African American Studies Department

Johnny Coleman

Contact Information

E-mail: johnny.coleman@oberlin.edu
Phone: (440) 775-6908
Office:
Art 601
10 North Professor Street
Oberlin, OH 44074

Associate Professor aof African American Studies

Educational Background
Professor Coleman holds the BFA (honors) Otis Art Institute of the Parsons School of Design, MFA University of California at San Diego.

Research Interests
He has worked collaboratively with Ulysses Jenkins, Collage Ansemble, George Lewis, Kimara Dixon, Albert Chong, Quincy Troupe, The Hittite Empire, Adenike Sharpley, and Michael Early. Mr. Coleman has created sound installations for The Akron Art Museum, The College of Wooster Art Museum, MOCA Cleveland, Randolph Street Gallery, Hall Walls, William Cannon Art Center, Urban Evidence (SPACES Gallery, Cleveland), in SITE 94 (Santa Fe Depot, San Diego), Santa Barbara Contemporary Arts Forum, Centro Cultural (San Diego), and David Zapf Gallery. Additionally, he performed on stage at BAM, Majestic Theater: Next Wave Festival 96, and his work is included in the permanent collection of The San Diego Museum of Contemporary Art, and the California Center for Contemporary Arts.

Current Research

Recent Publications and Awards