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EDUCATION
Self Taught Artist
Master of Public Health, University of San Francisco, 2019
Bachelor of Science, Health Services Administration, San Jose State University, 2015
RELATED WORK EXPERIENCE
Volunteer Curator | Sacramento, CA, June 2023 - Present
Curation, preparation, hanging, installation and deinstallation of exhibitions for The Gallery by We Are Sacramento
Freelance Mural Artist | Sacramento, CA, May 2022 - Present
Specializing in custom murals for business and brands, and community-engaged mural projects.
Artist in Residence (AiR) Selection Committee Panelist
Black Artist Foundry | Sacramento, CA, August 2023
Program & Outreach Director
Neighborhood Wellness | Sacramento, CA, August 2021 – May 2022
Program manager addressing chronic toxic stress and gang violence with the community of Del Paso Heights.
Assistant Muralist
Community Murals Sacramento, City of Sacramento | Sacramento, CA, June 2021 - July 2022
Health Educator & Community Outreach Coordinator
UC Davis Comprehensive Cancer Center | Sacramento, CA, September 2019 – August 2021
Developed curriculum and delivered education classes and workshops to culturally diverse and underserved communities. Lead community engagement efforts for the 19 county catchment area.
California Creative Corps Program Development Community Panelist
CA Arts Council | Sacramento, CA, April 2022
EXHIBITIONS
Group Exhibition, The Gallery by We Are Sacramento, Sacramento, CA June 2023
“Made in California” Group Exhibition, Brea Gallery, Brea, CA, April 2023
"Jest Fest" Group Exhibition, Verge Center for the Arts, Sacramento, CA, April 2023
“Biosphere” Group Exhibition, Arts to Hearts Project, International, December 2022
“Still” Group Exhibition, WAL Public Market Gallery, Sacramento, CA, November 2022
"Art at Work" Solo Exhibition, Blue Line Arts, Roseville, CA, August- October2022
Sacramento Open Studios, Ghost Ink Studios, Sacramento, CA, September 2022
"Unknown Ancestors" Solo Exhibition, Arthouse on R, Sacramento, CA, 2022
"Nature FIX" Art Installation, Coordinates: ICE PAC, Sacramento, CA, 2022
Verge Art Auction, Verge Center for the Arts, Sacramento, CA, 2021
Sacramento Open Studios, Verge Center for the Arts, Sacramento, CA, 2021
Member Show, Mills Station Arts & Culture Center, Rancho Cordova, 2021
MURALS
Sutter on the Scene, 12’ 11” x 8’ 8” Mural commissioned by Sutter Health, Sacramento, CA, 2023
Impromptu Joy, 312 sqft Mural commissioned by Arden Fair Mall, Sacramento, CA, 2023
BARK, 321 sqft Mural commissioned by Midtown Association, Sacramento, CA, 2023
In the Sound, 8 x 5" Mural commissioned by Noisy Water Mural Festival, Bellingham, WA, 2023
21st Tapestry, 304' x 14' Mural commissioned by Franklin Neighborhood Development Corp., Sacramento, CA, 2023
On the BLVD, 16' x 10' Mural commissioned by Franklin Neighborhood Development Corporation, Sacramento, CA, 2023
Air Piñata Ones, Custom Nike sneakers commissioned by Arden Fair Mall, Sacramento, CA, 2023
Funky Flower, 8' Picnic table mural commissioned by Neon Workspace, San Francisco, CA, 2023
Paradise, 6' 19" x 7' 7" Mural commissioned by The Gallery by We Are Sacramento, Sacramento, CA, 2023
Neon, 162 square feet Mural commissioned by Neon Workspace, San Francisco, CA, 2023
California Love, 15' x 9’ Mural commissioned by Wide Open Walls for Abraham Lincoln Elementary, Rancho Cordova, CA, 2023
Sonrisa, 28’ 8” x 14’ Mural commissioned by the Downtown Sacramento Partnership, Sacramento, CA, 2023
Love Letter, 46.6’ x 8.4’ Mural commissioned by the Downtown Sacramento Partnership, Sacramento, CA, 2023
Romeo & Juliet, 5' x 5’ Mural commissioned by Wide Open Walls for Keith B. Kenny K-8 School, Sacramento, CA, 2023
Where Flowers Bloom, 24' x 8’ Mural commissioned by Wide Open Walls for Bret Harte Elementary, Sacramento, CA, 2022
Kindness Lives Here, 24’ x 12’ Mural commissioned by Fulcrum Property for Kind West, West Sacramento, CA, 2022
Live Tropics, 4’x8’ Live Painting commissioned by Our Street Market, Sacramento, CA, 2022
Toucan Falls, Immersive Art Installation commissioned by Cerealism, Sacramento, CA, 2022
White Rabbit, 4’7” x 4’1” Mural at private residence, Sacramento, CA, 2022
Tibetan Bloom, 5’11” x 7’4” Mural commissioned by Evergreen Beauty and Wellness Collaborative, Sacramento, CA, 2022
Crunch Island, 30’6” x 8’ 2”, 16’5” x 8’2”, & 13’4” x 8’ 2” Mural commissioned by Cerealism, Sacramento, CA, 2022
La Calle, 15’ 1” x 7’ 11” Mural at private residence, West Sacramento, CA, 2022
Nature Nursery 2, 22'10" x 8’2" Mural commissioned by City Church of Sacramento, Sacramento, CA, 2022
Nature Nursery, 21’ x 10’2" Mural commissioned by City Church of Sacramento, Sacramento, CA, 2022
Hollywood Habitat, 98’5” x 21’4" Assistant artist on public, community engaged mural commissioned by City of Sacramento, Sacramento, CA, 2021
Quarantine Daydream, 9’ 5” x 8’ Mural at private residence, West Sacramento, CA, 2021
COMMISSIONS
“We Are Family” Digital Illustration for Meadowview Family Festival, Sacramento, 2022
“Feelings” Custom Air Force 1s for Improve Your Tomorrow’s sneaker ball auction, 2022
“Superabundant” 46"x38", acrylic on canvas, Private Art Commission, Sacramento, CA, 2021
Art Supply Drive Collection Boxes, commissioned by Broad Room Creative Collective, Sacramento, CA, 2021
“Variegated Varieties” three 8"x10" acrylic paintings, commissioned by Cataphylls, Oak Park, 2021
Donated, Digital Illustration for Color Me Home coloring book, Friends of Front Street Shelter, 2021
PRESS
Paint-by-numbers mural draws south Sacramento residents to beautification project, Sacramento Bee, July 2023
South Sacramento Residents Join Local Artists to Create Mural Thanks to Clean California, Caltrans, July 2023
New Mural in South Sacramento!, Good Day Sacramento, June 2023
1-Year Anniversary Issue, Epiphany Magazine by Studio Lab, June 2023
“Uli Smith”, Career Creative Podcast, June 2023
“Uli Smith”, Art Everywhere Podcast, May 2023
“Uli Smith”, Have a Dope Day Podcast, September 2022
“Mural Mural on the Wall”, Epiphany by Studio Lab, Issue 2, July 2022
Unknown Ancestors: Solo Exhibition, Arthouse on R Newsletter, July 2022
Coordinates: ICE PAC Installation, Good Day Sacramento, March 2022
Inside the Artist Studio, Interview by Mills Station Arts & Culture Center, 2021
Article in Grapevine Independent Newspaper, September, 2021
Conversations With Artists, Interview by Verge Center for the Arts, 2021
Featured in Broad Room Zine, Broad Room, August 2021