Born in Dakar, Senegal, West Africa. Lives and works in Key West,
Florida.
Selected Exhibitions
2007 *Sun Fest Fine Art Exhibition (juried), Palm Beach, FL
*Raymond James Gasparilla Festival of the Arts, Tampa, FL
2006 *Sun Fest Fine Art Exhibition (juried), Palm Beach, FL
*The Good Seed, solo exhibit, Kent Gallery, Key West, FL
2005 *Terrors of the Soul, an outdoor assemblage, Key West, FL
*Second Annual Human Form Show, Kent Gallery, Key West, FL
2004 *Miami Art Museum, group exhibit curated by Lori Mertes, Curator,
Miami, FL
*Sweet Venom. solo exhibit, Kent Gallery, Key West, FL
2003 *The Ground We Walk On. group exhibit, Kent Gallery, Key West, FL
*Without Boundaries. World Arts Festival, Montgomery College, Rockville,
MD
*Zora Neale Fine Art Show (juried), Orlando, FL
*Old Island Days Fine Art Show (juried), Key West, FL
2002 *The Cardboard Return. group exhibit, 213 Commercial Street
Gallery, Provincetown, MA
*City Hall Annual Art Exhibition, Hollywood, FL
*Dreams, Drama, Desire, group exhibit, Kent Gallery, Key West, FL
*Erotica, group exhibit, Woodenhead Gallery, Key West, FL
2001 *The Woodstock Fine Art Exhibit (juried), Ft. Lauderdale, FL
*Erotica, group exhibit, Woodenhead Gallery, Key West, FL
2000 *The Shrine, group exhibit, Blue Heaven, Key West, FL
*Michel Delgado, solo exhibit, Woodenhead Gallery, Key West, FL
1999 *Featured artist at Woodenhead Gallery, Key West, FL
1998 *Featured artist at Lenny Gallery, Key West, FL
1997 *Featured artist at Hambridge Center Gallery, GA
Awards and Honors
2007 *Best in Show, Sun Fest Fine Art Exhibition, Palm Beach, FL
*Award of Merit, Raymond James Gasparilla Festival of the Arts, Tampa,
FL
2006 *First Place, Two-Dimensional Work, Sun Fest Fine Art Exhibition,
Palm Beach, FL
*Featured Artist, Florida International Magazine, Annual Fall Art Issue.
*Installation for center stage for Key West Literary Seminar (juried),
Key West, FL
2005 *Award of Merit, Sun Fest Fine Art Exhibition, Palm Beach, FL
*Artist to Watch, Florida International Magazine, Annual Fall Art Issue.
*Cover Design (juried), Key West Literary Seminar Brochure, Key West, FL
2004 *Cover Design (juried), Key West Symphony Orchestra 2004-2005
Season Brochure, Key West
*Visual and Media Artists Fellowship Award, South Florida Cultural
Consortium.
2003 *Zora Neal Hurston Award of Excellence, Zora Neale Fine Art Show,
Orlando, FL
*Featured Visual Arts Artist Award, World Arts Festival, Montgomery
College, Rockville, MD
2002 *Award of Merit, Promenade in the Park, Ft. Lauderdale, FL
2001 *Award of Excellence, The Woodstock Fine Art Exhibit, Ft.
Lauderdale, FL
1993-2000 *Numerous awards and juried exhibitions
--------1992 *Graphic Design Apprenticeship Award, French Council of the
Arts, Paris.
1991 *Ceramics Apprenticeship Award, French Council of the Arts, Paris.
Projects, Installations, Community Work
2006 *Installation for main stage for Key West Literary Seminar, Key
West, FL
*Art selected for poster for _[need to get name of organization]_, Key
West, FL
*Film, “The Making of ‘Terrors of the Soul’” (available on this website)
2005 *Terrors of the Soul, an outdoor assemblage, Kent Gallery, Key
West, FL
*Bahama Village Preschool, volunteer art teacher, Key West, FL
*Cover Design, Key West Literary Seminar Brochure, Key West, FL
2004-2006 *Teen Focus Foundation, volunteer at and art donor for
fundraising activities, Key West, FL
2004 *Cover Design, Key West Symphony Orchestra 2004-2005 Season
Brochure, Key West, FL
*Children’s Art Program, donor to and volunteer at Montessori Elementary
School, Key West, FL
2003 *Artist-in-Residence, Montgomery College, Rockville, MD
1990-1993 *Sunset Celebration, Board of Directors (artist organization),
Key West, FL
Selected Collections
David Markin Collection, Trustee, New York Museum of African Art, NYC.
Gaurichon Collection, International Art Brut Foundation, Paris.
Luzuriaga Collection, Jupiter Realty Corporation, Charleston, South
Carolina.
Paul and Edna Goodman Collection, Chicago, Illinois.
