*Ahmad George*

Ahmad George (b.1994 Memphis, TN) is a painter and multimedia artist. Ahmad received a BFA from Memphis College of Art in Design/ Illustration. They’ve shown at NADA Miami as well as national and international group and solo exhibitions. Ahmad creates visual harmonies in their work by blending imagery and lore of the American south (mostly scenes from Tennessee and Mississippi) with narrative components from different cultures, to connect the enduring themes of humanity. Often, they use people or animals from their life to be the protagonists of these narratives. Major themes they explore include personal family history, transformation, consequence, spiritual alchemy, and the politics of making monsters.

Programs:
School of The Art Institute of Chicago MFA Painting Graduate 2026

Residencies :
Bed-Stuy Arts Residency October 2022

Public Art :

UAC Orange Mound Community Center , 2019
UAC Cherokee Heights neighborhood signs , 2020
UAC Welcome to Whitehaven Commission , 2020
UAC New Public Sculptures, 2022
UAC Mallory Heights Bus Shelters Commission, 2022

Group Exhibitions:

Unfolding, Arts Memphis 2019
Salvage, National Civil Rights Museum, 2019
Access Granted , Arts Memphis, 2020
Sankofa : An exploration on modern mysticism, The Cmplx 2020
On the Road: Chocolate Cities, Curated by Larry Ossie-Mensah TONE HQ 2021
”That Nature Within You”, Prior Contemporary Art Space, Barcelona, Spain 2022
”The Ecstasy of Influence”, Rhodes College Clough- Hassan Gallery, Memphis, TN 2023

Solo Exhibitions:

Just Visiting , New Art Dealers Miami Curated by Ebony Haynes, Miami, Florida 2021
Sunday Sale, Edvarie 2022, New York, New York 2022
The Molasses Man & Other Delta Tales, Crosstown Arts, Memphis, TN 2023

Publications Links:

Focus Magazine March 2022 Issue : Exploring Identity and Mythology through Art with Amber Ahmad (Now Ahmad George)
Cuture Type : On the Road Chocolate Cities: Space Place and Belonging
New American Paintings South Issue #173
Oxford American Memphis Issue #127

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