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Dawn Okoro, a painter and University of Texas alum, is pursuing her craft while as she's enrolled as a third-year law student at Texas Southern University in Houston - and yet she's become something of an accidental celebrity consort and a portrait artist to the stars.
So far she's teamed up with Erykah Badu to raise awareness for the singer's nonprofit organization, and has had Shaun Robinson of "Access Hollywood" and Victoria's Secret model Nichole both commission portraits. She's shown artwork in London, and even sent a painting to a show in Australia whose organizer turned out to have appeared in a recent "Star Wars" flick. Okoro's art has recently graced the pages of Paris-based "CLAM" magazine. With minimal self-promotion Okoro has managed to sell several dozen paintings and has developed cadres of collectors in Dallas, New York and Los Angeles. While she spends her school years in Houston, she plans to make her home base New York City.
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2009 Thurgood Marshall School of Law, J.D. - Focusing on Art Law
2002 University of Texas at Austin, B.A. - Studied Fashion Design and Psychology
SOLO EXHIBITIONS
2007 December 13, 2007 DAWN OKORO: RFB&D Recording Studio; 1314 W. 45th St, Austin, Texas. Benefiting Recording for the Blind & Dyslexic.
2006 May 5, 2006 DAWN OKORO: CREATION at Gachet Gallery, 1804 Lower Greenville Ave; Dallas,Texas. Benefiting B.L.I.N.D. (Beautiful Love Incorporated Nonprofit Development). Presented by Erykah Badu. Click Here for press release
2006 March 18, 2006 DAWN OKORO: AT RISK at Topaz Salon, 1509 S. Lamar; Austin, Texas. Benefiting B.L.I.N.D. (Beautiful Love Incorporated Nonprofit Development). Presented by Badu World and Topaz Salon. Click Here for press release
2005 August 27, 2005 DAWN OKORO: MUSE at Iron Gate Studios, 2205 W 5th St, Austin, Texas. Benefiting Thoughtful House Center for Children. Click Here for press release
SELECTED GROUP EXHIBITIONS
2009 Mar 6 - Apr, 11 2009, Texas Biennial, Austin, TX.
2009 Jan 2 - Jan, 29 2009, Pineal Portraits, London, UK.
2008 Nov 1, 2008, ARTcetera Biennial, Boston Center for the Arts, Boston, MA.
2008 Nov 7 - Nov 29 2008, Pineal Portraits, W Hotel (Chicago City Center), 172 West Adams Street, Chicago, IL.
2008 Sept 5, 2008, Red September, Fundraiser for ROAR, Sydney, Australia.
2008 Sept 12 - Sept 29, 2008, Pineal Portraits, Wilshire Gallery, 6130 Wilshire Blvd, Los Angeles, CA.
2008 April 12 - 19, 2008, Visual Collaborative, The Undercurrent Arts, Miami, FL.
2008 March 6, 2008, CulinART, University of Texas Alumni Center, Austin, TX.
2007 November 3, 2007, So Live! Arts Movement, Pratt Institute, Brooklyn, NY.
2007 November 17, 2007, Dray Walk Gallery, London, UK.
2007 September 15, 2007, Art and Fashion Fund Raiser for ROAR, at Establishment, 252 George Street, Sydney, Australia.
2007 June 15, 2007, Picture Progress: An Art Auction and Benefit, Red Ink Studios, 91035 Market Street, San Francisco, CA.
2007 Saks Fifth Avenue, Premier Altier, 9722 Great Hills Trail, Austin, TX.
2006 November 2006, Healing Arts Exhibition and Auction, The Wright House Wellness center, 4301-B N IH 35 in Austin, TX.
2006 July 1 – July 22, 2006, FIX / ESCAPE at ADM Project Gallery , 6015 Santa Monica Blvd., 2nd floor, Hollywood, CA.
Presented by The Pandemonium Collective .
2006 April 8, 2006, Fundraiser for the documentary, "Texas Redistricting," from directors Allegra McCoy and Shaune Kolber. Art Palace, 2109 Cesar Chavez, Austin, Texas.
2004 April 11, 2004, Art Show, at Gallery Lombardi, 910 W 3rd, Austin, Texas. Artists include Tim Doyle and Matthew Rodriguez.
2004 March 12 – March 16, 2004, South by South West (SXSW) at the Hideout 617 Congress Avenue, Austin, Texas. Presented by Austin Sketch Group.
2002 April, 2002, Off Broadway play, THE VAGINA MONOLOGUES, at the University of Texas. Art displayed at the show.
2001 April, 2001, ART AND FASHION, at the Frank Erwin Center, 1701 Red River, Austin Texas.
1999 March, 1999, CELEBRATION OF ART, at Austin Music Hall, 208 Nueces St, Austin, Texas.
1998 Spring, 1998, Texas State Capitol Building, Austin, Texas.
1998 January 1998, SCHOLASTIC ART AWARDS, New York City.