen Hill, Maryland
Asbury Methodist Church, 1999, Washington, DC
Columbia Heights METRO Station, Washington Metropolitan Transit Authority
(WMATA), 2002, Washington, DC
Prince Georges County Courthouse, Duvall Wing, 2009, Upper Marlboro, Maryland
*Sculpture -
New Home Baptist Church, 1982
C & P Telephone Company, 1978
The Cherry Hill District Police Station,
The Baltimore, Md. Public Art Program, 1986
*Painting -Imani Temple, 1994
ONE MAN SHOWS:
Duke Univ., 1969
Howard Univ. Gallery of Art, Washington DC, 1973
Corcoran Gallery of Art, Washington DC, 1973
Metropolitan Applied Research Center, NYC, 1975
Bedford Stuyvesant Restoration Corp., Brooklyn, NY, 1975
Weusi Gallery, NYC, 1975
Miya Gallery, Washington DC, 1976
The New Muse, Brooklyn, NY, 1977
AfriCOBRA Exhibits:
(African Commune of Bad Relevant Artists)
Howard Univ. Gallery of Art,
AfriCOBRA and GROUPE FROMAJE, 1989
Clemson Univ., Clemson, SC
Nexus Contemporary Art Center, Atlanta, Ga. 1990
Florida A&M Univ., Tallahassee, Florida 1990
Afro-American Cultural Center, Charlotte, NC 1990
Winston-Salem State University, Winston-Salem, NC 1990
Indiana Univ., Bloomington, Indiana 1990
Hickory Museum of Art, Hickory, NC 1990
Chicago Museum of Science and Industry, 1992
AfriCOBRA at the Ninth Zora! Festival, Eatonville, Fl., 1997
The Art Atrium II Gallery, Portsmouth, Va., 1998
AfriCOBRA: AfriCOBRA NOW, Contemporary American Works Rooted in Africa
Hampton University Museum, February 1 - July 31 2007
AfriCOBRA: Liberated Images, February 2 - April 5 2008
Community Folk Art Center, Syracuse University, Syracuse, NY
GROUP SHOWS:
Philadelphia Museum of Art, 1973
F. Bader Gallery, Washington DC, 1974
North Carolina A&T, Gallery of Art, 1975
University of Pennsylvania, Gallery of Art, 1975;
Just Above Mid-Town Gallery, NYC, 1975
Market Five Gallery, Washington DC, 1976;
FESTAC, Lagos Nigeria, 1977
Schomburg Museum, NYC, 1995
"Art is Service of the Lord” Calendars and Exhibits, 1993-96
Howard University Gallery of Art and Fondo Del Sol, Washington DC, 1995
"Lois Jones and her former students”
The Museum of the National. Center of Afro-American Artists, Boston Mass., 1996
Orlando Museum of Art, Orlando, Fl., 1997
Anacostia Museum, Washington DC, February 1999, “Locating the Spirit”
Herbert F. Johnson Museum of Art, Cornell University, 2000
Howard University Gallery of Art, March 7 - May 29, 2005
“A Proud Continuum: Eight Decades of Art at Howard University”
Parish Gallery, Washington, DC, February 2 - February 28, 2007
The Obsidian Art Glass Association (OAGA)
Kreeger Museum, Washington DC, February 2011, "In Unison"
THEATER SET DESIGN:
Howard University, Ira Aldridge Theater, (co-design with Ed Love), "Tabernacle", 1969
Howard University, Ira Aldridge Theater, "Debut", 1969
Howard University, Ira Aldridge Theater, (Light Design), "Ornette", 1971
Howard University, Ira Aldridge Theater, (Light Design), "El Hajj Malik", 1971
George Washington Univ., (Design and Construction, Set Sculpture and Props),
DC Black Repertory Dance Co. Production, 1974
DC. Black Repertory Theater, "The Lion and the Jewel", 1974
DC. Black Repertory Theater, "Owen's Song", 1974
Kennedy Center- Eisenhower Theater, "Owen's Song", 1975
Morgan State University Theater, "Mushy Mouth", 1976
The Ellington Fund, Everyman Street Theater, 1977-79
MEDIA:
*Print Media
The Washington Post (Front page Style Section, Feature) October 18, 1973
The Washington Post (Religion Page) January 5, 1985
The ARTARY - A Black Art Journal Published by the National Conference of Artists
(Feature) Spring 1985
The Howard University Magazine (Cover Article) July, 1987
The Drum, Black Literary and Arts Experience,
University of Massachusetts, Amherst May 1988
The Washington Times (Front page, Metro Section, Feature) October 19, 1990
American Visions Magazine, December 1993
The Washington Times (Front page, Metro Section, Feature) May 16, 1998
The Washington Post (Front page, Style Section, Feature) August 25, 1998
The Washington Post (Front page, Metro Section, Feature) May 23, 2002
The International Review of African-American Art, “AfriCOBRA Now”, 2008
The Washington Post, March 2009
*Broadcast Media (Recent)
BET Black Entertainment Television Washington DC (Feature), 1998
Channel 22 Baltimore Md. (Feature), 1998
WUSA Channel 9 Washington DC (News), 2002
News Channel 8 Washington DC (News), 2002
PROFESSIONAL ACTIVITIES:
Visiting Artist fellowship, The Brandywine Workshop, Philadelphia, PA 1994
Presenter, James A. Porter Colloquium on African American Art, April 1998
Visiting Artist Lecturer, Kennesaw State University, 1999
Juror, Howard University, Annual Student Art Exhibit, 2001
Presenter, Howard University, Public Art Lecture Series, 2002
Presenter, Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority (METRO)
National Public Art Conference for Transit Authorities 2004
Presenter, James A. Porter Colloquium on African American Art, April 2005
Presenter, James A. Porter Colloquium on African American Art, April 2006
PROFESSIONAL ASSOCIATIONS:
NationHouse Organization (Co-Founder)
AfriCOBRA; AFFT; BADC; GABA; NCA
RECOMMENDATIONS ON FILE:
Romare Bearden, Artist, 1974
Lois Jones, Artist, Educator, Howard University, 1974
Robert J. Nash, Architect, Robert J. Nash and Associates, 1983
Michael McBride, Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority, (METRO), 2002
Peggy Cooper Cafritz, 2003
Isham Baker, Baker Cooper & Associates, P.C., 2003
Gwendolyn Everett, PhD, Chair, Art Department, Howard University, 2009
Lauren Dugas Glover, Executive Director, The Prince George's County Government,
Art in Public Places