JUNE 2019
SEPTEMBER 2019
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THE FUTURE IS BLACK (INAUGURAL)
BLOOM CRAFT THEATER | PITTSBURGH, PA
Originating as our founder's 25th birthday party, TFiB's first showcase featured 10 visual artists and 4 performers.
THE FUTURE IS BLACK #2
BLOOM CRAFT THEATER | PITTSBURGH, PA
A one-day-only pop-up art showcase which featured 10 visual artists and 4 performers.
SEPTEMBER 2021
JUNE 2021
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THE FUTURE IS BLACK #4
BLAXK BOX THEATRE | PITTSBURGH, PA
One-day-only pop-up art showcase in partnership with 1Hood at their Blaxk Box Theater.
THE FUTURE IS BLACK #3
BLAXK BOX THEATRE | PITTSBURGH, PA
One-day-only pop-up art showcase in partnership with 1Hood at their Blaxk Box Theater. First exhibition after the 2020 pandemic pause.
JULY 2022
OCTOBER 2023
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THE BIG SHOW
BLAXK BOX THEATRE | PITTSBURGH, PA
One-day-only pop-up art showcase in partnership with 1Hood at their Blaxk Box Theater.
Random Acts of Flyness
38A Title | PITTSBURGH, PA
Explored contemporary blackness. This was TFiB's first extended exhibition format and started the organization's transition from one-day-only pop-ups to multi-week shows.
AUGUST 2024
MAY 2024
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Chasing Tomorrow's Sun
Artist Image Resource | PITTSBURGH, PA
Extended format art exhibition about memory, family, and pain.
Time & Tithes
Artist Image Resource | PITTSBURGH, PA
Extended format exhibition which tackled the nature of time.
NOVEMBER 2024
MAY 2025
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Oat Milk + HXNY
Brew House Arts | PITTSBURGH, PA
TFiB's fourth extended format exhibition and first co-curated show (with Venice Pascual). The exhibition featured 35 artists from 3 diasporic communities, representing 11 ethnicities, whose authentic and individual stories wove together to form a rich tapestry of the collective experience of being BIPOC in America. Co-curated with Venice Pascual.
Being/Seen
August Wilson African American Cultural Centere | PITTSBURGH, PA
Founder served as a guest curator and moderator. First exhibition at the venue to include a local guest curator. Featured 38 local artists and record-breaking attendance for the AWAACC.
October 2025
september 2025
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Fruits of Seeing (Mavuno)
Sweetwater Center for the Arts | PITTSBURGH, PA
Founder served as a guest curator for Sweetwater's 25th anniversary exhibition. Co-curated with Venice Pascual.