JL@thejazzrobotstudios.org
603-547-5960
Education
Clark University, MFA(candidate)
Art Students League of New York, painting and printmaking
School of the Museum of Fine Arts Boston, painting and sculpture
University of Arizona, horticulture
B.A. Arizona State University, anthropology
Exhibits/Performances/Public Work
2024 Unseen Works, solo exhibition at the Jean McDonough Arts Center, Worcester, MA
2024 Music for 32 Pianos musical performance at Jean McDonough Arts Center, Worcester, MA
2023 The Jazz Robot Duo musical performance at Electric Haze, Worcester, MA
2022 The Jazz Robot: Blast Off!, musical performance at Candy Records, Phoenix, AZ
2022 The Jazz Robot: Improvisations for 5 Musicians and A Computer, musical performance at The Trunk Space Phoenix, AZ
2022 Nice Cosmic Voyage, musical performance at The Lost Leaf, Phoenix, AZ
2021 Duos, group show at The Sprinkler Factory, Worcester, MA
2021 Trios, group show at The Sprinkler Factory, Worcester, MA
2018-19 Plants and Prints, at Larkin Plants, Laconia, NH
2016 Solo Saxophone, at Nubian United Benevolent International Association Boston, MA
2014-15 Paradise Garden, Islamic Society of Boston Cultural Center, Boston, MA
2012-13 Various Performances member of city band in Atbarra, Sudan
2012 Performance of Sudanese National Anthem on Solo Saxophone, Nile Valley University, Atbarra, Sudan
2010 Student Show The School of the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston
2010 Norwouz Celebration, musical performance at Boston University College of Fine Arts
2009 Tour with Human Mirror Project, New York-Massachusetts
2008 Phoenix New Times Best of Jazz, musical performance, Phoenix, AZ
2008 The Jazz Robot, residency at The Lost Leaf, Phoenix, AZ
2008 Woodwind Quartet, The Scottsdale Museum of Contemporary Art, Scottsdale, AZ
Presentations/Workshops
2024 Image Transfer and Collage, Shrewsbury Public Library
2024 Metal Casting at Home, Shrewsbury Public Library
2024 Medieval Khorasanian Bronze, Clark University
2023 Working with Wax, Shrewsbury Public Library
2023 Mold Making, Shrewsbury Public Library
2023 Painting Outside, Shrewsbury Public Library
2019 Aquaponics, Larkin Plants, Laconia, NH
2018 Transplanting Plants, Larkin Plants, Laconia, NH
2017 Enflourage, International Lilac Society, Arnold Arboretum, Boston, MA
2016 Urban Gardening, NUBIA Center, Boston, MA
2015 Rebuilding a Park, ISBCC Boston, MA
2014 Gardening with Youth, ISBCC Boston, MA
2013 Jazz Music, Larkin Institute, Atbarra, Sudan
Professional Experience
2016-present Larkin Plants, grower of ornamental plants
2013-2016 Nubian United Benevolent Association, gardener/educator/grant writer
2012-2014 Malek Academy, Boston, MA, Middle School ELA and social studies
2012-2013 Nile Valley University Faculty of Medicine, Atbara, Sudan, English
2011 Museum of Science, Boston, MA, exhibit interpreter
2010-2011 Noor Oriental Rugs, Cambridge, MA, cataloging and donations
2010 Plimouth Patuxet Museums, Plymouth, MA, horticulture intern
2009 Tucson Botanical Gardens, Tucson, AZ, horticulture intern
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