William Mandela Matthews Professional CV:
2025:
Huber Massey Private Collection
The Experience Summer 2025/Featured Artist The Riverside, 8711 Grand River, Detroit, MI.
Ckingknowledge Institute Grand Opening, Southfield, MI.
Wisdom Eye: Detroit Jazz Art Exhibit, Vesey Lane Goods, Detroit, MI.
Deborah Walters Private Collection
Kate Johnson Private Collection
Graham Barton Private Collection
Monica Quinn Private Collection
Jason and Ashley Menth Private collection
Donna Dowe-Davis Private Collection
Rob Colandro Private Collection
Carol Quinn Private Collection
The Menth Family Presents: Dinner with the Artist/Featured Artist, Gross Point Woods, MI.
Hot DAM! The Detroit Artists Market Annual: Detroit Artists Market, Detroit, MI.
Auctioneer: Live Art Auction, Vesey Lane Goods, Detroit, MI.
Khallid Mitchell Private collection
Summer School Coordinator, Old Redford Academy Middle School, Detroit, MI.
Auctioneer: "Small Works Big Impact" Art is Life LLC/Chef Me Please—Hamtramck, MI.
Mural dip tick "Achievement Is Earned," Old Redford Academy High School—Detroit, MI.
"Community First" Pt 2. Push Gallery The Liquor Basket, Gratiot, Detroit, MI.
Auctioneer: Boys 2 Men 6th Annual Black Tie Affair—Southfield, MI.
Live Painter "Art and Cuisine Night" Chef Me Please - Hamtramck, MI.
Art Instructor: SiD's Arts + Words UMDC—Detroit, MI.
"Community First" Pt 1. Push Gallery The Liquor Basket, Gratiot, Detroit, MI.
"Gilda Snowden Memorial Exhibition" Scarab Club, Detroit, MI.
Auctioneer: Tau Kappa Kappa 2nd Annual Art Auction -Southfield MI.
Detroit DNA partnership with UMDC by Detroit Artists Market -Detroit MI.
2024:
Art for gifts Chloë Monroe Gallery -Detroit MI.
5th Annual Gift of Art Irwin House Gallery -Detroit MI.
Auctioneer: Detroit Fine arts Breakfast ClubxGallerieCamille -Detroit MI.
Panelist: Detroit Fine arts Breakfast ClubxGallerieCamille -Detroit MI.
Wendy Jackson Private Collection
Lana Everhart Private Collection
Derrick Wilson Private Collection
Euphoric Expressions feature artist The Lyric Theater -Lexington KY.
Featured educator 2024 Partner Solutions advertisement.
Installed Mural "High Rising Ravens" Old Redford Academy Middle School -Detroit MI.
Hot DAM! the Detroit Artists Market Annual: Detroit Artist Market -Detroit MI.
Auctioneer: Tau Kappa Kappa Inaugural Art Auction -Southfield MI.
2023:
Visual Art Instructor: Old Redford Academy Middle School -Detroit MI.
Torch of Wisdom Foundation/Detroit Fine Arts Breakfast Club 2023 Auction -Southfield MI.
Art Exhibition Centric Place -Farmington-hills, MI.
Ypsi First Fridays featured artist: Betty Green Salon -Ypsilanti, MI.
Oak Grove A.M.E. Juneteenth Art Bizarre -Detroit, MI.
A Black Boy Art Exhibit City Hall Artist Loft -Dearborn, MI.
39th Annual Art Auction Benefit Detroit Deltas -Detroit, MI.
Limited Edition Shoe Design Artist: Homage 2 Black Excellence and Al Wissam Partnership
Demien De Yonte Private Collection
Connected To All Environment+People+Community Beacon Park -Detroit, MI
Harper Galleries of Art Grand Living Room Collection -Detroit, MI.
Homage2be.org r-e-d-i-art-exhibits virtual-black-arts-space
Spring Salon Detroit Contemporary -Detroit, MI.
Promotional Artist: Hatch 17 Hatch Art: Gallery and Studios -Hamtramck, MI
"Gilda Snowden Memorial Exhibition" Scarab Club -Detroit, MI.
Moussa Camara Private Collection
Chelsea Bailey Private Collection
"Mcgee: Urban Synthesis" Design Studio 6 -Detroit, MI.
Sabrina Anthony Private Collection
Relentless Pursuit Creative Director
2022:
Jovon Campbell Private Collection
“Grateful Creativity.” The Congregation Detroit -Detroit, MI.
"The World We Need." Swords into Plowshares Gallery -Detroit, MI.
Diversia 28th - UN Calendar
"Detroit Fine Arts Breakfast Club Exhibit" Detroit Historical Society -Detroit, MI.
"Carr Center 3oth Anniversary Homecoming" Carr Center -Detroit, MI.
"Building Community, Building Power: Art as Resistance." Swords into Plowshares Gallery -Detroit, MI.
"Months of Reflection Juneteenth" Village Arts Factory -Canton, MI.
Kadejah Johnson Baylor Private Collection.
"Connected To All" DFABC Beacon Park -Detroit MI.
Hatchback 16 Hatch Art: Gallery and Studios -Hamtramck, MI.
Seneca Holden Private Collection
Frankie Brooks Private Collection
Gilda Snownden Memorial Exhibition Honorable Mention Scarab -Club Detroit, MI.
City of Westland and Gallery MLK Exhibition -West Land, MI.
Kimberley Reed Thompson Private Collection.
2018:
Logo Artist "What Happened To The World" Howie Bell
"Black Identity Redefining The Black Body" Carr Center -Detroit, MI.
2017:
Steven Jacobs Private Collection
David Alexander Private Collection
Great Art- Great Park Fine Art Auction & Juried Show -Detroit, MI.
Golden Brush Mural Artist Enjoy Detroit -Detroit, MI.
Curator William Mandela Matthews Fine Arts Gallery -Detroit, MI.
Owner and CEO ArtIsLife LLC -Detroit, MI.
8325 Association Private Collection -Detroit, MI.
Public Mural "Ancestors Guide" Oak Grove A.M.E. Church -Detroit, MI.
2016:
The Upstairs Gallery -Detroit, MI.
Seven Stitches Public Collection -Lafayette, LA.
Andrew's Funeral Home Private Collection -Detroit, MI.
Mario Morrow Private Collection.
Brannon Brice Private Collection.
A-Sounds Live Painting Exhibition -Chicago, IL.
Robert Page Private Collection.
Detroit Alumnae Chapter Delta Sigma Theta Jabberwock Youth Art Judge -Detroit, MI.
2015:
Art Auction-Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc.-Detroit Alumnae Chapter -Detroit, MI.
William Matthews Art Exhibit-Sherwood Forest Art Gallery -Detroit, MI.
2014:
Member of Detroit Fine Arts Breakfast Club
William Matthews Art Exhibit-Sherwood Forest Art Gallery -Detroit, MI.
Kym Watkins Private Collection
B.A. Fine Arts Cum Laude Kentucky State University -Frankfort, KY.
Kentucky State University Public Collection -Frankfort, KY.
"The Mad Artist" Solo exhibition Kentucky State University -Frankfort, KY.
Cover Artist "Kentucky Rivers" Magazine -Frankfort KY.
2013:
Art Auction-Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc.-Detroit Alumnae Chapter -Detroit MI.
Kym Watkins Private Collection.
William Matthews Art Exhibit-Sherwood Forest Art Gallery -Detroit MI.
2012:
Art Auction-Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc.-Detroit Alumnae Chapter -Detroit MI.
Kym Watkins Private Collection.
William Matthews Art Exhibit-Sherwood Forest Art Gallery -Detroit MI.
Kentucky State University Student Art Exhibition -Frankfort KY.
2011:
Art Auction-Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc.-Detroit Alumnae Chapter -Detroit MI.
Kym Watkins Private Collection.
William Matthews Art Exhibit-Sherwood Forest Art Gallery -Detroit MI.
2010:
Anthony Thompson JR Private Collection.
William Matthews Art Exhibit-Sherwood Forest Art Gallery -Detroit MI.
Art Auction-Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc.-Detroit Alumnae Chapter -Detroit MI.
2009:
Art Auction-Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc.-Detroit Alumnae Chapter -Detroit MI.
Anthony Thompson SR. Private Collection.
2008:
Spirit of Detroit Award
Recipient: Lillian Pierce Benbow Art Scholarship-Detroit Alumnae Chapter Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc -Detroit MI.
Recipient: James Tatum Foundation Art Scholarship -Detroit MI.
Recipient: Michigan Conference A.M.E. Church Lay Organization -Art Scholarship-Detroit MI.
The Ann Arbor Art Fair -Ann Arbor MI.
Arts League of Michigan Youth Artist Program -Detroit MI
2007:
The Ann Arbor Art Fair -Ann Arbor MI.
Arts League of Michigan Youth Artist Program -Detroit MI.
BBAC Student Art Exhibit -Birmingham MI.
Recipient:“ Chase the Dream” Scholarship Birmingham/Bloomfield Art Center. (BBAC) -Birmingham MI.
Detroit Public Schools-Evening of Fine Arts Exhibit Fox Theater -Detroit MI.
2006:
Detroit Public Schools Community Art Exhibit: Fisher Theater -Detroit MI.