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Education

BFA | May 1995 | East Carolina University
Major: Art Education
Concentration: Printmaking/Drawing

Selected Group Exhibitions

• The Creative Lives of Educators: NCMA Teacher Exhibition, November 2023
  North Carolina Museum of Art, Raleigh, NC

• Quiet As Its Kept: Contemporary Black Art Exhibition, October 2023
  Trolley Barn Gallery, Poughkeepsie, NY

• Renaissance of Brooklyn, January 2023
  Brooklyn Collective, Charlotte, NC

• Presence:  North Carolina Figurative Artists, July 2022

  Greenhill Center for NC Art, Greensboro, NC

• Dallas Art Fair, April 2022
  Turner Carroll Gallery Booth, Dallas, TX

• Reckoning and Resilience: North Carolina Art Now, January 2022

  Nahser Museum of Art at Duke University, Durham, NC

• Another America’s Autobiography: Selected Works from the PFF Collection of African American Art, November 2021

  Northampton County Historical and Genealogical Society’s Sigal Museum, Easton, PA

• Black@Intersection, November 2021

  Southeastern Center for Contemporary Art, Winston Salem, NC

• Visual Vanguard: An Exhibition of Contemporary Black Carolina Artists, August 2021

  Harvey B. Gantt Center for African American Arts and Culture, Charlotte, NC

• Kinship: The Inspiration of Artistic Connection, March 2021

  Arts Mid-Hudson, Poughkeepsie, NY

• DRAWN: Concept & Craft, September 2020
  The Southeastern Center for Contemporary Art, Winston Salem, NC

• African American Atelier Founders Exhibition Presents:
  InnerActions: No Permission Required, January 2020
  African American Atelier, Greensboro, NC

• Reflections on Colorism: Art As The Alternative Mirror 2019
  The University of North Carolina @ Wilmington, Wilmington NC

• Collector’s Choice/Winter Show 2018
  Greenhill Center for NC Art, Greensboro, NC

• Art on Paper 2017: The 44th Exhibition
  The Weatherspoon Art Museum, Greensboro, NC

• East Carolina University School of Art and Design Alumni Exhibition 2015
  Greenville Museum of Art, Greenville, NC

• East Meets West Group Exhibition, September 2015
  Randolph Artist Guild, Asheboro, NC

• Self-Portraits by North Carolina Artists, January 2015
  Greenhill Center for NC Art, Greensboro, NC

Solo Exhibitions

• THIS IS MORE THAN A TEST, January 2024
  Artspace, Raleigh, NC

• The Durham Art Guild Presents “The Pass/Fail Series: Colorism in the
  African-American Community”, July 2020
  Golden Belt Artists Studios, Durham, NC

• The CFGG and Green Hill Center for NC Art Present: Steven M. Cozart, March, 2019

  Community Foundation of Greater Greensboro, Greensboro, NC

• The Sechrest Art Gallery and HPU Present: The Pass/Fail Series, February 2019
  Darrell E. Sechrest Art Gallery, High Point University, High Point, NC

• Pass/Fail: Works by Steven M. Cozart, August 2018
  University Galleries, Dudley Building, North Carolina A&T State University, Greensboro, NC

• Pass/Fail: Works by Steven M. Cozart, November 2017
  Center for Documentary Studies, Duke University, Durham, NC

• The Pass/Fail Series: Works by Steven M. Cozart, April 2016
  Greenville Museum of Art, Greenville, NC

• The Pass/Fail Series, Solo Exhibition, October 2014
  Center for Visual Artists, Greensboro, NC

 Collaborative Projects

• Contributor, An Evening with The Creative Class, September 2021

  University of North Carolina @ Greensboro Dance Department, Greensboro, NC

• Contributor, An Evening with The Creative Class, October 2013
  Cyrus Art Production, Greensboro, NC (Live drawing of dancers during dance performances)

• Participant, Off Canvas (Dance Performance), November 2012
  University of North Carolina @ Greensboro Dance Department, Greensboro, NC (Live drawing performance)

• Contributor, The Journal of Black Masculinity, Summer 2012, Volume II Issue III
  (Image and written article)

• Vital Grace and Moving Images, November 2011
  Center for Visual Arts, Greensboro, NC (Live drawing of dancers during dance performances)

Awards, Grants, and Recognitions

• Brightwork Fellowship, 2024
  Anchorlight, Raleigh, NC

• Recipient, Central Piedmont Regional Artists Hub Grant, 2019
  Arts Greensboro, Greensboro, NC

• Recipient, Dorothea Lange-Paul Taylor Prize, 2016
  Center for Documentary Studies, Duke University, Durham, NC

• Honorable Mention, Jerry’s Artarama Portrait Contest, 2015
  (National contest with over 2000 entries)

• Third Place, Matisse/Derivan Fall Painting Contest, 2015
  (National contest using Matisse/Derivan brand paints)

• Best in Show, All Members Juried Exhibition, October 2013
  Center for Visual Artists, Greensboro, NC

• Recipient, Central Piedmont Regional Artists Hub Grant, 2013
  ArtsGreensboro, Greensboro, NC

• Recipient, Central Piedmont Regional Artists Hub Grant, 2010
  Arts Greensboro, Greensboro, NC

Lectures, Workshops, Critiques

• Presenter, Harvey B Gantt Center for African American Arts+Culture, December 2022
  Artist Interactive Presentation and Talk

• Panelist, Visiting Artists Lecture Series, Syracuse University, February 2021
  Virtual Presentation Online

• Panelist, Kinship: The Inspiration of Artistic Connection, April 2021

  Virtual Presentation Online

• Presenter, Weatherspoon Art Museum, January 2021
  Virtual Presentation Online

• Guest Speaker, Guild of Charlotte Artists, September 2020
  Virtual Presentation Online

• Presenter, Arts Education Forum, February 2020
  Jenkins Fine Art Center, East Carolina University, Greeville, NC

• Panel Discussion, “An InnerActive Conversation”, February 2020
  African American Atelier, Greensboro, NC

• Curator, African American Atelier Founders Exhibition, January 2020
  African American Atelier, Greensboro, NC

• Visiting Artist/Critique/Presenter, East Carolina University, November 2018
  Jenkins Fine Art Center, East Carolina University, Greenville, NC

• Lecturer, “The Pass/Fail Series”, September 2018
  University Galleries, North Carolina A&T State University, Greensboro, NC

• Lecturer, “The Pass/Fail Series”, January 2018
  Center for Documentary Studies, Duke University, Durham, NC

• Instructor, “Art of Making” Workshop, June 2017
  University of North Carolina @ Greensboro, Greensboro, NC

• Lecturer, “The Pass/Fail Series”, April 2016
  Greenville Museum of Art, Greenville, NC

• Lecturer, “The Pass/Fail Series”, October 2014
  Center for Visual Artists, Greensboro, NC

Exhibitions Juried

• Juror, Randolph Artists Guild 32nd Annual Juried Exhibition, May 2014
  Randolph Artist Guild, Asheboro, NC

Curatorial Projects

• InnerActions: No Permission Required, January 2020
  African American Atelier, Greensboro, NC

Selected Bibliography and Publications

• Liza Roberts | “Art of the State: Celebrating The Visual Art of North Carolina”
  Book written by Liza Roberts, published November 2022

• Petrucci Family Foundation | “Shifting Time: African American Artists 2020-2021”

  Book edited by Klare Scarborough and Berrisford Boothe, released October 2022

• Reid-Eaton, Courtney | “Pass/Fail”
  The By and By, Weekly dispatches on OxfordAmerican.org, (October 2017)

• Atkins-Brown, Jennifer | “Weaver Art Teacher Receives Distinguished Award”
  The News and Record, Greensboro, NC (December 2016)

• Chan, Henry | “Paper Bag Illustrations Exploring Colorism win CDS Award” 
  The Chronicle, Duke University, Durham, NC (October 2016)

• Grizzard, Kim | “Exhibit Shines Light on Prejudices within African-American…”
  The Daily Reflector, Greenville, NC (April 2016)

• Matsuoka, Sakaya | “Exhibit Explores Artists’ Relationships with Self”
  Triad City Beat, Greensboro, NC (February 2015)

Collections

• Kevin Cole, Fairburn, GA

• Lewis Tanner Moore, Warrington, PA

• Michael Joyner, Cary, NC

• Seneca Foundation

• McManis Wigh Collection

• Archive of Documentary Arts, Rubenstein Library, Duke University

• Petrucci Family Foundation of African American Art, Asbury, NJ

• LaSalle University Museum of Art, Philadelphia, PA

• Weatherspoon Art Museum, Greensboro, NC