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Dr. Jabani Bennett

Louisville, Kentucky · @dr.jabani

Education

  • 2021

    Spalding University, Louisville, KY

    Doctor of Education in Leadership

Solo Exhibitions

  • 2024–2025

    Kentucky Center for African American Heritage, Louisville, KY

    And Say Hi to Your Mother

Selected Group & Invitational Exhibitions

  • 2026

    KMAC Contemporary Art Museum, Louisville, KY

    Girl Crush

  • 2026

    KMAC Contemporary Art Museum, Louisville, KY

    Stan Squirewell: Threads of Influence (Invitational Featured Artist)

  • 2026

    Kore Gallery, Louisville, KY

    The Other Side

  • 2025

    KMAC Contemporary Art Museum, Louisville, KY

    Material Obsession

  • 2025

    Artists & Afros Fine Arts Festival, Louisville, KY

  • 2025

    Huff Gallery at Spalding University, Louisville, KY

    Echoed Legacy

  • 2024

    Cressman Center for Visual Arts, Louisville, KY

    Open Studio Juried Exhibition

  • 2023

    Moremen Gallery, Louisville, KY

    Perspectives 2023 by 32 Black Artists

  • 2022

    Cultural Arts Center, New Albany, IN

    Ate x 10

  • 2011

    The Art Students League, New York, NY

    Student Salons Exhibition

Residencies / Artist Development

  • 2026

    Little Loomhouse, Louisville, KY

    Artist-in-Residence

  • 2025

    KFW Loretto Artist Residency Program, Nerinx, KY

    Artist-in-Residence

  • 2025

    COLLIDER Artist-in-Residence Program, Louisville, KY

    Artist-in-Residence

Grants / Awards

  • 2026

    Great Meadows Foundation

    Artist Professional Development Grant

  • 2025

    Kentucky Foundation for Women

    Artist Enrichment Grant

  • 2025

    Artists & Afros

    Second Place Award (Juried Art Competition)

  • 2025

    Louisville Visual Art Honors Gala

    Community Impact Award

  • 2022

    Kentucky Foundation for Women

    Artist Enrichment Grant

  • 2013

    New York State Art Teachers Association

    Region Art Educator of the Year (Region 8)

Publications / Writing

  • 2026

    We Are Here: Art & Wellness in Louisville: An Asset-Based Cultural Report on Artists and Local Healing

    Division for Population Health, Louisville Metro Department of Public Health & Wellness