Cedric Alexander Thurman is a Visual Architect, shaping culture through art direction, film, curation, and abstraction. Based on the South Side of Chicago, his work moves fluidly between advertising and fine art. Whether designing immersive brand campaigns, curating exhibitions, or painting the intangible, Thurman’s work is a dialogue—between self and space, personal memory and collective experience.
Clients: ESPN, Reebok, Blue Shield of California, Mill Valley Film Festival, Coca-Cola, Sprite, San Francisco Ballet, Lowe’s, Lenovo, Peace Tea, Tinder, Grey Goose, Jamaican Mango & Lime, Chicago Department of Public Health.
Inquiries & Collaborations: cedric.a.thurman@gmail.com
Press: BBC Interview, NY Times, One School
ARTIST CV
SOLO EXHIBITIONS
2024
In These Times at RFA Gallery
2023
Open Your Eyes and Look Within at The Silver Room. Curated by El Bramwell in Chicago
GROUP EXHIBITIONS
2024
Case for the Black Abstract at Fourtunehouse Art Center
Timeless Threads: Art Across Cultures at RFA Gallery
2023
MvVO Ad Art Show at Powerhouse Arts Brooklyn. Curated by Isaac Aden
Something I Can Feel curated by Dwight White II in Chicago
Take Space curated by Dwight White II. Sponsored by Lululemon in Chicago
2022
Eachother As One at Bed Stuy Art House
The Patriot at O’Flaherty’s NYC
2021
Black Creativity by the Museum of Science and Industry Chicago
2020
Black Creativity by the Museum of Science and Industry Chicago
CURATORIAL EXHIBITIONS
2022
Something I Can Feel at Soho House Chicago
Studio Casa presents The Move - Brooklyn
Reebok Classic Juke Joint - New Orleans
FELLOWSHIPS
2024
Fashion For All Foundation - Ann Lowe Fashion Fellowship
2022-2023
Fashion For All Foundation - Bridge to Basel