Myles Cheadle
Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art (NAMA)
Mentors: April Watson (Photography)- mentor both years of the fellowship
Myles is pursuing a degree in art history at the University of Missouri-Kansas City. As an artist with a lifelong appreciation of jazz, Myles first displayed his work publicly in the exhibition Ella: First Lady of Song at the American Jazz Museum in 2012. Myles soon began devoting more time to the American Jazz Museum, and he became interested in curatorial work while assisting with the planning, design, and marketing for the permanent collection, as well as for the exhibitions Beyond Words and American Sabor: Latinos in U.S. Popular Music.
In 2015, Myles co-curated Through the Lens: Visions of African American Experience, 1950-1970, on view November 18, 2015-April 3, 2016. His curatorial mentor is April Watson, curator of photography.
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