Jessica Udeh
Born in Silver Spring, MD
Lives and works in New York, USA
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
CHIAMAKA STUDIOS — Founder, Principal Artist & Creative Director / Current
NASO – Head of Community / Current
740 Project — Graphic Designer
Melanin Unscripted — Executive Assistant and Project Manager
Jess x Femi — Event Curator and Project Manager
COLLABORATIVE CURATORIAL PROJECTS + EVENTS
2015 The Root/The Root 2.0 - Pyramid Atlantic Art Center / Silver Spring, MD
2015 Seeing Sounds - The Fridge / Washington, D.C.
2016 Hall of Fame - Creative Acts Learning Center / Washington, D.C.
2016 Thru the Grapevine - Anacostia Arts Center / Washington, D.C.
2016 Sucka Free - White Room/Beyond Studios / Washington, D.C
2016 The Art of Politics - Pyramid Atlantic Art Center / Silver Spring, MD
2018 Kush & Kanekalon - Sunnyvale / Brooklyn, NY
2018 Afropunk After Dark - Baby’s All Right / Brooklyn, NY
2018 Young Thug As Paintings - Scope Art Fair / Miami Beach, FL
2019 BBYMUTHA + FRIENDS - Big Chief / Washington, D.C.
2021 Grey93 - Wet N Wild / Lagos, NG
2022 Dope King - Wardrobe Assistant / Jersey City, NJ
2022 No Signal Yearbook / London, UK + Manhattan, NY
2023 Half Moon Presents: BRAZY / Manhattan, NY
2023 NASO x [Neu Sette] Present: BAMBII / Manhattan, NY
2023 No Signal Yearbook / London, UK + Manhattan, NY
AWARDS
NBAF Artist Project Fund Grant 2020
AAC Arts Leaders of Color Grant 2020
NBAF Artist Project Fund Grant 2021
EXHIBITIONS
Hand In The Hot Wax — Washington, D.C. / Dec. 2020
February Install at DuPont Underground — Washington D.C. / Feb. 2021
Project 96 Summer Experience Artist Showcase — Brooklyn, N.Y. / Aug. 2021
CLIENTS
YSL / 300 ENT
RCA
SCOPE ART FAIR
AFROPUNK
GARAGE MAGAZINE
MIXCLOUD
NTS
ADIDAS / MAN REPELLER
740 PROJECT
THE WORKING REMOTELY
TELEKOM ELECTRONIC BEATS
DREAMVILLE / THE FIENDS
SOL SIPS NYC
NO SIGNAL
RECESS STUDIOS
JORDAN
R&B ONLY
ATWASI
NO SIGNAL