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