Kiayani “Kay” Douglas
110 Woodbury Rd. • Watertown, CT 06795
(860) 937-8383 • ARTIST_EDUCATOR@IAMKAYDOUGLAS.COM
www.IamKayDouglas.com
EDUCATION
University of Hartford, West Hartford, CT
Interdisciplinary MFA
June 2016 – June 2018
University of Hartford, West Hartford, CT
BFA in Ceramics, Minor in Painting, Drawing, and Psychology
September 2007 – May 2011
TEACHING
The Taft School, Watertown, CT
Art Educator | 2021 – Present
Step Team, Weaver High School, Hartford, CT
Instructor | 2019 – 2020
Wilbraham and Monson Academy, Wilbraham, MA
Art Educator | 2018 – 2021
Real Art Ways, Hartford, CT
Park Art Teacher | Summer 2018
St. Thomas More School, Oakdale, CT
Art Teacher | 2017 – 2018
Trinity Academy, Hartford, CT
Art Teacher | 2016 – 2017
Grace Academy, Hartford, CT
Art Teacher | 2015 – 2016
SOLO & TWO-PERSON EXHIBITIONS
Center for Peace Through Culture, Housatonic, MA
Peace & Privilege: Justice as Resistance
June 27 – August 30, 2025
The Gallery at Founders Hall, Northwestern CT Community College, Winsted, CT
Women of the Antebellum
February 2024
50 Arrow Gallery, East Hampton, MA
Women of the Antebellum
May 11 – June 20, 2023
Pulp Gallery, Holyoke, MA
The Educated N-G-R
June 19 – July 11, 2021
Amy Carberry Gallery, Springfield, MA
Fallacies of a Black Identity Enthusiast
February 2020
Wilbraham and Monson Academy, Wilbraham, MA
Portraits: Influences of the Media (with Paul Bloomfield)
September – October 2018
GROUP EXHIBITIONS
Arno Maris Gallery, Westfield State University, Westfield, MA
Something Extraordinary: A Guideline for Twenty-First Century Storytelling
January – March 2023
Artist Building Capacity as World Citizens (in collaboration with the Seacoast African American Cultural Center), Elliot, ME & Portsmouth, NH
Afrofuturism: Exploring Justice Through Beauty
May – October 2022
Paper City Clothing Company and Gallery, Holyoke, MA
Abstract Black
February – April 2022
Augusta Savage Gallery, Amherst, MA
Breathing While Black (Virtual)
August 2020
The Bahai School, Elliot, ME
Afrofuturism: Exploring Justice Through Beauty
February – May 2019
Easthampton City Arts, Easthampton, MA
Story Lines
September 2019
RESIDENCIES / AWARDS / GRANTS
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MASS MoCA’s Assets for Artists (A4A) – Grant Recipient, January 2024
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Zea Mays Printmaking Studio, Northampton, MA – 2-Week Residency, August 2022
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Artist Building Capacity as World Citizens, Elliot, ME – Scholarship Recipient, May 2022 & January 2019
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Conceptions Art, New York, NY – Award of Excellence, January 2019
COLLECTIONS
Public:
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Springfield Technical Community College, Springfield, MA (June 2020)
Corporate:
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Accenture, US (January 2023)
COMMISSIONS & PUBLIC ART
Private:
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Commission for Yevonne Renee Davis, June 2016
Public:
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Bond and Grace Publishing Company (5 portraits), January 2023
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Commonwealth Murals, Springfield, MA – Restoration of the Heritage mural, May 2021
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City of Northampton, MA – Utility Box Mural, August 2021
ARTIST TALKS
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Arno Maris Gallery, Westfield State University, 2023
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Students Achieve, Virtual Lecture (Zoom), 2021
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Studio Visit & Lecture, University of Hartford – Junior Painting Majors, 2021
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Amy Carberry Gallery, STCC, Springfield, MA, 2020
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Art Salon, STCC, Springfield, MA, 2019
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New England Graduate Media Symposium, Cambridge, MA, 2018
WORKSHOPS
Hudson River Museum, Yonkers, NY
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Fabric Dyeing Workshop, June 2021
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Printmaking Workshop (All Ages), February 2020
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Printmaking Workshop for Children, May 2019
PRINT MEDIA
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AF-AM Point of View, Springfield, MA — “STCC Honors Black History Month,” Feb 1, 2020
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The Springfield Republican, Springfield, MA — “STCC Honors Black History Month,” Feb 20, 2020 (Page C4)
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The Reminder, Springfield, MA — “Local Artists Create New Black Lives Matter Mural in One Day,” Oct 15, 2020 (Page 14)
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AF-AM Point of View, Springfield, MA — “Local Call for Images and Reflections of the Nelson Stevens Mural Project,” June 1, 2021 (Page 34)
RADIO / TELEVISION
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WWLP 22 News — “Black History Month Program at STCC Explores Racial Injustice Through Art,” Feb 15, 2020
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WWLP 22 News — “STCC Welcomes Artist-in-Residence Kiayani Douglas During Black History Month,” Feb 8, 2020
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Connecting Point (NEPM) — “Artist and Educator Kay Douglas Featured at Pulp Gallery,” Sept 3, 2021