CURRICULUM VITAE
Lionel Daniels
Contemporary Artist Washington, DC Region
EDUCATION
2011
B.A Studio Art, Morehouse College, Atlanta, GA
SELECTED SOLO & FEATURED EXHIBITIONS
2026
2026
2017
Distance, 1223 Potomac Gallery, Washington, DC
Everyday People, The Silva x The Art Island, Washington, DC Curated by Beth Ferraro
Veiled Consciousness, Touchstone Gallery, Washington, DC
SELECTED GROUP EXHIBITIONS
2026
2025
2025
2025
2025
2025
2015-17
2016
2013
An Introduction to Lionel Daniels, Spiralis Gallery, Easton, MD
Pure Joy, Express Gallery at Rutgers, Newark, NJ
Building Community, Bowie Town Hall, Bowie, MD
Black Boy Art Show, Brooklyn Navy Yard, Brooklyn, New York
Black Boy Art Show, Ambient Plus Studios, Atlanta, GA
Black Boy Art Show, Culture House, Washington, D.C.
Ongoing, Touchstone Gallery, Washington, D.C.
Black Lives Matter, Adinkra Studios, Mt. Rainier, MD
NBAF: Collecting African American Art, Mercedes-Benz of Buckhead, Atlanta, GA
AWARDS, GRANTS, & FELLOWSHIPS
2025
2025
2019-20
2018-19
2016-17
2015-17
2015
2013
2012
Fashion For All Foundation Fellowship, Miami, FL
MSAC Grant, Maryland
DCAH Arts and Humanities Fellowship Program, Washington, D.C.
DCAH Arts and Humanities Fellowship Program, Washington, D.C.
DCAH Arts and Humanities Fellowship Program, Washington, D.C.
Touchstone Gallery Fellow, Washington, D.C.
Elevate Atlanta Project, Atlanta, GA
Art on the Beltline Grant, Atlanta, GA
PUBLIC ART& SELECTED COMMISSIONS
2026
2025
2023
2023
2023
2019
2019
2019
2018
2017
2016
2015
2015
2013
2013
Creative Minds Grow Here, Creative Minds International PCS
Issa Maze, Adams Morgan Color the Curb, Washington, DC
Potential Exponential, Rocketship Rise PCS, Washington, DC
Legacy, Rocketship Legacy Prep PCS, Washington, DC
Soar, Rocketship Infinity Community Prep PCS, Washington, DC
Promise, KIPP: Promise Academy, Washington, DC
Achieve, KIPP: The Learning Center, Washington, DC
Lead, Rocketship PCS, Washington, DC
RISE & Pride, Rocketship PCS, Washington, DC
I’m a Rocketeer, Rocketship PCS, Washington, DC
Be Kind, Work Hard, Get Smart, E.L. Haynes PCS, Washington, DC
I Was, I Am, I Will Be & Change, R.O.A.D.S. Public Charter School, Bronx, NY
The Road to College, Pate’s Creek Elementary, McDonough, GA
Jesus Arose, Ebenezer Baptist Church, Atlanta, GA
The Lions, Luella Middle School, McDonough, GA
COMMISSIONS
Morehouse College, Atlanta, GA
Spelman College, Atlanta, GA
The Yotel, Washington, DC
National Community Church, Washington DC
Creative Minds International PCS, Washington, DC
Rocketship PCS, Washington, D.C.
KIPP DC
Ebeneze Baptist Church, Atlanta, GA
Dutchtown High School, Hampton, GA
R.O.A.D.S High School, Bronx, NY
St. Martinsville Parish Library, LA
Pate’s Creek Elementary, McDonough, GA
SELECTED PROGRAMS & ARTIST TALKS
2026
2026
2026
2026
Artist Talk, Distance, 1223 Potomac Gallery, Washington, DC
Artist Talk, Everyday People, The Silva x The Art Island, Washington, DC
Black Boys & Men Mental Health & Well-Being Summit, Live Painting, College Park, MD
Congressional Black Caucus Weekend, Live Painting, Washington, DC
SELECTED PRESS & PUBLICATIONS
2026
2026
2026
2017
2017
2014
2013
East City Art, “The Silva x The Art Island Gallery | Artist Talk with Lionel Daniels
The Art Island, Everyday People | Lionel Daniels, Exhibition Publication
Creative Minds International Public Charter School, “Creative Minds Grow Here Mural Unveiling – Artist Lionel Daniels
Touchstone Gallery, “Hands On: Touchstone Foundation for the Arts Fellows Make their Mark on Touchstone Gallery in 2017”
Touchstone Gallery, Veiled Consciousness by Lionel Daniels
Harvard Journal of African American Public Policy, Vol. 20, Artist Feature, Harvard Kennedy School
Catherine Fox, “70 Projects Chosen for Art on the Atlanta BeltLine,” ARTS ATL