2022 (Twenty-Twenty-Two)
Accomplishments
- Master’s of Fine Arts University of Buffalo MFA class of 2022 – Schomburg Fellow
Solo Exhibit
- The Bridge – MFA Thesis Show 2022, Burchfield Penney Arts Center
Curatorial
- “In These Truths” – CoCurator Albright Knox Art Gallery 2022
Projects
- Buffalo Bills Foundation – Humble Hero Design, Better Together Initiative 2022
- Buffalo Sabres – Val James Black History Month Logo 2021n& 2022
Performances
- Anne Frank Project – Buffalo State College 2022
Installations
- YMCA (M&T) (Mural) – 2022 (Coming Soon)
- Grassroots Gardens HQ (Mural) – 2022 (Coming Soon)
- Park School of Buffalo 2022 (Mural) – Artist in Residence
- Say Yes (Mural) Jefferson Offices – 2022
- Ujima Theater (Mural) — 2022
- “High Wire” (Errol Garner) See to believe to See – UB Innovation Center (CBLS) 2022
- Mediocrity is Unacceptable (Mural) – Buffalo Prep | University of Buffalo, 2022
2021 (Twenty-Twenty-One)
Art Acquisitions
- UB Innovation Center (CBLS) 2021
- M&T Bank 2021
Installations
- Be Optimistic (Mural) – Buffalo Prep | University of Buffalo, 2021
- “Do I Do” – Loaned Work UB Innovation Center, Buffalo, NY 2021
- John Lewis “Good Trouble” – 385 Paderewski Drive, Buffalo, NY 2021
Group Shows
- BSA 2021 Spring Exhibition (Artists Group Gallery) – 2021
- BSA 125th Catalogue Exhibition (Castellani Art Museum) – 2021
Performances
Anne Frank Project – Buffalo State College 2021
2020 (Twenty-Twenty)
Accomplishments
- UB MFA class of 2022 – Schomburg Fellow
- Nominated Artist of the Year award for ASI of WNY Spark Awards
Solo Exhibit
- Wish You Were Here – Buffalo Arts Studio 2020
Curatorial
- #Hampered – a Quarantined Virtual Installation – March-April 2020
Installations
- Grover Washington, Jr – M&T Bank | 3037 Bailey Avenue, Buffalo, NY 2020
- Love Black… – AK Public Art Initiative | 712 Main Street, Buffalo, NY 2020
- Check out my Melody Installation – “Do I Do”, 1120 Projects 2020
- Check out my Melody Installation – “Time Travelin’”, 1120 Projects 2020
- Peace Please Project | Projection Installation – in collaboration with Projex, Peace Bridge 2020
- Black Lives Mattter | Projection Installation – in collaboration with Projex, W.Utica@Elmwood 2020
- Canisius College Sesquicentennial Mural – Old Main Building – January 2020
Group Shows
- Starlight Studios Co-Artifact 2020 – August 2020
- Mid-Summer Drawing Rally (Virtual) – Hallwalls Contemporary Arts Center July 2020
- Mid-Winter Drawing Rally – Hallwalls Contemporary Arts Center February 2020
Performances
- “Black Women are My Superheroes” – Project, Collaboration, Installation August 2020
- Burchfield Penney Live Painting M&T 2nd Friday – July 10, 2020
- “Not for Sale” – Performance, Poetry, Videography by Edreys | Viral Post, June 2020
- WEEKLY Quarantine LIVE Painting Happy Hour – March, April, May, June 2020
Speaking Engagements
- Behind the KNVS w/ Aitina Fareed-Cooke – June 2020
- Wakanda Alliance – Guest Speaker June 2020
- DIY with Dana Saylor- Interview April 2020
- Kickin’ It with Al – Interview March 2020
- Park School of Buffalo – Guest Artist and Speaker – February 2020
- Westminster Charter School – Speaker – February 2020
- Tapestry Charter High School “Live Drawing” “Love Light in Flight”- February 2020
- Buffalo State College – Guest Artist and Speaker – February 2020
- St. Joseph Collegiate High School – Speaker – February 2020
- West Seneca East High School “Live Drawing” “Check the Rhyme” – February 2020
- Explore Buffalo Winter Speaker Series – February 2020
- Charter School of Inquiry – Speaker – January 2020
- IMAGINE Greater Buffalo Lecture – January 2020 (Audio Only Version)
2019 (Twenty-Ninteen)
Accomplishments
- Artie Award nominee for Best New Original Play: The Sidewalk Stageplay
- Mayor’s Black History Award – City of Buffalo, NY
- Trailblazers Award – Canisius College
Solo Exhibits
- PLAYLIST – Flight Gallery (Buffalo, NY) 2019
- Private Showing – Garret Club (Buffalo, NY) 2019
- Check Out My Melody –Argus Gallery (Buffalo, NY) 2019
Art Acquisitions
- Burchfield Penney Arts Center 2019
- Roswell Park Institute “Art Heals” Gallery 2019
Installations
- Niagara Street Tesla Mural – (Pineapple Co.) Hired Artist – National Grid Building 2019
- John ‘Spider’ Martin – Niagara Falls National Heritage Area Mural Project 2019
- Love Wins | Projection Installation – in collaboration with Projex, Silo City 2019
- Silo Summer Readings – Just Literary Buffalo, Live painting; Silo City
- Beacons – Digital Portraits, Niagara Falls Underground Railroad museum
- Beverly Gray – Portrait Installation; Beverly Gray Business Exchange Center
Commissions
- “Home Sweet Home” painting for Acropolis Restaurant, Buffalo, NY December 2019
- MIRABO Press Limited Art Collectors Print Series – November-December 2019
- Empress Amina – Afro-Futurism portrait November 2019
- Goodness Gracious, Cover Art – Poetry Chapbook by Nicholas Molbert Foundlings Press
- Ode to Joy – Tipico & Buffalo String Works Benefit Poster 2019
- Lil’ Melonae, John Coltrane digital portrait for promotional web, mailing and poster –
The Burchfield Penney Art Center and Pappy Martin Legacy Jazz Concert Series 2019 - Pappy Martin Portrait Commemorative Art – for promotion online, mailing, banners, tees, etc. – Pappy Martin Legacy Masten Jazz Festival 2019
Group Shows
- Buffalo Arts Studio Members Show – November 2019
- Hallwalls Contemporary Arts Center Members Show – July 2019
- Mid-Summer Drawing Rally – Hallwalls Contemporary Arts Center July 2019
- Contemporary Portraiture – Burchfield Penney Arts Center March 2019
Literary Works
- Buffalo by Bike – Narrator & Co-writer; GoBike | Reddy Bike 2019
- The Sidewalk Stageplay – Creator, Producer, Co-writer & Actor; Paul Robeson Theater 2019
Speaking Engagements
- Nardin High School – Artist visit and presentation – December 2019
- Starpoint Academy – Artist visit, lecture and group workshop – November 2019
- ASI WNY Panel Discussion – October 2019
- TedX Buffalo – Host October 2019
- Alfred University – Guest Artist and Speaker October 2019
- Starpoint High School – Guest Artist and Speaker October 2019
- Young Men of Color: Art as Inspiration – WNED|WBFO 2019
- Show Me your Melody – Rise Collaborative, Interview 2019
- Nichols Diversity Conference – Speaker/Workshop 2019
- Buffaloah.org – Various Interviews, Art reviews and Articles
2018 (Twenty-Eighteen)
Accomplishments
- Honored by HOME at 55th Annual Dinner – Housing Opportunities Made Equal – Freedom Wall Artists: Edreys Wajed, Chuck Tingley, Julia Bottoms and John Baker
- Herculean Father of the Year Award – Buffalo United Front
Installations
- Tri-Mania – The Brew Room (Buffalo, NY) 2018
Group Shows
- Buffalo Arts Studio Members Show – November 2018
- Mid-Winter Drawing Rally 2018 – Hallwalls Contemporary Arts Center 2018
- Mid-Summer Drawing Rally 2018 – Hallwalls Contemporary Arts Center 2018
- WNY Urban Arts Collective 2018 Annual Exhibit – Main Street Gallery – March 2018
- Merging Mediums (ASI-Art Services Initiative of WNY) – Main Street Gallery – March 2018
- Buffalo State Alumni Artists – Works from Gerald Mead Collection – February 2018
Literary Works
- Acapella Poetry Book – Poetry Self-Published Available on Amazon.com 2018
Speaking Engagements
- TedX Buffalo – Host 2018
- Breaking Barriers Podcast – 2018
- TedX Elmwood Franklin School Speaker – 2018
- Igniting Creativity: Local Artists Inspire WNY Classrooms – November 2018
2017 (Twenty-Seventeen)
Accomplishments
- Honored by Buffalo State and UB Black Student Union Gala – Freedom Wall Artists: Edreys Wajed, Chuck Tingley, Julia Bottoms and John Baker
Solo Exhibits
- White Lines Matter – Western New York Book Arts Center (Buffalo, NY) 2017
Installations
- Freedom Wall – Albright Knox Art Gallery Public Works (Corner of Michigan Ave Avenue and Ferry Street, Buffalo, New York) 2017
- The Protector of Dreams – Collaboration with Team Razor Wire for Bailey fights blight. Two murals were installed at the corners of Bailey Avenue and East Amherst Street. Buffalo, New York 2017
- Where Opportunity Meets Skill– Upton Hall Buffalo State College. Sponsored by the Dr. Margaret E. Bacon Visiting Visual Artists Series Fund. Buffalo, New York 2017
Group Shows
- Beyond the Wall (Resource:Art) – The Buffalo Center for Arts & Technology – November 2017
- Sugatory Sweetening our Existence – ArtReach of WNY November 2017
Speaking Engagements
- TedX Buffalo – Host 2017
- Yeah! Buffalo – #48 People, Places & Things 2017
2016 (Twenty-Sixteen)
Speaking EngagementsCreative Mornings Buffalo – 2016
Prior to 2015 (Twenty-Fifteen)
Solo Exhibits
- One Who Masters the Pen – Gallery 51 (Buffalo, NY) 2006
Group Shows
- Image and Identity IV Featured artist with wife (Alexa Joan) – Artspace 2014
- Visions of Greater Buffalo – CEPA Gallery 2012
- No Boundaries: New Expressions in Black Art – Baobab Cultural Center February 2011
- Music Is Art Live (MIA Live -Featured artist) UB Center for the Arts – 2007
- Arts Council Annual Members Show (2 pieces) – 2007
Speaking Engagements/Interviews
- Schools K-8 Motivational and Inspiration Speaking
- Various Artist Talks
Other Accomplishments
2011:
- Featured artist for UB on the Green
- Special Guest Performer for “Musicians Wanted” at Google/YouTube HQ NYC
- Storyboard, Creative Director and Co-Director for 7-Minute film short “Run”
- Homepage Feature Artist on YouTube “Just Doin’ It” video (400K+ views)
- Homepage Feature Artist on YouTube “Run” video (currently at 500K+ views)
- Signed as artist to Neon Entertainment (Exclusive College Tours Booking)
2010:
- ARTVOICE: Best of Buffalo – Best Hip Hop Act
2009:
- Paul Robeson Theatre: Revenge of a King – Lead Role (Hamilton King)
- ARTVOICE: Best of Buffalo – Best Hip Hop Act
- Buffalo Spree: Best of WNY – Best Solo Musical Act
2008:
- Sneaker sponsorship/ product endorsement from NIKE from YouTube feature
- Featured poet for Arts Council in Ripley, NY – March
- First Hip Hop Artist featured on WBFO 88.7 Wednesday Concert Series
- Featured Artist video on Youtube.com “I Like It” – 300k+ views in 4 days
- Featured Artist in “Now Hear This” Section – Billboard Magazine Mar. 22 issue
2007:
- Featured visual artist on Music Is Art Live (MIA Live) UB Center for the Arts
- Selected as a new member of the Buffalo Society of Artists
- Coordinated and performed in heavily sought after Hip-Hop event at the Albright- Knox Art Gallery “The Art of Hip Hop 2”
- Lions Gate Movie: “Farce of the Penguins” Produced track for artist Flame
- Niagara Arts Community Center (NACC) – 3rd place in Show – Niagara Falls
- Community Service Award from S.T.E.P. program at UB for Villages Children
2006:
- Artwork by Edreys: One who masters the pen: Solo show at Gallery 51
- HBO Unscripted reality show: Produced track for artist Flame (Flagrant)
- Lifetime Television: Movie “Officer Down” Co-Produced song “Gang Wars”
2004:
- Coordinated and performed in FIRST ever Hip-Hop event at the world renown Albright-Knox Art Gallery “The Art of Hip Hop”
2001:
- Buffalo Music Awards winner for “Best Hip Hop Producer”
1999:
- Buffalo Music Awards winner for “Best Hip Hop Artist”
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