b. 1996, Germantown, Maryland
e: ikechukwusharpe@gmail.com
Education
2025 - 2027 M.F.A. in Photography and Related Media, SUNY New Paltz, New Paltz, New York
2014 - 2018 B.A. in Writing and Communications, Loyola University Maryland, Baltimore, Maryland
Selected Exhibitions, Screenings and Performances
2026 April 1st, 2026, Group Exhibition, Regeneration Symposium, Sojourner Truth Library, New Paltz, NY
2023 Day/Dream, Text contributor for Sara Suárez and Regina Teng, Materials and Applications, Los Angeles, CA
2022 1 Manifestations, Screening and Artist Talk, Marathon Screenings, Pan Pacific Park, Los Angeles, CA
2022 1 Manifestations, Group Exhibition, Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival, Indio, CA
2022 Mystique, Group Exhibition and Artist Talk, Mystic Truths, Neuehouse Bradbury, Los Angeles, CA
2022 Live Visuals for Nana, Nana Live at Catch One, Los Angeles, CA
2021 Black Glow, Group Screening, Memories for the Future, The Studio Museum in Harlem and Museum of Modern Art, New York, NY
2020 Moodily Blooming, Inside the Minds.
2019 Loyola Rising II, Screening, Loyola University Maryland, Baltimore, MD
2019 Loyola Rising I, Screening, Ignatian Family Teach-In for Justice, Washington, D.C.
2018 Tunnel Vision, Screening, Loyola University Maryland, Baltimore, MD
2018 Loyola RIsing I, Screening, Loyola Universiyt Maryland, Baltimore, MD
Filmography
2022 Alalia, Editor and Sound Editor, Micheaux Film Festival, Regal LA Live Stadium, Los Angeles, CA
Awards and Grants
2026 Mid Hudson Scholarship Fund, Gardiner, NY
2026 Barnabas McHenry Hudson River Valley Award, Open Space Institute, New York, NY
2026 Inagural Recipient of the Ann Lovett Photography Scholarship, SUNY New Paltz, New Paltz, NY
2026 Research, Scholarship and Creative Activities Grant, SUNY New Paltz, New Paltz, NY
2026 Sojourner Truth Fellowship Award, SUNY New Paltz, New Paltz, NY
2025 Sojourner Truth Fellowship Award, SUNY New Paltz, New Paltz, NY
2022 Alalia, Indie Short Fest: Outstanding Achievement Award, Los Angeles, CA
2021 Diversify our Narrative Art Collective, Standford, CA
2017 Foundations of Philosophy Award, Loyola University Maryland, Baltimore, MD
Publications
2026 Essay on Radical Love, The Fahari Libertad, Let’s Just Sit, Magazine
2026 Water I, Water II, Untitled (White Ash), Antiko, Issue 1: Year of the Woman, Magazine
2025 Essay in Daydream Dispatch, Permanent Daydream, Magazine
2019 Black Glow, Necrology, Zine
Lectures, Presentations and Workshops
2026 Artist Talk, Rule of Thirds, New Paltz, NY
2026 Aritst Workshop, Teaching Climate Literacy: Hope in Action Conference, New Paltz, NY
2024 Guest Lecture, Great Place to Work, Oakland, California
2022 Guest Lecture, Loyola University Maryland, Baltimore, Maryland
Press
2025 Daydream Dispatch #1: Ikechukwu Sharpe in Permanent Daydream
2019 Black is God: A Glowing Observation by Savannah Abrishamchian
2019 Loyola Rising commemorates community members lost to gun violence and police brutality by Kaitlin Quigley for The Greyhound
2018 Loyola alum supports fellow by Molly Werts for The Greyhound