EDUCATION

University of California, Berkeley College of Environmental Design — Master’s in Landscape Architecture

Emory College of Arts & Science — Bachelor’s in African American Studies

RESIDENCY & FELLOWSHIP

2023-2024 REMERGE Artist studio residency. Sweet Auburn, Atlanta, GA

2023 Gist Yarn WEAVE Residency with Black Sheep Fiber Circle, Atlanta, GA

2022 SAAFON Fiber Arts Organizing Fellowship, High Hog Farm, Grayson, GA

2021 Indigo processing studio residency, Save Our Legacy Ourself, Sapelo Island, GA

2019-2020 The Laundromat Project Fellowship, New York, NY

TEACHING & PRODUCTION EXPERIENCE 

2022 – 2024 Garden Specialist and Educator. Spelman College, Spelman Food Studies Program.

2024 Educator. Plant Paint Alchemy workshop. Iwilla Remedy. Scottsdale, GA.

2024 Educator. Plant Paint workshop. Yes, Please Bookhouse and Carespace. Scottsdale, GA.

2024 Educator. Nature’s Palette workshop. REMERGE Art Studio in Sweet Auburn. Atlanta, GA.

2024 Educator. Eco-Painting workshop at Black Girl Plant Fest. Nourish Botanica. Atlanta, GA.

2023 Production Consultant for SolARTS Festival. West Atlanta Watershed Alliance. Atlanta, GA.

2022 Art and Gardening Summer Program Manager. East Point Housing Authority & Black Art in America Foundation. Atlanta, GA.

2020 Program Coordinator & Art Instructor. Thurgood Marshall Academy Lower School. New York, NY.

2019-2020 Facilitator. The People’s Studio @ Museum of Modern Art (MoMA). New York, NY.

2019 Curator. “Ratchet Opulence Art Showcase” Fundraiser and Community Gathering. H-Loft. Harlem, NY.

2018 Educational Programs Intern. Harvey B. Gantt Center for African-American Arts + Culture. Charlotte, NC. 

SOLO EXHIBITION

2024 “Sunset on Auburn Ave,” REMERGE, Atlanta, GA.

2023 “Breaking Seed Dormancy,” West Atlanta Watershed Alliance, Atlanta, GA.

GROUP EXHIBITION HISTORY

2023

West Atlanta Watershed Alliance, “SolARTS Festival” Atlanta, GA.

The Gathering Spot, “Art & Jazz Gala” Atlanta, GA.

2022

Hidden Gallery 333, “Rebirth” Atlanta, GA.

Black Coffee ATL ,”Stacey Abrams, Pass The Mic to Women” Atlanta, GA.

The WXLLXM, “The Art of Metanoia” Atlanta, GA.

Ambient + Studio, “So Surreal Art” Atlanta, GA.

2021

Hidden Gallery 333, “The Awakening” Atlanta, GA. 

swm.nyc, “SWM” Brooklyn, NY.

2020

FIT State University of New York, “Black in Time” New York, NY.

2019

Gotham Hall, “CFK Gala,” New York, NY.

H-Loft, “Ratchet Opulence” New York, NY.

Gallery House (Pratt Institute), “Remember Us” Brooklyn, NY.

The Capitale, “The Regal Ball,” New York, NY. 

Davidson College, “R.O.O.T.S.” Davidson, NC.

PUBLICATIONS & CITATIONS

Dykes, Allanah. “Atlanta’s thriving vegan food scene got its start in the Black communities of West End.” Georgia Public Broadcasting. Georgia Public Radio. GPTV. Digital, June 10, 2024. 

Felton, Ariel. “How Two Activists From Atlanta Are Helping Preserve the Traditions of a Remote Georgia Island.” Vogue (Mural photos). Digital, February 28, 2023. 

“Mankaprr Conteh” Rolling Stone (Headshot credit). Digital, June 10, 2022.

“Check Out Riyah Niko’s Story” VoyageATL (Interview). Digital, October 26, 2022.

“Meet Sariyah Benoit | painter, muralist, film photographer, visual art enthusiast” Shoutout Atlanta (Interview). Digital, July 20, 2021. 

“2020 Create Change Fellow | 2021 Creative Action Fund Awardee” Laundromat Project. Digital. 2021.

“Pedagogy and Purpose” Laundromat Project. Digital, July 9, 2020.

“THE LAUNDROMAT PROJECT SELECTS…” ARTFORUM. Digital, January 27, 2020.

AWARDS

2024 ReSeed: Farmer-to-Farmer Flow Fund 2024. The Kindle Project.

2021 Creative Action Fund Awardee. Laundromat Project.

NOTABLE COMMISSIONS

3 sisters, 3 generations Mural (12ft x 9ft). National Black Food and Justice Alliance Office. Atlanta, Ga. 2022.

East Point People Mural (5.5 x 30ft concrete). Oz Pizza and East Point MARTA Station. East Point, GA. 2022.

Grand Opening Mural. Dog House Boxing and Fitness Gym. Woodstock, GA. 2021.

Spirit of Sapelo Mural (7 x 15ft). Sapelo Go Country Store. Sapelo Island, GA. 2021.

Affirmations Mural. The Chill Spud restaurant. Atlanta, GA. 2021.

Motivation 2 Mural. The Chill Spud restaurant. Atlanta, GA. 2021

Motivation 1 Mural. Tru Skills Barber Shop. Atlanta, GA. 2020

Kickback Cacti Murals. P.S. 142. New York, NY. 2020.

Love Learning Murals. P.S. 314x. Bronx, NY. 2020.

School Murals Project. Thaddeus Stevens P.S. 81. Brooklyn, NY. 2020.

Zora Neale Hurston Mural. Brighter Choice Community School. Brooklyn, NY. 2019.

MEMBERSHIP:

Nourish Botanica Advisory and Planning Committee, since 2023

SAAFON, since 2022

Black Sheep Fiber Circle, since 2021

The Laundromat Project, since 2019