Orchid Sylvester
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Education
2024, BFA in Art and Design, Minor in Literature and Philosophy, The Cooper Union, New York, NY
2020, HS Diploma, Visual Arts, Arts High School, Newark, NJ
Professional Experiences
2024, Glassblowing Apprentice, GlassRoots, Newark, NJ
2021 - 2024, Digital Fabrication Technician, AACE Lab at The Cooper Union, New York, NY
2022, Trainee, The Animation Project, New York, NY
2022, Web and Visual Identity Designer, IDS at The Cooper Union, New York, NY
2021, Photographer, Creative Art Works, New York, NY
2017, Screen Print Mentee, Newark Print Shop, Newark, NJ
Fellowships and Residencies
2023 - 2024, Utopia Air, Rhoda Lubalin Fellowship at The Cooper Union, New York, NY
Teaching, Workshops, Mentorship, and Panels
2023, 2021 NAACP Newark Act-SO, Newark , NJ
2023, Augusta Savage Colloquium, The Great Hall at the Cooper Union, New York, NY
2022, DIY Furniture: CNC Profiling Workshop, AACE Lab at The Cooper Union, New York, NY
Solo Exhibitions
2024, Automatic Crystal Remote Control, The Cooper Union Colonade, New York, NY
Group Exhibitions
2024, BSU Group Show, The Cooper Union Colonade, New York, NY
2020, BRIC For-Teens-By-Teens Exhibition, "Make This Accessible", BRIC Youth Curatorial Fellowship, Brooklyn, NY
2019, Newark Arts Festival, Expressive Creative Soul, The Bridge Art Gallery, Newark, NJ
2019, SVA Pre-College Program Exhibition, School of Visual Arts, New York, NY
2017, Angela Pilgrim, ArtReach XXV + Newark New Media Exhibition, City Without Walls, Newark, NJ
2017, Robert Richardson, Mike Kassick, Eleven Muldrow, etc., Somerville Community Sculpture, Somerville Cycling Series: 74th Tour, Somerville, NJ
2017, Teen Arts Annual, Newark Museum of Art, Newark, NJ
Curation
2023, Nora Akawi, Lobna Alsaba, Mathieu Magloire, Amal Issa, Andrew Hebert, MC Love, Remember This Place, Brief Histories, New York, NY
Public Collections
In Progress, Utopia Air, The Herb Lubalin Study Center of Design and Typography at The Cooper Union, New York, NY
Awards and Grants
2020 - 2024, Full Tuition Merit Scholarship, The Cooper Union, New York, NY
2024, Service to the School of Art Award, The Cooper Union, New York, NY
2024, AACE Lab Fashion Grant, The Cooper Union, New York, NY
2023, Rhoda Lubalin Fellowship, The Cooper Union, New York, NY
2020, National Gold Medal in Drawing, NAACP Act-SO, Virtual
2020, National Gold Medal in Painting, NAACP Act-SO, Virtual
2019, Congressional Art Competition, United States Capitol, Washington, D.C.