Education:
1992-1996 School of the Art Institute of Chicago (SAIC), Chicago, IL B.F.A.
1990-1992 North Carolina School of the Arts (NCSA), Winston Salem, NC
1989 Penland School of Arts and Crafts, Penland, NC
1988 Brevard University, Brevard, NC
Awards & Grants
1992-1996 Education Grant, School of the Art Institute of Chicago, IL
2000 Artist in Residence Grant, Artspace, Raleigh, NC
Public Art
"Give and Take", Artspace, Raleigh, NC
"Feed the Farm", Raleigh, NC
Passage to Civilized Living, Habitat for Humanity, Raleigh, NC
Mannequin Ball, NC History Museum, Raleigh, NC
Raleigh Street Painting Festival, Raleigh, NC
Raleigh Street Painting Festival, Raleigh, NC
Selected Solo Exhibitions
2007 New Horizons, Gallery C, Raleigh, NC
2006 Tisha Edwards: New Works, Glance Gallery, Raleigh, NC
2004 Metamorphosis, Gallery C, Raleigh, NC
2002 Congress of Oddities, Gallery C, Raleigh, NC
2001 The Dark Fantastic, Artspace, Raleigh, NC
2001 Tisha Edwards: New Works, Mims Gallery, NC Wesleyan College, Rocky Mount, NC
1999 Tisha Edwards: New Works, Gallery C, Raleigh, NC
1997 SAIC Alumni Show: Recent Works, Gallery 2, Chicago, IL
1996 Tripod, SAIC Department Gallery, Chicago, IL
1991 Mindalter/Altermind, NCSA Department Gallery, Winston-Salem, NC
Selected Group Exhibitions
2018 "Some Assembly Required", Adam Cave Fine Art, Raleigh, NC
2011 "Birds of a Feather", Adam Cave Fine Art, Raleigh, NC
2009 "Picturing the Fantastic", Block Gallery, Raleigh, NC
2008 REAR Exhibition, Artspace, Raleigh, NC
2006 Gallery Artists Show, Glance Gallery, Raleigh, NC
2005 Gallery Artists Show, Glance Gallery, Raleigh, NC
2004 Gallery Artists Show, Glance Gallery, Raleigh, NC
2003 Recent Works on Canvas (two person show), Gallery C, Raleigh, NC
2000 Group Show, Durham Arts Guild, Durham, NC
2000 Gallery Artists Show(three person show), Gallery C, Raleigh, NC
2000 The Marvels, Artspace, Raleigh, NC
1998 9th Annual N.E.W. Show, Visual Art Exchange, Raleigh, NC
1996 B.F.A. Show, SAIC Exhibition Site, Chicago, IL
Selected Articles & Reviews
2009 June- Art Sync Magazine, "Feature Article"
2007 May- Carolina Arts, Feature Article
2005 Sept.- Metro Magazine, Artist-at-Large, review by Louis St. Lewis
2005 Feb.- Independent Weekly, Art thats worth a Glance, review by Doug Stuber
2004 June -Metro Magazine, Gallery Goings-On, review by Louis St. Lewis
2004 May- Carolina Arts, Gallery C: New Works by Tisha Edwards
2003 March- Raleigh News & Observer, Cheap Thrills
2002 June- Raleigh News & Observer, Deliberate Distortions, review by Max Halperen
2001 Aug.- Artspace Publication, Regional Emerging Artist Residency Exhibition
2001 Aug.- Raleigh News & Observer, Arresting Views, review by Max Halperen
2000 July- Carolina Arts, Gallery C- Shows Three New Artists
2000 Dec.- Raleigh News & Observer, Heads UP: Top 10 Artists to Watch
1999 April- Raleigh News & Observer, Best Bets: in the Galleries