
Kwaku’s /grās/
SHAFER, MN • 2025-PRESENT • Franconia Sculpture Park

Kwaku’s /grās/, 2025, marble, wood, concrete, steel, thread, resin, oil, acrylic, site dimensions 6ft x 22ft x 11ft (Kwaku’s (throne)- 66in x 30in x 16in) (/ɡrās/ (spider temple) - 6ft x 11ft x 5ft)

Kwaku’s /ɡrās/, 2025, marble, wood, concrete, steel, thread, resin, oil, acrylic, site dimensions 6ft x 22ft x 11ft (Kwaku’s (throne)- 66in x 30in x 16in) (/ɡrās/ (spider temple) - 6ft x 11ft x 5ft)

Kwaku’s /ɡrās/, 2025, marble, wood, concrete, steel, thread, resin, oil, acrylic, site dimensions 6ft x 22ft x 11ft (Kwaku’s (throne)- 66in x 30in x 16in) (/ɡrās/ (spider temple) - 6ft x 11ft x 5ft)

Kwaku’s /grās/, 2025, marble, wood, concrete, steel, thread, resin, oil, acrylic, site dimensions 6ft x 22ft x 11ft (Kwaku’s (throne)- 66in x 30in x 16in) (/ɡrās/ (spider temple) - 6ft x 11ft x 5ft)

U.A.V. 7845(Unidentified Ancestral Vessel), 2025, mud, wood, concrete, steel, 12ft x 17ft x 15ft

U.A.V. 7845 (Unidentified Ancestral Vessel), 2025, mud, wood, concrete, steel, 12ft x 17ft x 15ft

U.A.V. 7845 (Unidentified Ancestral Vessel), 2025, mud, wood, concrete, steel, 12ft x 17ft x 15ft

U.A.V. 7845(Unidentified Ancestral Vessel), 2025, mud, wood, concrete, steel, 12ft x 17ft x 15ft

U.A.V. 7845 (Unidentified Ancestral Vessel)
SHAFER, MN • 2025-PRESENT • Franconia Sculpture Park
the blood is the water.
PITTSBURGH, PA • 2024-2025 • Mattress Factory

the blood is the water. (installation view), 2024, water, chocolate, cotton, dirt, sand, steel, wood, clay, plaster, paint, graphite, acrylic, resin, 640sqft x 9ft PHOTO CREDIT: Tom Little courtesy of the Mattress Factory

the blood is the water. (installation view room 2), 2024, water, chocolate, cotton, dirt, sand, steel, wood, clay, plaster, paint, graphite, acrylic, resin, 640sqft x 9ft PHOTO CREDIT: Tom Little courtesy of the Mattress Factory

Handrail, 1993/ the blood is the water. (entrance), 2024, Handrail(1993), by A Collaboration is part of Mattress Factory’s permanent collection “A Collaboration is a group of six artists from Chicago and includes Monica Bock, Mary Carlisle, Cathy Lynn Gasser, Melissa Goldstein, Sandrine Sheon, and Catherine Smith.”

the blood is the water. (installation view), 2024, water, chocolate, cotton, dirt, sand, steel, wood, clay, plaster, paint, graphite, acrylic, resin, 640sqft x 9ft PHOTO CREDIT: Tom Little courtesy of the Mattress Factory






sum of y’all
PITTSBURGH, PA • 2023 • KST's Alloy Studios
Peachwood Circle & Other Southern Gothics
EAST HADDAM, CT • 2021-PRESENT
Site-Responsive Art Biennale • I-Park Foundation

Peachwood Circle & Other Southern Gothics, 2021, Steel, Enamel, Acrylic, Rubber, Nylon, Asphalt, Wood, Glass, Stone, Stone Dust, Aluminum, 5ft x 80ft x 24ft PHOTO CREDIT: DiNardi Visual Productions

Peachwood Circle & Other Southern Gothics, 2021, Steel, Enamel, Acrylic, Rubber, Nylon, Asphalt, Wood, Glass, Stone, Stone Dust, Aluminum, 5ft x 80ft x 24ft


Peachwood Circle & Other Southern Gothics, 2021, Steel, Enamel, Acrylic, Rubber, Nylon, Asphalt, Wood, Glass, Stone, Stone Dust, Aluminum, 5ft x 80ft x 24ft PHOTO CREDIT: DiNardi Visual Productions

SMX.16, 2020, Arcylic and ink on paper, 4.93in x 4.93in

Photo courtesy of haul gallery 2021


SMX.16, 2020, Arcylic and ink on paper, 4.93in x 4.93in
L’ÉPILOGUE
BROOKLYN, NY • 2021 • haul gallery
À BIENTÔT: meditations on loss in space
Publication • 2020 • Marvin Toure Studio







Super Sad (side view), 2020, Thermoplastic Adhesive, Acrylic, Acrylic Paint, Plastic, 6in x 2in x 13in

BLACK BILE TOYS
NEW YORK, NY • 2020 • LatchKey Gallery


Paranoia’s Progeny, 2019, cast plaster, 8in x 3ft x 11ft (each 8in x 3in x 2in)

Paranoia’s Progeny (installation detail), 2019, cast plaster, 8in x 3ft x 11ft (each 8in x 3in x 2in)

Paranoia's Midnight
BROOKLYN, NY • 2019 • haul gallery

{X.25}, 2018, White Chalk Marker, White Oil Stick, White Colored Pencils, White Gel Pen on Sheetrock, 4ft X 4ft

{X.15}, 2018, Cowrie Shells, BLK Acrylic paint, Borax Crystals, Crochet Thread, BLK Silicone, Pastel, Acrylic Action Figure, BLK Slate, 6in x 6in x 8in


{X.25}, 2018, White Chalk Marker, White Oil Stick, White Colored Pencils, White Gel Pen on Sheetrock, 4ft X 4ft
{Fig.27} the {X} mutation
NEW YORK, NY • 2018 • AC Institute


Topic 3: Consciousness, 2018, Wood, Resin, Preserved Moss, Latex Balloons, Crotchet Thread, Sewing Thread, Plastic, Mulch, 5ft x 25ft x 50ft (each 5ft x 4ft x 4ft)

Topic 3: Consciousness, 2018, Wood, Resin, Preserved Moss, Latex Balloons, Crotchet Thread, Sewing Thread, Plastic, Mulch, 5’ x 25’x 50’ (each 5’ x 4’ x 4’)

Topic 3: Consciousness
SHAFER, MN • 2018-2025 • Franconia Sculpture Park




Topic 2: The Thought Process
NEW YORK, NY • 2015-2019
SVA/ Smack Mellon/ Pennsylvania State University/ University of Connecticut-Stanford/ August Wilson Center
Topic 1: The Weaponized Mind
NEWARK, NJ • 2015 • Project for Empty Space

Topic 1: The Weaponized Mind (detail), 2015, Wood, Laser Etched Masonite Board, Crayon, Laser Cut Matboard , 18in x 26in x 19in



Topic 1: The Weaponized Mind (detail), 2015, Wood, Laser Etched Masonite Board, Crayon, Laser Cut Matboard , 18in x 26in x 19in


