WiNGS, Vol 2
Cash App / pgLang
Nana Live at Catch One
1 Manifestations
Mystique
Alalia
Moodily Blooming
Black is God
Loyola Rising II
Tunnel Vision
Loyola Rising
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b. 1996, Germantown, Maryland
e: ikechukwusharpe@gmail.com
Ikechukwu Sharpe is a Nigerian-American photographer, filmmaker, and sound artist. His projects explore regenerative and reciprocal forms of ecological care and stewardship, with a focus on renewing the kinship and spiritual legacy Black communities share with Earth. Working across still photography, moving image, and spatial audio installations, Sharpe’s work explores how lens-based media can document, retrieve, and foster deep relationships with our land and local ecosystems.
Education
2027 Master of Fine Arts, Photography and Related Media
2018 Bachelor of Arts, Major in Communications and Writing, Minor in Marketing
Selected Exhibitions and Screenings
2026 Adapting to Tree Speed, Upcoming Group Exhibition, Museo de Artes Visuales, Bogotá, CO
2026 Untitled (Cottonwood), 2026, PhotoLounge, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
2026 Forged Hands, Group Exhibition, Upstate Art Weekend, Hudson Valley, NY
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
2021 Black Glow, Group Screening, Memories for the Future, The Studio Museum in Harlem and Museum of Modern Art, New York City, NY
2020 Moodily Blooming, Curator, Online Exhibition, 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 University Maryland, Baltimore, MD
Videography and Filmography
2025 The Hardest Out, Editor and Sound Supervisor, Cash App and pgLang
2025 The Long Game, Editor and Sound Supervisor, Cash App and pgLang
2025 Beauty from Within, Editor and Sound Supervisor, Cash App and pgLang
2022 Nana Live at Catch One, Assistant Editor for Live Visuals, Catch One, Los Angeles, CA
2022 Alalia, Editor and Sound Editor, Micheaux Film Festival, Regal LA Live Stadium, Los Angeles, CA
Awards and Grants
2025-2026 Sojourner Truth Fellowship Award (Three-time recipient), SUNY New Paltz, New Paltz, NY
2026 Mid Hudson Scholarship Fund, Gardiner, NY
2026 Barnabas McHenry Hudson River Valley Award, Open Space Institute, New York, NY
2026 Inaugural 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
2025 Research and Creative Projects Award, SUNY New Paltz, New Paltz, NY
2022 Alalia, Indie Short Fest: Outstanding Achievement Award, Los Angeles, CA
2021 Art Collective Winner, Diversify Our Narrative Campaign, Stanford, CA
2017 Foundations of Philosophy Award, Loyola University Maryland, Baltimore, MD
Publications
2026 “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 “Artist Ikechukwu Sharpe on his creative practice,” Permanent Daydream, Daydream Dispatch #1, Magazine
2019 “Black Glow,” Necrology, Zine
Lectures, Presentations and Workshops
2026 Guest Lecture, Open Space Institute, New York City, NY
2026 Artist Presentation, Barnabas McHenry Awards Presentation, Garrison, NY
2026 Artist Presentation, Rule of Thirds, New Paltz, NY
2026 Artist Workshop, Teaching Climate Literacy: Hope in Action Conference, New Paltz, NY
2024 Guest Lecture, Great Place to Work, Oakland, CA
2022 Guest Lecture, Loyola University Maryland, Baltimore, MD