Born 1989 in Accra, Ghana
MFA, Cranbrook Academy of Art, Bloomfield Hills, MI, 2018
BFA, Judson University, Elgin, IL, 2015
Lives and works in Detroit, MI
Solo and two-person exhibitions
2022
Travelogue, MCLA Gallery 51, North Adams, MA
2021
Conrad Egyir, UTA Artist Space, Beverly Hills, CA
Conrad Egyir: Chapters of Light, Institute of Contemporary Art, San José, CA
Conrad Egyir & Ato Ribeiro: Every Time I Try to Get a Peace of Mind, Anastasia Tinari Projects, Chicago, IL
2020
Class of 2020, UTA Artist Space, Beverly Hills, CA
Terra Nullius, Museum of Contemporary Art Detroit, Detroit, MI
2019
Conrad Egyir & Patrick Quarm: Anansesem, Albertz Benda, New York, NY
Ameliorations, Jessica Silverman, San Francisco, CA
Successions and Reflection, Library Street Collective, Detroit, MI
Group exhibitions
2023
Skilled Labor: Black Realism in Detroit, Cranbrook Art Museum, Bloomfield Hills, MI [forthcoming]
A Growing Season, Jessica Silverman, San Francisco, CA
2022
Jessica Silverman Presents, TOA Presents, Minneapolis, MN
The Regional, Museum of Contemporary Art, Cleveland, OH; traveling to Contemporary Arts Center, Cincinnati, OH (2022)
2021
Ontology, Ross + Kramer Gallery, New York, NY
We Are Here, Jessica Silverman, San Francisco, CA
2020
Shapeshifters: Transformations in Contemporary Art, Cranbrook Art Museum, Detroit, MI
Conversational Spirits, Jessica Silverman, San Francisco, CA
We Used to Gather, Library Street Collective, Detroit, MI
2019
I Am My Story, Mindy Solomon Gallery, Detroit, MI
2018
Homemade, Library Street Collective, Detroit, MI
Art Prize 2018, Grand Rapids Art Museum, Grand Rapids, MI
ARC: Emerging Artists, NCA Gallery, Detroit, MI
Spring Annual Group Exhibition, Next Step Studio Gallery, Ferndale, MI
Graduate Degree Exhibition, Cranbrook Art Museum, Bloomfield Hills, MI
The Treachery of Images, Forum Gallery, Bloomfield Hills, MI
Touch Me, Hold Me, Squeeze Me, Photo Hangar, Bloomfield Hills, MI
2017
MOCAD Monster Drawing Rally, Museum of Contemporary Art Detroit, Detroit, MI
What Did You Do Last Summer, Forum Gallery, Bloomfield Hills, MI
Incubator Opening, Talking Dolls, Detroit, MI
Spring Annual Group Exhibition, Next Step Studio Gallery, Ferndale, MI
Remedies, Forum Gallery, Bloomfield Hills, MI
Stick It, Forum Gallery, Bloomfield Hills, MI
Selected Bibliography
2022
Marcisz, Christopher. “International artist Conrad Egyir opens ‘Travelogue’ at MCLA Gallery 51’. The Berkshire Eagle. June 16, 2022.
2021
Plagens, Peter. “’The Regional’ Review: The Midwest on the Move.” The Wall Street Journal. December 29, 2021.
Durón, Maximilíano. “At Art Basel Miami Beach, Large-Scale Artworks Reflect on Tumultuous Past Two Years.” ARTnews. November 29, 2021
Rinaldi, Ray Mark. “A Curator Makes Room for Big Ideas and Big Art.” The New York Times. November 28, 2021
Case, Elliott Sky. “Chapters of Truth: Conrad Egyir at ICA” metroactive. October 20, 2021.
Szczesny, Joseph. “West African artist opens his Cranbrook studio for virtual tour.” The Oakland Press. April 5, 2021.
2019
Helfand, Glen. “Critics’ Pick: Conrad Egyir.” Artforum, May 23, 2019.
2018
New American Paintings, “MFA Annual #135, Juror: Anne Ellegood.” New American Paintings. April 2018/May 2018.
Hodges, Michael. “Cranbrook Art Academy Hosts Sunday Open House.” The Detroit News, April 27, 2018.
Awards and Residencies
2019
International Studio & Curatorial Program (ISCP) Residency, New York, NY
2018
Museum Acquisition Award, Cranbrook Art Museum, Bloomfield Hills, MI
Director’s Award. Cranbrook Academy of Art, Bloomfield Hills, MI
Vermont Studio Center Residency, Johnson, VT
ACRE Residency, Artists’ Cooperative Residency and Exhibitions, Steuben, WI
Ox-Bow School of Arts and Artist Residency, Fall Artist-in-Residence, Saugatuck, MI
2017
Talking Dolls, Artist-in-Residence, Detroit, MI
2016
Edith Smilack Scholarship, Merit Recipient, Cranbrook, MI
2014
Best in Fine Art Award, Judson University, IL
Public Collections
Cranbrook Art Museum, Bloomfield Hills, MI
The Detroit Institute of Arts, MI
JP Morgan Chase Art Collection
Kalamazoo Institute of Arts, Kalamazoo, MI
Kaiser Permanente Bernard J. Tyson School of Medicine, Pasadena, CA
Pérez Art Museum Miami, FL
Rennie Collection, Vancouver, Canada
