AMANI WILLIAMS
Amani Williams | CV
1999, Born in Columbus, Ohio
2021, Bachelor of Fine Arts, Cleveland Institute of Art, Cleveland, OH
2026, Master of Fine Arts, School of Visual Arts, New York, NY – anticipated
Solo Exhibitions
2022, Coming at You, Red Hot and Full of Desire, Deep Dive Art Projects, OH
Group Exhibitions
2024
A Look Amongst The Stars, Florence O’Donnell Wasmer Gallery, Ursuline College, OH
Discover the Promise: Impact, Legacy & Perspective, Cleveland City Hall x Artists Archives, OH
On Intimacy, Abattoir Gallery, OH
2023
cARTA 2023, Cleveland Art Association, Cleveland Institute of Art, OH
Women Who Print, Future Ink Graphics Gallery, OH
Black History Month Exhibition, Studio West 117, OH
2022
Staff Art Show, Cleveland Institute of Art, OH
CLEVELAND PRINTS, Tri-C Community College Galleries, OH
We Want More, Mid-American Print Conference x CIA, Reinberger Gallery, Cleveland Institute of Art, OH
CAN Triennial, Morgan Conservatory and, Cleveland State University Galleries, OH
2021
Snickers That Turn Into Livable Joy, Cleveland Institute of Art, OH
Waterloo Arts Juried Exhibition, Waterloo Arts Gallery, OH
Where We Overlap, Museum of Creative Human Art x Morgan Conservatory, OH
Love, Sex and the Body, William Busta Project Gallery, Waterloo Arts, OH
Curated Exhibitions
2021, Snickers That Turn Into Livable Joy, Cleveland Institute of Art, OH
Publications
2024, On Intimacy: An interview with Carmen Winant, Ang Zhang, and Julia Callis
2024, Link Magazine, Spring Issue
2023, Link Magazine, Fall Issue
2022, Amani Williams at Deep Dive Art Projects: Returning the Gaze, CAN Journal, Fall
2021, STAFF PICKS, Canvas E-News Cleveland
2021, Link Magazine, Vol. 24, Issue 1 Fall
2021, Remaining Themselves: The 75th Student Independent Exhibition, CAN Journal
Projects
2022, Print Residency, Deep Dive Art Projects, OH
2022, Printmaking Pop-up, Deep Dive Art Projects, Cleveland Museum of Art, OH
2021, Curatorial Assistant, Internship, Cleveland Institute of Art, OH
Personal Experience
2021 - 2024, Exhibitions and Collections Specialist, Cleveland Institute of Art, OH
2021- Present, Gallery Committee Member , Waterloo Arts Gallery, OH
2022 - Present, Alumni Council Member, Cleveland Institute of Art, OH
2022 - Present, Alumni Exhibition Committee Member, Cleveland Institute of Art, OH
Talks + Lectures
2023, Artist Talk, Cleveland Institute of Art
2024, Artist Talk, Cleveland Institute of Art
2024, TRI-Conversation, Identifying Micro-aggressions and Navigating Blackness in the Classroom , Cleveland Institute of Art
Awards
2023, Eterovich Award, Emerging Artist Award, Cleveland Art Association
2021, Honorable Mention, Waterloo Arts Juried Exhibition, Waterloo Arts Gallery
Collections
2023, Cleveland Art Association Collection