Rashaad Newsome was born in New Orleans, LA where he received his BA in
Art History at Tulane University. After receiving his BA he moved to New York where
he studied film at Film Video Arts. Rashaad’s work has been shown nationally and
internationally at such creditable institutions and commercial art galleries as:
K.U.E.L., Berlin, Germany; Glassbox Gallery, Paris, France; Rush Arts Gallery, NYC;
Zero Station, Portland, Maine; Veletrzni Palace, Prague, Czech Republic; Fondation
Cartier, Paris, France; Fiac, Paris, France; The Film Gallery, Paris, France; The
Contemporary Arts Center, New Orleans, LA and The New Orleans Museum of Art. In
addition Rashaad has been the recipient of several awards including: The Franklin
Furnace Grant for Performance Art; l’Entreprise Culturelle Artist In Residence
Program; Harvestworks Artist In Residence Program and The BCAT/Rotunda Gallery Joint
Multimedia Artist In Residence Program.
