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SUNI MULLEN
Mid City LA, CA
Currently in London, U.K.
EDUCATION
M.A. | Contemporary Art Practice | Royal College of Art, London, U.K.
B.F.A | Fine Arts, Painting |  Otis College of Art & Design, Playa Vista, CA
​A.S. | Early Childhood Development | Monterey Peninsula College, Monterey, CA

AWARDS, HONORS, & SCHOLARSHIPS
2023         Permanent Endowment Committee Scholarship | Holman United Methodist Church
                  Academic Excellence Award in Fine Arts, Painting
                  The Group Scholarship
                  Alan Cheung Memorial Scholarship


2022         Rose Hill Foundation Scholarship
                  The Group Scholarship
                  Ahmanson Scholarship
​                 Incredible Contribution Recognition, Peer Mentor
                 Otis Presidential Scholarship


2021         Distinction in Studio Awards, Painting
                 Black Art Sessions, Alumna | Ebony L. Haynes

2020-2023    Dean's List Honoree
                 Otis Diversity Scholarship
                 Otis Presidential Scholarship

​2020-2022    Duff Family Scholarship    
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​2020         MAF LA Young Creatives Grant
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SOLO EXHIBITIONS

2022   ​ & SO I DID | Studio Floor, Royal College of Art, Battersea, London 
            
Senior Review | Galef 218, Otis College of Art and Design, Playa Vista, CA
           Open Studio | Galef 109, Otis College of Art and Design, Playa Vista, CA 
            
Junior Review | Junior Studios, Otis College of Art and Design, Playa Vista, CA
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2019    Los Angeles: Shareable Stories | Post & Beam, Los Angeles, CA
            The Women’s Room | The Lion’s Art & Entertainment, Leimert Park
             SISTARS | Reparations Club, Mid City Los Angeles, CA
           The Other | Stay Gallery, Downey, CA

GROUP EXHIBITIONS
2025     Hood Ornaments | Container Gallery | Santa Fe, New Mexico (upcoming)
               Diasporic Crossing | Southside Contemporary Art Gallery | Richmond, Virginia

2024   
  
One Extended Meditation | Copeland Gallery | Peckham, London, UK
             Inbound Carousel  | Galleria Objets | Brick Lane, London
             come by here | Studio 101, Deptford, London, UK
             Tate Lates: Sonic Disruption | Tate Modern, London UK
              Story Tell | Ivy House | London UK
             CAP Film Festival | Genesis Cinema, London UK
            I Am Not Cruel, Only Truthful | Hockney Gallery, Kensington, London, UK
            I Am The Hell & High Water | CAP Studio Space, Battersea, London, UK
            Everything Must Go | The Cookhouse Gallery, London, UK
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2023    &SMILED | Asa Briggs Hall x RCA Black Association, Kensington, UK | video
            The Bucket | Galef Fine Arts Center, Otis College of Art and Design, Playa Vista, CA
           Pass the J | Bricks & Woods | Los Angeles, CA

           If I Kissed It, Would That Make It Better | Galef 107, Otis College of Art and Design, Playa Vista, CA
           DEMASIADO | Superchief Gallery x Tlaloc Studios, Los Angeles, CA


2022    ENTER MONO-LOGUE | Helen and Abraham Bolsky Gallery, Play Vista, CA
            CYCLES | Stay Gallery, Downey, CA
            
Point of Exposure | Galef 107, Otis College of Art and Design, Playa Vista, CA
           Junior Showcase | Galef 107, Otis College of Art and Design, Playa Vista, CA

2021    1st Annual THUH Film Festival | THUH Film Club | Play Nice, Long Beach, CA
            UNIDOS | Stay Gallery, Downey, CA 
           The Local Group Show | Stay Gallery, Downey, CA

2020    In Conclusion | Otis College of Art and Design (virtual), Playa Vista, CA
             
Pandemic Winter Fundraiser | SoLA Contemporary Art Museum (virtual), Los Angeles, CA
            Human | Stay Gallery (virtual), Downey, CA
           The Hope You Give | Innerspace Gallery, Los Angeles, CA

2019    Emily’s Power Art Show: Power Collection | Innerspace Gallery, Los Angeles, CA

2018    No One is Coming to Save Us | Art Realm, Long Beach, CA
            Mid City Mardi Gras | The Sugar Shack, Los Angeles, CA
            Catapult | Made by the Millworks, Long Beach, CA 
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 In Living Color | Martin Luther King Transit Center, Compton, CA
           LA Media Connection | The Hub Radio, Compton, CA
           Art Party | Private Home, Mid City Los Angeles
           City Love | Hitman Coffee Shop, Los Angeles, CA
          Metrnohm Music | Bootleg Theatre, Los Angeles, CA

2017    Hellada Gallery | Art Realm, Long Beach, CA

CURATORIAL WORK
2024   I Am Not Cruel, Only Truthful | Hockney Gallery, Kensington, UK
             Everything Must Go | The Cookhouse Gallery, London, UK

2023   &SMILED | Asa Briggs Hall x RCA Black Association, Kensington, UK
            If I Kissed It, Would That Make It Better | Galef 107, Otis College of Art and Design, Playa Vista, CA

2022   Point of Exposure | Galef 107, Otis College of Art and Design, Playa Vista, CA

2020   In Conclusion| curated with Carmen Alatorre | Otis College of Art & Design (virtual)

2018   Where Shift Happens| Downtown Los Angeles
           Shit, Shift Happens Part II | Culver City, CA
          SHINDIG | Little Amsterdam Coffee, Los Angeles, CA
          TEST DRIVE | Cultural Interiors, Los Angeles, CA

ARTIST TALKS & INTERVIEWS
2024    Graduate School Panel | Otis College of Art & Design (virtual) | Ingrid Calame
              Episode VII with Suni Mullen  | The Ultimate Algorithm Podcast, Spotify & Apple Music


2023    Navigating Graduate School | Otis College of Art & Design (virtual) | Ingrid Calame

2022    Visual Exploration with Suni Mullen | The Red Dot Series, YouTube
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Making Progress | Suni Mullen | Ryan Hoyle,  Play Nice LBC | Washington Middle School
            Exploring Photographic Progression: Bria Goodall & Trae Casey | Suni Mullen Studio, YouTube
            NFT’s, Creativity, Investing: Jetpack Jones | Suni Mullen Studio, YouTube

2021    Coding, Digital Crating and the Blockchain: Treyvon X | Suni Mullen Studio, YouTube
            Visiting Artist Lecture Series: Devin Kenny | Suni Mullen Studio, YouTube
            Visiting Artist Lecture Series: Roger Ballen | Suni Mullen Studio, YouTube
            Bridge the Gap: Tyler Morney | Suni Mullen Studio, YouTube
            Sace Moretti | Suni Mullen Studio, YouTube
            Exploring Ethos and Process: Yi Wang | Otis College of Art and Design, YouTube
           Exploring Ethos and Process: Ander Sanborn | Otis College of Art and Design, YouTube

HIGH CHROMA | PODCAST | Spotify & All Platforms
2024   Landon Pointer: Fun N Games
            Patrick Ngabonziza: Procession of the Nave


2023   Aaron the GREAT | Parts I-II
           A CYPHER: TAKING CONTROL | Parts I-III

2022   Todd Alexander: Done & Dyed 
             Khari Turner: Save Yourself 
             Mathys Rubrice: Reflect & Explore 
             Rain Spann: Technology & Art 
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2020   Elien Itzel Mena: Progressive 
             Lanise Howard: Cognizant 
             Jillian Suzanne: Ancestral 
             Lauren Halsey: Blueprint 

TELEVISION
2022    COO x usedtoo | B.Coolaid | Music Video
            Roux’s Blues | Shades of Hue LLC | Film
            BEL-AIR | Peacock Network | Season 1 Episode 6

​2017    GIANTS the Series | BET Plus | Season 1

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Quote by BLAK KANVAS also known as Suni Mullen featured in Issue 17 of CR Fashion Book

SELECTED PUBLISHED WORKS | WRITING

2024         Press Release | Everything Must Go | RCA UK News

2023         A CYPHER: TAKING CONTROL | Keynote Discussion | Otis College Class of 2023 Catalogue

2022         Properly American: The Genius Effect and The Posture of Openness | Essay | December 6

2020         CR Fashion Book Issue 17| Telfar | October 8

BIBLIOGRAPHY
2025      A conversation about the Arts... | South Richmond News | February 4
2024    
 Maltese Researcher Curates | Times of Malta | December 1
                Furies Collective | Artpaper | October 28

                Furies Collective | The Malta Art Paper | October 28
                Furies Collective Debut | Lovin Malta | October 19 
                Taking Live from the Tate Modern | Montez Press Radio | April 26

2023     Taking 4/20 Events in Los Angeles: From "Dazed and Confused" to "Drum and Bass" | Patch | April 19

2022     Taking Chances: Reflections on Risk | Shoutout LA | December 5
               Stay gallery Celebrating 10 Year Anniversary | The Downey Patriot | October 13

2019     The Other- An Unpopular Opinion | Stay Gallery | July 
              Meet Suni Mullen of BLAK KANVAS | Voyage LA Magazine | January 29

DJ
2024
Camden Arts Center | Future Archaeologies
Art Bar Kensington | Ecollegey Festival
Royal College of Art | Design Products Showcase
Hockney Gallery | To Find, To Hold, To Share
Art Bar Kensington
Hockney Gallery | I am not cruel, Only Truthful
Art Bar Kensington | V-Day Set
Royal College of Art | i am the hell and high water
Art Bar Kenisngton
The Cookhouse Gallery at University of Arts London

2023  
Market House Brixton |  R&B Set
Market House Brixton  | R&B Set
Joseph Mobolaji Aine Kensington Studio | & SMILED
Otis College of Art & Design | If I Kissed It, Would That Make It Better

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