Bio:

Ghanaian-born artist Tijay Mohammed has showcased his work on both national andinternational stages, gracing prestigious venues like the Katonah Museum of Art NY,Hudson River Museum NY, Materials for the Arts NY, Art League Houston TX, GreenDrake Art Gallery PA, Gallery 1202 CA, Ravel d’ Art in Côte d’Ivoire, and The NationalMuseum of Ghana. Tijay’s impact extends beyond exhibition spaces; he has spearheadedworkshops and community-oriented projects for esteemed organizations, includingthe Studio Museum Harlem, Brooklyn Museum, Sugar Hill Children’s Museum of Art &Storytelling, Children’s Museum of Manhattan, Wallach Art Gallery, Lehman College,University of Ghana, and Pinto Community Centre in Trinidad and Tobago. His contributions have not gone unnoticed, garnering him various accolades and res-idencies from renowned institutions such as The Laundromat Project, Wave Hill, ArtBridge, Materials for the Arts, Harmattan Workshop in Nigeria, Global Crit Clinic, andAsiko Artist Residency in Ghana. Grants from institutions like Arts Fund, the BronxCouncil on the Arts’ Artist for Community and New Work grant, and the Spanish Em-bassy Ghana Painters Award further attest to his artistic prowess. The artist currently resides in Bronx, NY and maintains a studio in Ghana that servesas a sanctuary for visiting artists to interact with residents, promoting multicultural dialoguethrough story circles and art workshops.