Curriculum Vitae
EDUCATION
Florida State University — Bachelor of Fine Arts Degree (BFA), Cum Laude April 2021
HONORS, GRANTS, & AWARDS
2020 Recognition by the United Nations Association-USA Youth Observer
2020 FSU President’s Undergraduate Humanitarian of the Year Award
2020 IDEA Grant Recipient
2020 FSU Student Excellence in Visual Arts Award
2019 Ada Belle Winthrop-King Visual Arts Endowment
2019 FSU Student Excellence in Visual Arts Award
2018 Benjamin A. Gilman International Scholarship
2018 FSU CARE Travel Grant
2018 Sherrill W. Ragans Scholarship
GROUP EXHIBITIONS
2020
Mujeristas Collection Digital Zine - Volume 1, Virtual Exhibition
What’s On Your Wall Art Exhibition, Virtual Show
The BADST Speakeasy, FAMU, Tallahassee, FL
South City Head Start Harambe, South City Head Start, Tallahassee, FL
Black Student Union Afro Funk Fest, FSU University Ballrooms, Tallahassee, FL
2019
FSU Going Global Showcase, The Center for Global Engagement, Tallahassee, FL
FSU College of Fine Arts Student Showcase, Moore Auditorium, Tallahassee, FL
FSU Global Scholars Showcase, Honors Scholars & Fellows House, Tallahassee, FL
Displacement and Diffusion, Phyllis Straus Gallery, Tallahassee, FL
Student Excellence in Visual Arts Award, Office of National Fellowships, Tallahassee, FL
ART Exhibit: Closing Ceremony, FSU Black Student Union, Student Services Building, Tallahassee, FL
ONWARD, The Plant, Tallahassee, FL
2018
BFA Babes, Phyllis Straus Gallery, Tallahassee, FL
Foundations Art Show, Carnaghi Arts Building, Tallahassee, FL
Nothing But Art, FSU Black Student Union, Tallahassee, FL
2017
Digital Foundations: Opening Reception, Fermentation Lounge, Tallahassee, FL
Annual Paxon 2D Fine Arts Show, Paxon School for Advanced Studies, Tallahassee, FL
Highschool Art Awards & Exhibition, Nathan H. Wilson Center for the Arts, South Gallery, Jacksonville, FL
The Scholastic Arts and Writing Awards, Jacksonville Public Library Main, Jacksonville, FL
2016
Highschool Art Awards & Exhibition, Nathan H. Wilson Center for the Arts, South Gallery, Jacksonville, FL
MEDIA & NEWS
2020
"Digital Zine - Volume 1, Virtual Exhibition," by Mujeristas Collection
http://mujeristascollective.com/virtual-exhibition
http://mujeristascollective.com/myah-freeman
"BLACK LIVES MATTER," by Kahleel Gray, Alessa Lacarta, Madison Social and Township Tallahassee
https://madisonsocial.com/black-lives-matter
“9 Florida Artists Featured after creating #DontRushChallenge Video!,” by Quia Atkinson, QZ Design Gallery Blog
https://www.qzdesigngallery.com/9-florida-artists-featured-after-dontrushchallenge-video/
“Video challenge sparks creative response from artists,” by Amanda Sieradzki, Council on Culture and Arts, Tallahassee Democrat
“President’s Humanitarian Award recognizes students for serving other,” with Jordan Anderson by Mark Vaughn, FSU Headlines Show, Florida State University News
“FSU students recognized virtually through President’s Undergraduate Humanitarian of the Year program,” by Jenny Ralph, Florida State University News
“FSU Honors College of Fine Arts student Myah Freeman as 2020 Humanitarian of the Year,” by College of Fine Arts News
“The President's Undergraduate Humanitarian of the Year Award,” The Center for Leadership and Social Change
https://thecenter.fsu.edu/recognition/presidents-undergraduate-humanitarian-year-award
2019
“Meet Myah Freeman of MyahnArt in Tallahassee,” by Dianne Lopez, Voyage ATL
http://voyageatl.com/interview/meet-myah-freeman-myahnart-located-tallahassee-florida/
“The Talibe Children Discover the Magic of Art,” by Rod Leroy, News from Maison de la Gare
http://mdgsl.com/actualites/engnov2019myah.html
“Myah Freeman’s Experience,” by Myah Freeman, Maison de la Gare
http://mdgsl.com/temoignages/19engmyah.html
“College of Fine Arts Student Showcase,” College of Fine Arts News
https://cfa.fsu.edu/college-of-fine-arts-student-showcase/
“FSU Artist Advocates for Minorities,” by Kira’Fika Jackson, The FAMUAN
http://www.thefamuanonline.com/2019/10/03/fsu-artist-advocates-for-minorities/
“Art being used to revive pedestrian tunnel that sparks safety concerns for some FSU students,” by Chantelle Navarro, ABC 27 WTXL Tallahassee Local News
Emma Moody, “New murals paint over DeGraff Tunnel’s tarnished reputation,” FSView & Florida Flambeau, Monday, November 4, 2019, “VIEWS” p. 10
“New Murals Paint Over DeGraff Tunnel's Tarnished Reputation,” by Emma Moody, FSU News.com
https://amp.fsunews.com/amp/4148598002
“The Talibé Children of Saint-Louis, Senegal: Analyzing Perpetuating Causes” by Myah Freeman, Omprakash Blog
https://www.omprakash.org/blog/the-talib--children-of-saint-louis--senegal-1
https://www.omprakash.org/citizen/myah-freeman
“FSU students awarded a record number of Gilman Scholarships,” by Amy Farnum-Patronis, Florida State University News
James Clark, “False Gods,” VMag9zine, Wednesday, May 22, 2019. Electronic
FSU Women’s Student Union, “I AM,” Her Voice 2019 Magazine, Thursday, March 28, 2019, p. 5, 23
https://issuu.com/sgastudentpublications/docs/19spring_hervoice-final
FSU Student Life Cinema, “Black Directors Festival” Zine, Wednesday, March 6, 2019
2018
“2018 Global Citizen Curtis Scholarship,” Global Citizen, YouTube
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H57vlovAE7M&feature=emb_title
“Announcing the 2018 Global Citizen Curtis Scholars,” Global Citizen
https://www.globalcitizen.org/en/content/announcing-the-2018-global-citizen-curtis-scholar/
“Myah Freeman Awarded 2018 Curtis Scholarship,” Department of Art News
“The Unsung Hero Project,” by IAMCRYTAALLXO Blog
https://iamcrystaallxo.wordpress.com/
2016
“Community comes together to support public school student success,” ONE by ONE Student Voice Event, Jacksonville Public Education Fund
https://www.jaxpef.org/news/community-comes-together-to-support-public-school-student-success-1
TEACHINGS
2020
FSU Alliance for Black Women Paint Class, FSU Tallahassee, FL
DeVosh Beauty FSU “Paint & Breathe” Paint Class, FSU, Tallahassee, FL
FSU Women’s Student Union “Let’s Talk Art” Panel, FSU, Tallahassee, FL
2019
FSU CARE Ambassador Group, Center for Academic Retention & Enhancement, Tallahassee, FL
Temple Fit Co. Family Wellness Fair, FAMU Developmental Research School, Tallahassee, FL
Maison de la Gare, Saint-Louis, Senegal
SSS-SCOPE Trap N’ Paint, William Johnston Building, Tallahassee, FL
2018
Paint Party!, CARE Leadership Council, Thagard Building, Tallahassee, FL
FSU CARE Ambassador Group, Center for Academic Retention & Enhancement, Tallahassee, FL
Africare With A Twist, Zeta Omicron Chapter of AKA Sorority, Inc., FSU Union Ballrooms, Tallahassee, FL
Oasis International Ministries of Jax, Jacksonville, FL
PROFESSIONAL ORGANIZATIONS
The Kappa Epsilon Chapter of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc.— Arts & Letters Committee Chair, 1st VP
Student Support Services-SCOPE— Member
National Society of Collegiate Scholars— Member
Garnet & Gold Key Leadership Society— Member
OTHER EXPERIENCE
MyahnArt, Jacksonville & Tallahassee, FL — Artist/Creator
SEP 2015 - PRESENT
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Freelance artist. Commission work across mediums including mixed media sculpture, oil, and acrylic paint
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Taught paint classes across campus for many organizations, face painting, etc.
CARE, Tallahassee, FL — Muralist, Graphic Designer
JAN – MAY 2020
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Facilitated a mural in the Thagard Building that embodies the spirit of CARE
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Created graphic templates for flyers and a digital yearbook
SGA DeGraff Tunnel Mural Project — Creative Director & Artist
MAY 2018 – DEC 2019
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Assisted the FSU Student Government Association by spearheading and executing a series of mini murals in the DeGraff Tunnel on campus in the effort of beatification
FSU Global Scholars Program, Tallahassee, FL & Saint-Louis, Senegal — Scholar, Internship
JAN – DEC 2019
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Interned at non-profit, Maison de la Gare, to improve the lives of talibé street children. Upheld their mission by spearheading an art curriculum specific to the children and their needs.
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Expanded my international awareness, diversity, and cultural sensitivity.
Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc., Tallahassee, FL — Arts & Letters Committee Chair, First Vice President
MAR 2019– PRESENT
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Delta Coloring Book, an initiative that I began where students contribute to a large painting centered around a topic of importance. To promote community effort in the arts at a collegiate level
Temple Fit Co. Family Wellness Fair, Tallahassee, FL — Vendor
JUNE 2019
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Taught and encouraged youth grades K-8th different ways of painting during the afterschool programs.
Duval Arts Council Student Representative, Marketing Committee
DCPS One X One Event Panelist
SKILLS
Advocacy, creative thinking & directing, painting and sculpting, Photoshop, Adobe Illustrator, ceramics building, and bookbinding.
Corey Wheeler Photography
About The Artist
Myah Freeman
Artist and creator, Myah Freeman, was born and raised in Jacksonville, FL. Growing up, she always had a unique gift for creating. Much of her art reflects her interest in the beauties and struggles of the Black community as well as her own ancestry and familial experiences. She uses the arts as a means of advocacy, education, and inspiration. Myah Freeman recently graduated from Florida State University where she earned her degree in the Bachelor of Fine Arts Program.
She is continuously working to expand her art business, MyahnArt, providing creative services and products to all.
“My work is a way of remembering the struggles, honoring the strength, and revealing the royalty of Blackness.” – MyahnArt