SUNI MULLEN
Mid City LA, CA
Currently in London, U.K.
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
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
2020 MAF LA Young Creatives Grant
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
2020 MAF LA Young Creatives Grant
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
2020 Elien Itzel Mena: Progressive
Lanise Howard: Cognizant
Jillian Suzanne: Ancestral
Lauren Halsey: Blueprint
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
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
Roux’s Blues | Shades of Hue LLC | Film
BEL-AIR | Peacock Network | Season 1 Episode 6
2017 GIANTS the Series | BET Plus | Season 1
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
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
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
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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