Tanekeya Word

Word entered Howard University in 2001 where she majored in English with a minor in Afro-American Studies. She received her B.A. in 2006 and her M.A. Arts Management from American University in 2011. Word's 138 page Master's thesis was on the subject of Black Philanthropy in the visual arts.{{cite book|last=Word|first=Tanekeya|title=Black Philanthropy In the Visual Arts: A Contemporary Perspective|year=2011|pages=138|url=http://aladinrc.wrlc.org/bitstream/handle/1961/11143/Word_american_0008N_10088display.pdf?sequence=1}} Word is currently a Doctoral fellow studying the intersections of Urban Education, Art Education and thirdspace as it pertains to Black women in the arts.

Word began her professional art career in 2006. Her first major solo exhibition was at Harriet's Alter Ego in Brooklyn, NY and it ran from May–June 11, 2008. “Popping: The Rebirth of Fresh”{{cite web|title=POPPING: The Rebirth of Fresh|url=http://www.artslant.com/ny/events/show/17723-popping-the-rebirth-of-fresh|publisher=Art Slant|accessdate=6 November 2012}} featured the "Donne Di lusso Series" and was curated by Shantrelle P. Lewis. In 2013 Word returned to her artistic roots, and began mixing her love for abstract minimalism, pop art and mixed media collage into large-scale portraits on paper.

Word was originally I:V of the neonV collective co-founder, managing editor, creative & art director and literature & culture editor. On October 29, 2013, Word became I:IV of the "neonV collective"; she served as the editor-in-chief, creative director, art, literature + culture editor for the new bi-annual neonV magazine: "the magazine for the contemporary peculiar woman." The magazine publicly launched the special collector's editions: vol. I autumn/winter MMXII on December 15, 2012, and vol. II autumn/winter MMXIII on September 30, 2013. The neonV collective took a year sabbatical from printing the magazine on June 30, 2014, instead opting to launch vol. III spring/summer MMXIV on tumblr. [http://neonVmag.tumblr.com/tagged/bare neonVmag]. The magazine is currently defunct as the co-founders branched out to work on personal projects.

Word actively contributes to documenting contemporary arts and culture, from the perspectives of African Diaspora artists, living in the United States of America, as a journalist, producing interviews. She is also one of the inaugural Art + Culture journalists for [http://www.SaintHeron.com SaintHeron.com], "a new music and cultural hub featuring content from the Saint Records family. This includes interviews, profiles on a variety of new music and cultural movements as well as information on Saint Heron and Saint Records, which is creative directed by Solange Knowles.

Word is currently a doctoral fellow, visual artist, and printmaker who is working on her first children's book that she is writing and illustrating.

• Milwaukee Bent: [https://vimeo.com/169956714 Tanekeya Word] (vimeo.com)
• Art 2 Facts: Introducing Tanekeya Word{{cite web|title=Art 2 Facts: Introducing Tanekeya Word| date=18 September 2011 |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JLydz7M8KMQ|publisher=DCTV|accessdate=6 November 2012}}

• "dime defined: tanekeya word." [2013] {{cite web|last=Lee|first=Joy|title=dime defined: tanekeya word|url=http://www.dime-ink.com/the-ink-spot/2013/9/27/dime-defined-tanekeya-word.html|publisher=dimeink|accessdate=23 October 2013}}
• "Meet Artist Tanekeya Word" [2012] {{cite web|title=Meet Artist Tanekeya Word|url=http://www.mosamuse.com/hello-world/|publisher=MosaMuse|accessdate=6 November 2012}}
• "Tanekeya Word-Hybrid Chic" [2011]{{cite web|last=Evans|first=Shannon|title=Tanekeya Word-Hybrid Chic|url=http://www.thesevanblog.com/2011/01/tanekeya-word/|publisher=The Sevan Blog|accessdate=6 November 2012|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20120911010210/http://www.thesevanblog.com/2011/01/tanekeya-word/|archivedate=11 September 2012}}
• "Certified Breathable | Tanekeya Word [2009]{{cite web|author=Selah|title=Certified Breathable {{!}} Tanekeya Word|url=http://www.shebreathes.com/blog/2009/02/tanekeya-word-1.html|publisher=SheBreathes|accessdate=6 November 2012}}
• "BGG Chats with Tanekeya Word" [2008]{{cite web|last=Pope|first=Karla|title=BGG Chats with Tanekeya Word|date=10 June 2008 |url=http://www.browngirlgumbo.com/bgg-chats-with-painterartist-tanekeya/|publisher=Brown Girl Gumbo|accessdate=6 November 2012}}

• ENG 423: Afrofuturism in Tanekeya Word's Artwork{{cite web|author=Christina|title=ENG 423: "Afrofuturism in Tanekeya Word's Artwork"|date=2 November 2011 |url=http://christinaloweng423.blogspot.com/2011/11/journal-response-to-karas-afrofuturism.html|accessdate=6 November 2012}}
• To Take Root Among the Stars {{cite web|last=Hatch|first=Lauren|title=Tanekeya Word|date=2 November 2011 |url=http://totakerootamongthestars.blogspot.com/2011/11/tanekeya-word.html|accessdate=6 November 2012}}

• 2012. “#66 of The Bearden 100.” The Romare Bearden Foundation and Danny Simmons Jr.{{cite web|title=Bearden 100 #66|url=http://www.beardencentennial.org/tanekeya-word#.UJkrPGnuUdp|publisher=Romare Bearden Centennial|accessdate=6 November 2012}}
• 2011. “Artisan Series Regional Semi-Finalist.” Rush Philanthropic Arts Foundation and Bombay Sapphire. Nationwide Competition{{cite web|title=The ARTISAN SERIES|url=http://inter-visions.com/div/pic%20of%20month/artisan_series.pdf|publisher=International Visions Gallery|accessdate=6 November 2012}}
• 2010. “Artisan Series Regional Semi-Finalist.” Rush Philanthropic Arts Foundation and Bombay Sapphire. Nationwide Competition

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