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Cary Okoro is an artist, writer and filmmaker who received her BFA and MFA from The School of the Art Institute of Chicago. Her paintings, photographs and mixed-media work have hung in numerous shows, including in New York and Chicago, and her work is in collections throughout the United States.
The personal documentary Okoro directed about the devastating effects of Alzheimer's disease, "Something Should Be Done About Grandma Ruthie," aired on PBS, won numerous awards and has screened at festivals and museums internationally. Okoro is a member of the Director's Guild of America and has directed non-fiction programming for CBS, Paramount Pictures, Discovery Channel, the Hallmark Channel and PBS. Her creative non-fiction essays have been published in "Chicago Parent Magazine" and on The Mighty. Her work has received grants from the National Endowment for the Arts, the Illinois Arts Council and the City of Chicago. |
Current Art Exhibitions:
"64 Arts Show" Buchanan Center for the Arts, Monmouth, IL: Aug 25 - Oct 9, 2020
"West Michigan Area Show" Kalamazoo Institute of Art, Kalamazoo, MI: Jul 24 - Oct 4, 2020
"Michigan Fine Arts Competition" Birmingham Bloomfield Art Center, Birmingham, MI: Jul 9 - Aug 27, 2020
"PAINT: Medium as Power in a Time of Crisis" Barrett Art Center, Poughkeepsie, NY: Jul 11 - Aug 15, 2020
"Michigan Fine Arts Competition" Birmingham Bloomfield Art Center, Birmingham, MI: Jul 9 - Aug 27, 2020
"Beyond, Behind, Beneath... Narrative Self-Portraiture" South Haven Center for the Arts, MI : May 22 - Jul 18, 2020
"All Art Works Show" Project 1 by ArtPrize, Grand Rapids, MI: Sept 6-10, 2019
"Life As A Tapestry" Fuller Art House, Sylvania, OH: Jun 7 - Jul 27, 2019
"64 Arts Show" Buchanan Center for the Arts, Monmouth, IL: Aug 25 - Oct 9, 2020
"West Michigan Area Show" Kalamazoo Institute of Art, Kalamazoo, MI: Jul 24 - Oct 4, 2020
"Michigan Fine Arts Competition" Birmingham Bloomfield Art Center, Birmingham, MI: Jul 9 - Aug 27, 2020
"PAINT: Medium as Power in a Time of Crisis" Barrett Art Center, Poughkeepsie, NY: Jul 11 - Aug 15, 2020
"Michigan Fine Arts Competition" Birmingham Bloomfield Art Center, Birmingham, MI: Jul 9 - Aug 27, 2020
"Beyond, Behind, Beneath... Narrative Self-Portraiture" South Haven Center for the Arts, MI : May 22 - Jul 18, 2020
"All Art Works Show" Project 1 by ArtPrize, Grand Rapids, MI: Sept 6-10, 2019
"Life As A Tapestry" Fuller Art House, Sylvania, OH: Jun 7 - Jul 27, 2019
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Good Trouble:
When not making art, Okoro loves nature, dogs, and crusading for social and environmental justice. Or as the late John Lewis put it, getting into "good trouble." She lives with her husband, two children and their golden retriever in Michigan. And let's face it, the golden retriever runs this show. 
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