Sedrick Chisom

Sedrick Chisom is a visual artist based in Brooklyn, New York, born in 1989 in Philadelphia. He completed his BFA at Cooper Union, where he was awarded the Jacques and Natasha Gelman Foundation Award for Exceptional Ability, and went on to earn his MFA from the Mason Gross School of the Arts at Rutgers University.

Chisom's work has been exhibited in numerous solo and group exhibitions in the US and abroad, including at Pilar Corrias in London, Matthew Brown in Los Angeles, and Hayward Gallery in London. His work explores themes related to race, identity, history, and power, and spans a range of mediums including painting, drawing, and sculpture.

Chisom has received several awards and honors, including the 2018-2019 VCU Fountainhead Fellowship in Painting and Drawing at the Macedonia Institute and a residency at the Skowhegan School of Painting and Sculpture in 2019.