BIOGRAPHY
Karmimadeebora McMillan was born in Fayetteville, North Carolina and is based in Brooklyn, New York. She has a MFA (2013) and Post Baccalaureate certificate (2011) from The School of the Museum of Arts, Boston. She also holds BA in Visual Arts, (1999) from Fayetteville State University, an AFA (1997) from Peace College. McMillan’s paintings are influenced by her southern childhood through brightly colored fragmented quilted landscapes combined with characters from racist’s propaganda and black dolls she finds in southern flea markets. In addition to her practice as a painter, she has also performed with her mentor Magdalena Campos-Pons at the Guggenheim Museum in New York, Queens Museum in New York, and Havana , Cuba Biennale 15. Karmimadeebora is currently a part time faulty member at SMFA at Tufts, Boston and pursuing a painting career.
EXHIBITION HISTORY
2019
Constant Change, Green Hill Center for NC Art, Greensboro, NC
Colored/Lines, Black Diamond Gallery, Brooklyn, NY
Woman’s Perspective, LabCentral, Boston, MA
Every Woman Biennial, La Mama La Galleria, Manhattan, New York
2018
Nine Moments for Now / For Freedoms, Cooper Gallery, Boston, MA
Dolls, Ceres Gallery, Chelsea, NY
She Said What...? A Very Special Showing of Woman Artists, Columbus International, Miami, FL
Fringe Salon, Gowanus Open Studio, Brooklyn, New York
Pop-up, Curated by Ori Carino, Manhattan, New York
Knee Deep, PRVT VW Gallery, SoHo, New York
CONTACTS
Email: karmimamcmillan[@]gmail.com