Shekenia Mann
shekenia@hotmail.com 313.320.5080 shekeniamann.com
EDUCATION
Certificate of Photography College for Creative Studies, Detroit, MI, 2012
MA University of Detroit, College of Liberal Arts & Education, Detroit, MI, 2006
MSW Wayne State University, School of Social Work, Detroit, MI, 2002
BSW Wayne State University, School of Social Work, Detroit, MI, 2001
STUDIES IN PHOTOGRAPHY
College for Creative Studies, Detroit, MI 2010
Sundance Photographic Workshop, Sundance, Utah 2008
INDIVIDUAL EXHIBITIONS
2024 Swords Into Plowshares MI, The Persistence of Cotton
2023 Detroit Contemporary MI, Up Close and Personal
2019 National Conference of Artists, MI, Artists In Thier Element
2017 National Conference of Artists, MI, Mississippi Delta
2016 Plymouth United Church of Christ, MI, Natural Environment
2015 Plymouth United Church of Christ, MI, Detroit Skyscrapers
2013 Plymouth United Church of Christ, MI, Southern Migration
2012 Plymouth United Church of Christ, MI, Detroit Shines
2012 DifferentStrokes,Southfield, MI, Detroit Shines
2011 Plymouth United Church of Christ, MI, It Be Me
GROUP EXHIBITIONS
2022 Irwin House Global Art Center & Gallery, MI, Interactions
2021 Norwest Gallery of Art, MI, Envision Four Voices
2020 NCA, MI, Interactions, Detroit Public Library
2019 NCA 60th National Conference, New Orleans, Xavier University
2019 National Conference of Artists, MI, Celebrating Aretha Franklin
2019 National Conference of Artists, MI, Brilliance/Heritage
2018 Kayrod Gallery, MI Women Strong
2018 Silver Maples Gallery, MI, The Detroit-Chelsea Connection
2018 National Conference of Artists, MI, Designing Women II
2018 National Conference of Artists, MI, Brilliance/Heritage
2017 National Conference of Artists, MI, Annual Emerging Artist Miss Delta 2012 Arts
League of Michigan, Detroit, MI, Artist who Teach
2010-2011 Arts League of Michigan, Detroit, MI, One Common World
2010 Arts League of Michigan, Detroit, MI, Paradise In The City: Through the Eyes of a
Camera
2008 Sundance Photographic Workshop, Sundance, Utah, Sundance Summer Student
Exhibition
PUBLICATIONS
Alexander Nelson, F. (2012). Who’s Who in Black Detroit Celebrating African American
Achievement. Real Times Media, (6).
Trent, K. (2012, June 4). A Detroit photographer tells stories through the camera lens
Michigan Chronicle, p. A-3.
Lombardo, N. (2008, February 18). Out of Africa. Michigan Lawyers Weekly, 22(14), 1.
Sundance Photographic Workshop. (n.d). Retrieved 2008, from
http://www.ballardinteractive.com/work/sundance/students.html