Artist's Resume
EDUCATION
Maryland Institute College of Art (MICA) — Baltimore, Maryland
Master of Fine Arts, Hoffberger School of Painting, 1999
Studied under Grace Hartigan
Temple University, Tyler School of Art and Architecture — Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Bachelor of Fine Arts, Art Education Certification, 1997
James Dupree Studio — Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Summer Painting Workshops, 2007–2010
Studied under James Dupree
ARTIST RESIDENCIES
Delaware Museum of Art, Aaron Douglas Mural Project — Wilmington, Delaware (2016)
Baltimore Museum of Art, Printmaking Residency — Baltimore, Maryland (1999)
SELECTED SOLO EXHIBITIONS
Counting My Blessings
Pendle Hill Gallery, Wallingford, Pennsylvania (2020)
The American Dream: The Artist's Vision
Cab Calloway School of the Arts, Wilmington, Delaware (2018)
In the Eyes of a Passenger on SEPTA
1234 Market Street, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (2014)
Reflections of Life
The Grand Opera House, Wilmington, Delaware (2010)
SELECTED TWO- & THREE-PERSON EXHIBITIONS
An Artist's Journey Towards Mastery
Chester County Art Association, West Chester, Pennsylvania (2026)
SELECTED GROUP EXHIBITIONS
Philly Voices: Celebrating the Heartbeat of a City
Maguire Art Museum, Saint Joseph's University, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (2026)
18th Annual National Juried Art Exhibition
GoggleWorks Center for the Arts, Reading, Pennsylvania (2026)
Delaware State Employee Art Exhibition
Delaware Division of the Arts, Dover, Delaware (2026)
215 | 610 Contemporary
Delaware County Community College, Media, Pennsylvania (2026)
Freedom of Expression
James Dupree Gallery, Lambertville, New Jersey (2024)
215 | 610 Contemporary
Delaware County Community College, Media, Pennsylvania (2024)
Biopic Is the Theme
Buckham Gallery, Flint, Michigan (2022)
A Black Thread Through Time
Chester County Art Association, West Chester, Pennsylvania (2022)
AWARDS & HONORS
Honorable Mention
Delaware State Employees Art Exhibition, Delaware Division of the Arts (2026)
Third Place
215 | 610 Contemporary, Delaware County Community College (2026)
Second Place
The National Arts Program, Delaware Division of the Arts (2019)
Artist of the Year
African American Coalition of Reading (2011)
First Place
Regional Art Exhibition, Center for the Creative Arts, Yorklyn, Delaware (2010)
PUBLICATIONS & MEDIA
FOX 29 Philadelphia, Artist Feature, An Artist's Journey Towards Mastery (2026)
Chester County Press"Cinching Fleeting Moments: Artist Chad Cortez Everett" (Fall/Winter 2025)
Landenberg Today Magazine"The Man in the Chair" (Fall/Winter 2015)
The International Review of African American Art Volume 16, Number 13 (2000)
PUBLIC COLLECTIONS
Colonial School District, New Castle, Delaware
Maryland Institute College of Art, Baltimore, Maryland
Lincoln University, Pennsylvania
PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIPS
Newark Arts Alliance
African American Coalition of Reading