Biography of Jenita Landrum
Born in Jackson, Michigan
Education:
BFA – Arizona State University
MFA – The Ohio State University
Mentored and studied with:
Sam Gilliam, Rip woods, Jacob Lawrence, Pheoris West
Fellowships:
Columbus Individual Artist – Germany
Ohio Arts Council Individual Artist – Africa
Selected Collections:
Maricopa Community College District, Mesa College Library, Mesa Arizona
Jackson Community College, Jackson Michigan
Bill Cosby and Camille Hanks-Cosby
King Arts Complex, Columbus, Ohio
Central Ohio Diabetes Association, Columbus, Ohio
The Dial Corporation, Phoenix, Arizona
Selected Juror/ Curatorial Experience:
Juror, Northern Kentucky University, “Annual Underground Railroad Student Exhibition,” Highland Heights Kentucky
Curator, Art Commission of Greater Toledo, “Annual Roots of Diversity Multi – Cultural Art Exhibition, Toledo, Ohio
Juror, Columbus Arts Festival, Columbus, Ohio
Curator, “Re-Echoing the heartbeat of Africa” Featuring the Kennedy Museum of Art, African Art Collection and Seguin Olatayo, Togo, Africa, Ohio University Art Gallery and the Trisolini Art Gallery, Athens, Ohio
International Coordinator/Co-Curator, “Chung Ching Chili,” Chinese Exhibition, Ohio University Art Gallery, Athens, Ohio
Juror, Marion Arts Festival, Marion, Ohio
Selected Published Work:
Catalog, Celebration of Women, 6th edition, Achieving my purpose 2022
Catalog, Dresden Exchange Program, Greater Columbus Arts Council, Columbus, Ohio
Newsletter, “Southern and Dobson Campus Art,” The Bulletin Mesa Community College Newsletter, Mesa Arizona,
Catalog, “Ancient Traditions Contemporary Form, “The Embassy of The republic of Ghana, Publisher creative Artisan, Silver Springs, Maryland, www.creativeartisans.net
Catalog, “Inaugural Biennial Underground Railroad Exhibition,” Northern Kentucky University, Highland, Heights, Kentucky
Feature Story, Maine Daily News, Skowhegan, Maine“Common Tread,” The Lima News, Lima, Ohio,
