CYRAH
CV
EDUCATION:
Bachelor of Fine Art: Painting, Wayne State University, Detroit, MI
Associate of Fine Art, Delta College, Saginaw, MI
SELECTED EXHIBITIONS:
-SOLO-
2022 Birth of Mithra, Cedar North Artist in Residency, Cedar, Michigan
2022 Being of Both Realms, Marigold Project, Detroit, Mi
2022 Wind; Embodied, Port Austin Artist In Residency, Port Austin, MI
Being of Both Realms, The Marigold Project, Detroit MI
2019 Weigh, Room Project, Detroit, MI
-GROUP-
2022
Womxnhouse Resident artist Exhibition, Norwest Gallery, Detroit MI
Printed Matters Book Fair, Bulk Space, New York, NY
Detroit Book Fair, Detroit MI
‘Mighty Real Queer’, N’namdi Center, Detroit MI
Playground Detroit 2022/3 fellows group exhibit, Artsy, National
2021
Bound by Mail, MOCA, Cleveland, OH
Travel Guide for Talking Hearts, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI
Portal; Fire, Sidewalk Festival, Detroit, Mi
Dual Visions, MOCAD, Detroit, MI
What Feels Real, The Hosting, Ann Arbor, MI
Hard/ Soft, Galerie Camille, Detroit, MI
Printed Matters Book Fair, Bulk Space, New York, NY
2020
23rd International Open, Woman Made Gallery, Chicago, IL
Plus One, 333 Midland Annex Gallery, Detroit, MI
Art Mile, Shylo Arts Detroit, Online
Show Us Some Love, BULK Space, Detroit, MI
The Space Between, Ann Arbor Arts Center, Ann Arbor, MI
2019 A Personal Journey, Grosse Pointe Artist Association, Grosse Pointe, MI
The Connector, Poetic Society, Dearborn, MI
ELEMENTAL, Arab American National Museum, Dearborn, MI
PBR Sound Society, Magic Stick, Detroit, MI
Perspectives and Process, 333 Midland Annex Gallery, Detroit, MI
Virago, Live-6, Detroit, MI
Gradient Colors, Mike Kelly’s Mobile Homestead at MOCAD, Detroit, MI
2018 Theotokos, The Schvitz Ballroom, Detroit, MI
Salt Water, Hatch Gallery, Hamtramck, MI
Iftar for IRAP, Agora Gallery, New York, NY
Projections, Cass Collective, Detroit, MI
Art Babes: Problematic, The Schvitz, Detroit, MI
Women's Show, The Carr Center, Detroit, MI
The Regulars, Public Pool, Hamtramck, MI
2017 RED GIRLS, Tangent Gallery, Detroit, MI
THE NO SHOW, The Schvitz, Detroit, MI
2016 Art Babes: I and II, Detroit Culture Club, Detroit, MI
2014 Artist in Residency Exhibition, 555 Gallery, Detroit, MI
ACHIEVEMENTS:
2022 BULK Space- Micro Grant
2021 Creators of Culture award, Culture source
2020 Modern Ancient Brown Foundation Award
Red Bull Arts Detroit Micro Grant
2019 Grosse Pointe Artist Association Best in Show
ARTIST TALKS:
2022 Reply all, MOCAD, Detroit, MI
‘Artists and healers as essential to recover from crisis’ US Department of Arts and Culture + the People’s Hub, National
2021 ‘I feel like I’ve been here before’, Playground Detroit, Detroit, MI
2019 Virago, Live 6, Detroit, MI
2018 What is the Future of Creativity?, Playground Detroit, Detroit, MI
2018 Art Babes, The Science Gallery, Detroit, MI
ARTIST RESIDENCIES:
2022 BULK space Resident Artist
2022 Womxnhouse Detroit Fellow
2022 Port Austin AIR
2022 Playground Detroit Fellow
2021 La Wayaka- Artist residency
2021 Talking Dolls- resident artist
2020 Detroit Narrative Agency, emerging filmmakers, Detroit Mi
2019 Poetic Societies, Detroit, MI
2018 Project Art, Detroit, MI
2014 555 Gallery, Detroit, MI
TEACHING:
2021- present PIE media Lab- Founder + Lead teaching artist
Lead to Life,Virtual facilitator, National
2020-2021 Grace Lee Boggs School, Detroit MI
2019-Present 482Forward, Detroit, MI
2018-Present People in Education, Detroit, MI
2018 Project Art, Detroit, MI
Ann Arbor Art Center, Ann Arbor, MI
Art Babes Collaborative Studio, MOCAD, Detroit, MI
2017 Grace Lee Boggs School, Detroit, MI
2014-15 Living Arts, Detroit, MI
2012 Camino Seguro, Guatemala City, Guatemala
CURATING:
2021 ROOM PROJECT lead Curator, Detroit MI
Paper Street Press Co- Lead curator, editor and publisher
Books:
Dragon in Chains- AM scout
Victim Complexion- Jenna Intifada
Khloe Daniells- MAD
Process as Practice -Lauren Williams + Swati Pippasana
Self Taught- Bakpak Durden
Aban- Self
2020 Paper Street Press Co - Art Mile, Detroit MI
2020 Co-Curator, We Exist - The Future Is Fluid, SaveArtSpace, Detroit, MI
2019 Reimagining the Civic Commons, Live6, Detroit, MI
Assistant Curator, Sick Time, Sleepy Time, Crip Time: Against Capitolism’s Temporal Bullying, Red Bull Arts Detroit, Detroit, MI
Elemental, Arab American National Museum, Dearborn, MI
PBR Sound Society, Magic Stick, Detroit, MI
2018 Theotokos, The Schvitz, Detroit, MI
Salt Water, Hatch Gallery, Hamtramck, MI
Artist in Residence Program, The Schvitz, Detroit, MI
Art Babes: Problematic, The Schvitz, Detroit, MI
2014-16 Curator/Event organizer, Great Lakes Café, Detroit, MI
ADDITIONAL EXPERIENCE:
2020- present Curator and editor of all Paper Street Press Co Publications, Detroit MI
2020 Co-Founder, Paper Street Press, Detroit, MI
2019- 2021 Manager and Mural Assistant to Bakpak Durden
2018 Producer, Art Babes Print + Book Show, Arab American Museum, Dearborn, MI
Illustrator, Riverwise Magazine, Detroit, MI
Illustrator, Riding with Aunt D. Dot film, Detroit, MI
2016 Co-Founder, Art Babes Intersectional Feminist Art Collective, Detroit, MI