Evangeline Mensah-Agyekum is a Ghanaian-American storyteller, researcher, and engineer currently based in Pittsburgh, PA. Her work revolves around transformation as a pivotal means of revealing one's true self. As a self-taught artist, she explores narratives of identity, particularly those linked to Blackness and womanhood, through photography, fashion, and filmmaking. She captures overlooked stories from everyday life and the distinct characteristics of the people around her, whether familiar or unfamiliar, portraying undaunted characters through their vulnerability.
Evangeline completed the Distillery Emerging Artists Program, a year-long studio residency at Brew House Arts. Her work is currently on display in vacant storefronts in downtown Pittsburgh as part of Emerging Visions through the Silver Eye Center for Photography. Evangeline’s work has exhibited in spaces including the Carnegie Museum of Art, Brew House Arts, SPACE Gallery, Culture Con, and Gallery 90220. Evangeline received her Bachelor of Science in the School of Engineering from Carnegie Mellon University.
Full CV available upon request.
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2024
Queens + Kings: A Tale of Two Cities, Adidas x 38a Gallery, Pittsburgh, PA
Oat Milk + HXNY, Brew House Arts, Pittsburgh, PA
Benefit Auction 24, Silver Eye Center, Pittsburgh, PA
Indelible Imprints, Gallery 90220, Los Angeles, CA
Getting the Spirit Out, Brew House Arts, Pittsburgh, PA
2023
Emerging Visions, Silver Eye x Pittsburgh Downtown Partnership, Pittsburgh, PA
Three Rivers Arts Festival Juried Visual Art Exhibition, SPACE Gallery, Pittsburgh, PA
Video Art PGH, Miller Institute for Contemporary Art, Pittsburgh, PA
I still see you, even in the dark, 38a Gallery, Pittsburgh, PA [Solo Exhibition]
Lay Bare, Brew House Arts, Pittsburgh, PA
2022
Youth Film Fest, Carnegie Museum of Art, Pittsburgh, PA
The Future is Black, The Blaxk Box, Pittsburgh, PA
Pittsburgh Paints Pop Up!, Cultural Trust Gallery Crawl, Pittsburgh, PA
TILA X Culture Con, Culture Con, Atlanta, GA
2021
Radical Black Joy, SaveArtSpace, Pittsburgh, PA
Roots Run Deep, Brew House Arts, Pittsburgh, PA
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2025
Filmmaking & Post Production Fellowship, The Warhol Academy, Pittsburgh, PA
2024
Creative Fellowship, The Future is Black, Pittsburgh, PA
Artivist Academy, 1Hood Media, Pittsburgh, PA
2023
BOOM Universe x Radiant Hall Residency Program, Pittsburgh, PA
Distillery Emerging Artists Program, Brew House Association, Pittsburgh, PA
Blk Art Lab Residency, Protohaven, Pittsburgh, PA
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2023
Advancing Black Arts in Pittsburgh Grant, The Pittsburgh Foundation, Pittsburgh, PA
Three Rivers Arts Festival Juried Visual Art Exhibition - Best in Show Award, SPACE Gallery, Pittsburgh, PA
Duolingo Community Arts Award, Pittsburgh, PA
Arts @ the Frontier Grant, The Frank-Ratchye STUDIO for Creative Inquiry
Silver Eye Fellowship - Special Mention, Pittsburgh, PA
2021
Arts @ the Frontier Grant, The Frank-Ratchye STUDIO for Creative Inquiry
BIPOC Artist Micro-Grant, The Pittsburgh Foundation
Student Undergraduate Research Grant, Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh PA
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giving myself permission to play.
getting to the practice of my art.
my studio is my mind.
honor the story. trust the journey.