Masks to pretend, to hide, to celebrate, and more recently, to document life itself via the ubiquitous Selfie.
We construct masks for protection. What may start off as an undesirable statement, can transform and transcend transporting us to beauty in its most vulnerable state.
My drawings, photographs, various mix media processes, along with found and meticulously collected materials morph themselves into self-portraits. I photograph my process and then digitally manipulate these images to extend the narrative as part of my personal mythology.
Fragmented identity juxtaposed with the existence of infinite possibilities is a recurring theme in my work. Allow yourself to be seen in these works.
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THEDA SANDIFORD
BORN: New York, New York
BASED: Jersey City, NJ
EDUCATION: Tufts University
EXHIBITIONS
2019, Big Mouth Solo Show, Art House Productions, Jersey City NJ
2019, Combined Talents 2019 Juried Competition, Florida State University Museum of Fine Arts; Tallahassee, Florida
2019, Repurposed: 4th Annual Juried Exhibition, Arthaus Projects Williamsport, PA 2018, Body Glitch, Window Gallery at Paul Robeson Galleries, The Hahnes Building, Newark AWARDS RECENT PRESS LICENSED IMAGES WORKSHOP / LECTURES PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS
2019, State of Art 2019, Studio Montclair, Montclair NJ
2019, Let Me Tell You A Story, Drawing Rooms, Jersey City NJ. Curated by Anne Trauben
2019, Treaded: A Fine Art Fiber Collective, Envision Arts, Online Exhibition
2019, Open Orange 2019, Valley Arts, Orange NJ
2019, Viewpoints 2019, Curated by Jeanne Brasile at Studio Montclair, Montclair NJ
2019, “Love and Fear”, Curated by Marianne Trent at Studio Montclair, Montclair NJ
2019, “Give Me Body: Devine Femme”, The Museum of Contemporary African Diaspora Arts (MoCADA), Brooklyn NY, Curated by Amy Andrieux
2019, “Women of Wonder” One River, Milburn NJ, Solo show
2019, “Identity” Pro Arts, The Gallery Space, Rahway NJ
2019, “Big Mouth” Paradigm Entertainment, New York NY, Solo show
2018, International Juried Exhibition, Curated by Dr. Midori Yoshimoto at The Center for Contemporary Art Bedminster, NJ
2018, Stair-Gazing: Theda Sandiford, Curated by Mary Birmingham at Visual Arts Center of NJ, Summit NJ
2018, Jerry Saltz: An Introspective, Curated by Adrian Wilson at Lazy Susan Gallery, New York, NY
2018, Immigration or Birthright? Curated by Atim Annette Oton of Calabar Gallery, New York NY
2018, Nice & Nasty, Newark Arts Festival, The Hahnes Building, Newark NJ
2018, Featured Artist, Arts in Montclair Banner Program, Montclair NJ
2018, Salons, Pro Arts, Watchung Arts Center, Watchung NJ
2018, Women of Wonder: Theda Solo Show at LITM Jersey City NJ
2018, Studio Tour Preview Exhibition: JCAST, Rotunda Gallery, Jersey City NJ
2018, Window Installation, Atlantic Highlands Art Council, Atlantic Highlands, NJ
2018, Photo Series, Rotunda Gallery, Jersey City NJ
2018, Passion, Garden Level Gallery, Jersey City NJ
2018, Hoboken Art in Asbury Park, Palette Gallery, Asbury Park, NJ
2018, Fragmented Identity Installation, A Condominium Jersey City NJ
2018, Garden City, Six Columns Gallery, Jersey City NJ
2018, Viewpoints 2018, Studio Montclair Gallery, juror, Gary Garrido Schneider , Montclair NJ
2018, BWAC Recycle, Brooklyn Waterfront Artist Collective, New York, NY
2018, approaching Vibrancy, Gallery at 14 Maple curated by Mary Birmingham and Sarah Walko Morristown NJ
2018, Making as Thinking, Studio Montclair, Montclair NJ
2018, State of Art 2018, Studio Montclair, Montclair NJ
2018, Expressive Creative Soul, The Bridge Art Gallery, Bayonne, NJ
2018, Sweet Music Never Heard until Diversity Plays Catch-Up: Contemporary African-American Thought, curated by Donna Moore, The Strand Center for the Arts, Plattsburgh, NY
2017, The Big Small Show, Drawing Rooms, Jersey City NJ
2017, Edge, Novado Gallery curated by Thomas Banks, Jersey City NJ
2017, Through the Eyes of An Artist, Panepinto Galleries, Jersey City NJ
2017, 2017 Curators Choice, JC Pro Arts, Harborside Atrium, Jersey City, NJ
2017, Masquerade, The Hive Gallery, Chester, NJ,
2017, Fear, Jersey City Theater Center, Jersey City, NJ
2017, Electron Salon, LA Center for Digital Art, Los Angeles CA
2017, Open Orange 2017, Community Gallery, Orange NJ
2017, BWAC Recycle, Brooklyn Waterfront Artist Collective, New York, NY
2017, 26th Annual Cathedral Arts Festival, Jersey City NJ
2017, LACDA Member Show, LA Center for Digital Art, Los Angeles CA
2017, No Limits, Montclair Art Museum, Montclair NJ
2017, SuperWoman!, 107 Bowers Art Gallery, Jersey City NJ
2017, CityScape, Impasto Art Gallery, Longmont CO
2017, The Alternative Self, Blue Door Art Center, Yonkers NY
2017, New Abstraction, Arts Unbound, Orange NJ
2016, Snap to Grid, LA Center for Digital Art, Los Angeles CA
2016, #JCAST2016 Flagship Gallery, Jersey City NJ
2016, Through the Looking Glass, LITM, Jersey City NJ
2016, Vanity, Jersey City Theater Center, Jersey City, NJ
2016, BWAC Color, Brooklyn Waterfront Artist Collective, New York, NY
2016, Studio Montclair’s 19th Annual Exhibition View Points, Newark NJ
2016, New Jersey Arts Annual, The Noyes Museum of Art, Atlantic City NJ
2016, Chaos, Arc Studio Gallery, San Francisco, CA
2016, Identity, Jersey City Theater Center Jersey City NJ
2016, Arts Unbound Show, Belskie Museum of Art & Science, Closter NJ
2015, Show of Heads, Limner Gallery, Hudson NY
2015, #JCAST2015 Flagship Gallery, Jersey City, NJ
2015, Creative by Nature, #JCAST2015, Jersey City, NJ
2015, 6x6x2015, Rochester Contemporary Art Center, Rochester NY
2015, My View, Maxwell’s, Hoboken NJ
2015, 2 Mills Plein Air Festival, Clinton NJ
2008, Small Wonders, LITM Gallery, Jersey City NJ
2007, Small Wonders, LITM Gallery, Jersey City NJ
2006, Arts Beats + Lyrics, Atlanta GA
2016 “Twin” People’s Choice Award, BWAC Color, Brooklyn Waterfront Artist Collective, New York, NY
2016 Winner of the ArtQuench Gallery ‘My Life in Color’ art contest.
Black Culture celebrated in Jersey City exhibit, NJ.com June 8, 2019
Let Me Tell You A Story, 5/23/19-6/23/19, Nieuw Art Blog art on the Jersey Side by Peter Delman, Friday, May 24, 2019
CONTROVERSY AND QUESTIONS IN SMI’S ‘LOVE & FEAR”, Montclair Local April 10, 2019
Studio Montclair Presents ‘Portfolio Series: Love and Fear’ New Jersey Stage March 30, 2019
Meet Theda Sandiford: Mixed Media Artist Vitiello Communications, January 30, 2019
Jerry Saltz, From The Pages Of New York Magazine To The Walls Of Lazy Susan Gallery Cultbytes October 5, 2018
28 Years Of Art In Jersey City Celebrated With Massive Tour, NJ.com October 4, 2018
Art by Kevin Blythe Sampson, Fred Scruton, and Theda Sandiford On Display At Visual Arts Center of NJ, NewJerseyStage.com, September 14, 2018
NYC artists at Strand: Strand Theatre show to highlight African-American artists, Press Republican, January 4, 2018
Gallery Hopping in Jersey City, Jersey Digs March 27, 2017
Creative Masters III, March 2017
Collages and Paintings filled with Cultural Ephemera reveal the Artist’s Journey Riverview Observer Oct 10, 2016
In Full Color, program cover art 2018
BET-TV, Being Mary Jane, “Selfie Joy” 2017
Joyce Schwarz, “The Vision Board: The Secret to an Extraordinary Life”, 2008, pages 56, 81, 82, 86, 141
2015 The Business of Creativity, Harvard Business School
2008 Vision Board Workshop, SXSW, Austin TX
Arts Unbound: Member Artist
Black Art in America: Member Artist
Hoboken Arts: Member Artist
LA Center for Digital Art: Member Artist
Pro Arts Jersey City: Member Artist
Studio Montclair: Member Artist
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