RISING RED LOTUS STUDIO

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BIOGRAPHY


EDUCATION

  • 2005-09 B.F.A. Illustration, Savannah College of Art and Design, Atlanta, GA

 

SELECTED COMMERCIAL CLIENTS

Adidas / Detroit / Nationwide, AFRO PUNK / Atlanta / NYC / Paris, BET / National, Converse / Atlanta, Disney / Global , FX / NYC, GMC / National , Google / Atlanta , HGTV / Global, Hyundai / Miami, MARVEL Studios / Global, Microsoft / Atlanta, NBC / National, Red Bull / Atlanta, Sacs Fifth Avenue / Atlanta / NYC, Universal Pictures / Global 

 

MUSEUM COLLECTIONS

  • 2023 High Museum of Art, Yasuke Series, Atlanta, GA

  • 2022 North Carolina Museum of Art, Billboard Installation, Raleigh, NC

  • 2022 Science Museum, Black Panther Exhibit, London, UK

  • 2021 SCAD Fashion Museum, Ruth E. Carter: Afrofuturism in Costume Design, Atlanta, GA

  • 2011 High Museum of Art, Contemporary Art Collection, Atlanta, GA

 


 

SOLO EXHIBITIONS

  • 2022 Beyond Time, FreeMarket Gallery, Atlanta, GA

  • 2016 TORN, Notch 8 Gallery, Atlanta, GA

  • 2013 Nothing Is Sacred, Nelson Street Gallery, Atlanta, GA

  • 2011 Red Lotus: The Floating World, ABV Gallery, Atlanta, GA

  • 2010 Red Dawn, WM Turner Gallery, Atlanta, GA

  • 2009 Selected Works, Cartel Studios, Atlanta, GA

  • 2009 Octopus Tempura, Studio Plex Lofts, Atlanta GA

  • 2008 Peep Show, Dimensions Gallery, Savannah, GA


 

GROUP EXHIBITIONS

  • 2023 Samurai, High Museum of Art, Atlanta, GA

  • 2021 SCAD Fashion Museum, Ruth E. Carter: Afrofuturism in Costume Design, Atlanta, GA

  • 2019 A Better View, ABV Gallery, Atlanta, GA

  • 2018 A Better View, ABV Gallery, Atlanta, GA

  • 2017 Out Of Context, Notch 8 Gallery, Atlanta GA

  • 2017 A Better View, ABV Gallery, Atlanta, GA

  • 2016 Art With A Future, Mason Fine Art, Atlanta, GA

  • 2016 Selected works, Mason Fine Art, Atlanta, GA

  • 2016 WonderRoot CSA, WonderRoot, Atlanta, GA

  • 2013 Drawing Inside the Perimeter, High Museum of Art, Atlanta, GA

  • 2013 Graffiti Mash-up, Fay Gold Gallery, Atlanta, GA

  • 2013 See Through, Nelson Street Gallery, Atlanta, GA

  • 2012 Sustaining Process, Nelson Street Gallery, Atlanta, GA

  • 2012 Convergence: Benefit for The Creatives Project, The Goat Farm, Atlanta, GA

  • 2012 Art Beats and Lyrics, Atlanta / L.A / New York /Miami

  • 2012 Fifty/Fifty, ABV Gallery, Atlanta, GA

  • 2012 Fear and Loathing in Atlanta, ABV Gallery, Atlanta, GA

  • 2008 SCAD at Large, The Mattress Factory Lofts, Atlanta, GA


 

RESIDENCES

  • 2019 AIR Serenbe Focus Fellowship, Serenbe, GA

  • 2011 The Creatives Project Artist in Studio Grant, The Goat Farm, Atlanta, GA

GRANTS / AWARDS

  • 2021 SCAD Atelier Program , SCAD Atlanta, Atlanta, GA

  • 2020 Art on The Atlanta Beltline Project Grant, Atlanta Beltline, Atlanta, GA

  • 2019 SCAD Distinguished Alumnus Award, Savannah, GA

  • 2019 Art on The Atlanta Beltline Project Grant, Atlanta Beltline, Atlanta, GA

  • 2018 Art on The Atlanta Beltline Project Grant, Atlanta Beltline, Atlanta, GA

  • 2017 Art on The Atlanta Beltline Project Grant, Atlanta Beltline, Atlanta, GA

  • 2016 WonderRoot CSA, Atlanta, GA

  • 2016 Art on The Atlanta Beltline Project Grant, Atlanta Beltline, Atlanta, GA

  • 2015 Art on The Atlanta Beltline Project Grant, Atlanta Beltline, Atlanta, GA

  • 2015 Elevate, Atlanta GA

  • 2013 Art on The Atlanta Beltline Project Grant, Atlanta Beltline, Atlanta, GA

  • 2012 Art on The Atlanta Beltline Project Grant, Atlanta Beltline, Atlanta, GA

  • 2012 The Creatives Project, The Goat Farm, Atlanta, GA

PUBLIC LECTURES

  • 2019 SCAD 50th Anniversary Key Note Speaker: Brandon Sadler, SCAD, Savannah, GA

  • 2019 Alumni Presentation: Illustration, SCAD, Atlanta, GA

  • 2013 Rising Red Lotus: The Awakening, Morehouse College, Atlanta, GA

TEACHING / YOUTH PROGRAMS

  • WonderRoot, Art Ed Program, Atlanta GA

  • One Love Generation, Art Mentorship Program, Atlanta, GA

  • SCAD Atlanta, Continued Education Instructor, Atlanta, GA

  • East Atlanta Kids Club, Mural Painting Course, Atlanta, GA

  • Perkerson Elementary, Mural Painting Course, Atlanta, GA

SELECTED PUBLICATIONS

  • 2019 “Q&A: Black Panther muralist talks tea, art, lotuses and what’s next” / ArtsATL

  • 2019 “Meet Brandon Sadler, the artist who designed Black Panther’s vibrant, colorful mural.” / The Telegraph UK

  • 2016 “Preview: Brandon Sadler’s “TORN” At Notch8 Shows His Breadth And Depth” / ArtsATL

  • 2016 “Atlanta’s Path to Rebirth Starts With a Sidewalk.” (front page) / New York Times

  • 2016 Art on the Atlanta BeltLine: “Shouldn’t our art match our ambition?” / ArtsATL

  • 2015 “Brandon Sadler:Best Muralist With A Message” / Creative Loafing

  • 2013 Review : “Inside The Perimeter at the HIGH Museum” / ArtsATL