Wesley Harmon Sanders

wesleysanders.com
wesleyharmonsanders@gmail.com

EDUCATION
2019 M.Des in Exhibition and Narrative Environments, Rhode Island School of Design, Providence, Rhode Island
2015 BFA in Visual Arts, Brown University, Providence, Rhode Island

SELECTED EXHIBITIONS
2024 Refugio de Luz, Koik Contemporary, Mexico City, Mexico | Solo Show
2023 Brown University Adjunct Faculty Show, List Art Center, Providence, RI | Group Exhibition
2022 Fall River Makes! Part II, Fall River, MA | Group Exhibition
2021 Untitled, Green Space Gallery, Rhode Island TF Green International, Warwick, RI | Group Exhibition
2021 Ambiente Humano, Galería 54, Mexico City, Mexico | Group Exhibition
2021 EXPO54, Galería 54, Mexico City, Mexico | Group Exhibition
2020 Smokestack Studios Collective, Fall River, MA | Group Exhibition
2020 Art Show #3, Coffice Gallery, Mexico City, Mexico | Group Exhibition
2019 The Providence of Space, Trade Pop-Up, Providence, RI | Solo Exhibition
2018 Redefining Monument, Fort Adams State Park, Newport, RI | Group Exhibition
2018 Interior Architecture Departmental Triennial, Woods Gerry Gallery, Rhode Island School of Design, Providence, RI | Group Exhibition
2018 Shared Languages, Fleet Library, Rhode Island School of Design, Providence Rhode Island | Exhibition Designer
2017 What’s the Plan: Investigating Interiority, Sol Koffler Gallery, Rhode Island School of Design, Providence, RI | Exhibition Designer

TEACHING
2024-present   Assistant Professor, Massachusetts College of Art and Design, Boston, MA
2021-2024   Adjunct Lecturer, Department of Visual Art, Brown University, Providence, RI
2020-2021    Teaching Assistant, Department of Visual Art, Brown University, Providence, RI
2019-2021    Design Educator, DownCity Design, Providence, RI
2019     Teaching Fellow, Department of Interior Architecture, Rhode Island School of Design, Providence, RI
2017-2018   Teaching Assistant, Department of Interior Architecture, Rhode Island School of Design, Providence, RI

AWARDS
2019 RISD Interior Architecture Departmental Award of Excellence, Providence, RI
2019 Graduate Fellowship, Rhode Island School of Design, Providence, RI
2018 Graduate Fellowship, Rhode Island School of Design, Providence, RI
2015 Julie Sloane ’92 Award, Brown University, Providence, RI
2014 LINK/SEW Award, Brown University, Providence, RI

RESIDENCIES
2024 Koik Contemporary, Artist in Residence, Mexico City, Mexico

PRESENTATIONS & PUBLICATIONS
Wilkinson, Don. “Art Beat: Finding community, connection at 'Fall River Makes! Part II.” 8 October 2022.The Herald News.
Sanders, Wesley. “People’s Creative Workshop: Earth Sculptures” 6 November 2021. ArtsNow RI.
Sanders, Wesley. “The Providence of Space.” 14 April 2019. The Graduate Exchange.