KAHZAR RUBLON CV
Education:
2017 Kent State University, BA Integrative Studies, Psychology, Writing, Pan-African Studies
Murals & Installations:
2022 Lead Artist, We Believe You, Cleveland Rape Crisis Center, Cleveland, OH
2019 Volunteer, Brooklyn Academy of Science & the Environment, Publicolor NYC
2019 Lead Artist, School Pride, Vare Washington Elementary, Philadelphia, PA
2018 Volunteer, American Tableu by James Burns, VA Medical Center, Philadelphia, PA
2017 Assistant, Technology by James Burns, Mastery Charter School, Philadelphia, PA
2017 Intern, Weaving Culture by James Dunn, Southwark Elementary, Philadelphia, PA
2017 Intern, What’s Your Parkway Philly by Mural Arts, The Oval, Philadelphia, PA
Exhibitions:
2021 The Black Collection Exhibit, Launch Workplaces, Westlake,
2019 Funeral 4 Exhibit, Only Elite Matters, Philadelphia, PA
2019 The Black Collection Exhibit, The Study Hotel, Philadelphia, PA
2019 Art as Resistance, Institute for Community Justice, Philadelphia, PA
2019 Her-Spaces Exhibit, Philly Art Collective, Philadelphia, PA
2019 BIG Exhibit, Philly Art Collective, Philadelphia, PA
2018 Block Party Exhibit, University City Arts League, Philadelphia, PA
2018 "Stuck In Motion" Exhibit, Metropolitan Bakery, Philadelphia, PA
2017 "Blackness is" Exhibit, Uumbaji Art Gallery, Kent, Ohio
Teaching Experience:
2022-23 Visual Arts & Creative Writing Artist-In-Residence, Cleveland School of The Arts
2022-23 Visual Arts Teaching Artist, Foluke Cultural Arts Center
2021- 23 Master Teaching Artist & Mentor, Center for Arts Inspired Learning
Artworks Program (Mixed-Media Art, Summer 2021; Mixed-Media Portraits, Fall 2021- Spring 2023)
2019-20 Assistant Teaching Artist, Mural Arts Program
Olney Charter High School & Samuel Fels High School
2019 Teaching Artist, Fleisher Art Memorial
Vare Washington Elementary (School Mural, Spring 2019)
2017-19 Lead Outreach Teaching Artist, University City Arts League
Powel Elementary (Greek Art, Spring 2019)
The Workshop School (Mixed-Media Art, Spring 2019)
Science Leadership Academy (Murals, Spring 2019; Large Portraits, Spring 2018)
Benjamin Comegys Elementary (Mixed-Media Art, Spring 2018)
Henry C. Lea Elementary (Mixed-media Art, Fall 2017)
2017-19 Lead Outreach Teaching Artist, University City Arts League
Portrait making, Creative Writing, Mixed-Media
2018 Teaching Artist, Global Leadership Academy SW (Mixed-Media Art)
2017 Teaching Artist, Wick Poetry Center (Poetry)
Holden Elementary & Miller South School of Visual & Performing Arts
Professional Training & Certifications:
2022 Girl's Circle Facilitator Training, One Circle Foundation
2022 Basics of Crisis Intervention, Cleveland Rape Crisis Center
2022 Therapeutic Services & Trauma Informed Care, Cleveland Rape Crisis Center
2022 Addiction & Harm Reduction, Cleveland Rape Crisis Center
2021 Trauma Informed Teaching Artist Training, Center for Arts Inspired Learning, Cleveland, OH
2021 Diversity of Equity & Inclusion Training, Center for Arts Inspired Learning, Cleveland, OH
2019 Trauma Informed Teaching Artist Certificate, Bartol Foundation, Philadelphia, PA
2019 LGBTQ Support in Schools Training, Fleisher Art Memorial, Philadelphia, PA
2019 Youth Suicide: Awareness, Prevention and Postvention Certificate, safeschools.com
2017 Mural Arts Internship, Mural Arts Program, Philadelphia, PA
2017 Community Art Outreach Internship, The Way of Mind & Body, Akron, OH
2017 Teaching Poetry in Schools Course, Wick Poetry Center, Kent, OH
2016 Certificate of Achievement for Undergraduate Research, Kent State University, Kent, OH
Scholarships, Awards, Residencies:
2022 Artist-In-Residence, Cleveland School of the Arts, Cleveland, OH
2021 Room In The House Residency, Karamu House, Cleveland, OH
2019 40th St Artist-in-Residence Program, Philadelphia, PA
2017 2nd Place, Zurava Award for Writing Portfolio, Kent State Department of English
2017 Distinguished Leadership Award, Kent State University
2014-16 Oscar Ritchie Guild Scholarship
Publications:
2020 Kahzar Powell, Hindsight. Self-published.