Jamal Cyrus

The Dowling Street Martyr Brigade: “Towards a Walk in the Sun,” 2005.
Paper collage, 12 × 12 1⁄2 inches.

Africanismus # 120469, 2006. Padded vest, books, 30 × 18 inches.

BIOGRAPHY

Born: Houston, 1973
Resides: Houston
Education: University of Houston (B.F.A., 2004); Skowhegan School of Painting and Sculpture (2005)

Selected Group Exhibitions

2006
“Whitney Biennial 2006: Day for Night,” Whitney Museum of American Art, New York. Catalogue.
“Emerging 2,” Space 125, Houston.

2004
“Who Goliards? Artists at the Turn of the Century,” Texas Southern University Art Gallery, Houston.
“Digital Impact: Video ® Evolution,” Station Museum, Houston.
“New American Talent 19,” Arthouse, Austin, Texas.
“Ain’t That a Groove,” Project Row Houses, Houston.

2003
“The Big Show,” Lawndale Art Center, Houston.

2002
“University of Houston Student Show,” Blaffer Gallery, University of Houston.
“Soul-Sonic Lustrasilk,” Houston Community College Northeast Campus.

2001
“Urban Artists,” Community Artists Collective, Houston.

2000
“B.Y.O.A. (Bring Your Own Art),” Eldorado Ballroom, Houston.
“Butta Phat,” Eldorado Ballroom, Houston.

1999
“Africa, the New World, and the Space In Between,” Community Artists Collective, Houston.

1997
“The Emergence of Us,” Texas Southern University Art Gallery, Houston.

1996
“Preventions,” Project Row Houses/Community Artist Collective, Houston.
“Houston Area Exhibition,” Blaffer Gallery, University of Houston.

Selected Bibliography

2004
Anspon, Catherine D. “Digital Impact: Video ® Evolution,” Artlies (fall).
Fahl, David, and Kelly Klaasmeyer. “A Picture of Our Opinions on Local Exhibitions,” houstonpress.com (November 4).