Exhibitions 2024
Germane Barnes: Columnar Disorder curated by Irene Sunwoo at The Art Institute of Chicago in Chicago, IL from September 21st 2024 - January 27th 2025. Identity Column III, in collaboration with SHENEQUA.
Apex curated by Meaghan Roddy at Volume Gallery in Chicago, IL from January 5th - February 17th.
Lectures/Workshops 2024
Valentines Weaving Workshop at Deerfield Library in Deerfield, IL on February 14, 2024.
Archives
“Shenequa : Wove” interview at Public Radio Tulsa with Rich Fisher listen here.
918: Shenequa Brooks at The Oklahoma Eagle read here.
2021/22 Virtual Distinguished Artist Series, Jennifer Trask & SHENEQUA here on June 11-12, 2022.
Wove Artist Talk on view at 108 Contemporary in Tulsa, OK.
2022 Center for Craft Career Advancement Grant article read here Dec. 21, 2021.
Artist Talk: Unconventional: The Legacy of Joseph Beuys online here Nov. 1, 2021.
Visiting Culture Lecture Series, University of Minnesota Duluth Artist Lecturer online here Oct. 19, 2021.
Going to the Meadow, collaborative residency and exhibition curated by Robin Hill & Ulla Warchol, online here Sep. 15-Dec. 26, 2021.
Material Culture: A Weaving Podcast Episode 2; Created Comfort: A Conversation with Shenequa Brooks listen on Spotify or Apple.
Holding Space: Bridging Fiber Art and Racial Identity panel discussion here.
Get to know BIPOC Designers Conversation via Vogue Knitting LIVE here.
Guest Artist Lecture at Portland State University recorded video here.
Meet the Maker at Arlington Heights Memorial Library on Dec. 9th. on IG LIVE here.
Episode 51: Learn To Rest, Not To Quit with SHENEQUA by Sarah Resnick read here.
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