BIOGRAPHY
A Brooklyn native finding refuge in the Bronx; C. Joi Sanchez is a multi-genre artist, curator & producer whose performances and visual art have been showcased at venues around the world. Her writing has been nominated for a Pushcart award and featured in Dazed Magazine, “S/He Speaks Vol 3 Poetry Anthology” & “BedStuy Ties”. Her self-published include B.L.A.H. Vol 1–3 is available in the Brooklyn Public Library. She studied photography at NYU and business at Brooklyn College, drawing inspiration from her musician parents and practical natured grandparents.
When she’s not booked and busy, you can find this frequently published poet and comics comic teaching creative development curriculum in programs across nyc. She enjoys being somebody’s mama, living her best Black life, drinking water and minding her business while creating platforms of visibility and self-sustainability for other marginalized artists to be empowered.
CV
Curriculum Vitae
Visual Exhibitions
2026
Dec 2026: Red Dot Spectrum Art Basel, Perseus Gallery, Miami, FL
Oct 2026: Hours of Light, Holy Art Gallery, Amsterdam, NL
Sept 2026: What Remains, Holy Art Gallery, Athens, GR
July – Sept 2026: Dreamtimes, Galería Azur, New York, NY
July 2026: Fault Lines, Holy Art Gallery, London, UK
July 2026: Concurrence, Holy Art Gallery, New York, NY
June 2026: Rediscovered, Holy Art Gallery, Barcelona, SP
April 2026: What Remains, Hoy Art Gallery, Athens, GR
Feb 2026: Silence & Motion, Holy Art Gallery, London, UK
Jan 2026: Mexico Open Art & Art On Loop, Holy Art Gallery, Mexico City, MX
2025
Dec 2025: Red Dot Spectrum Art Basel, Perseus Gallery, Miami, FL
October 2025: Origins, The Holy Art Gallery, Athens, Greece
June 2025: Curiosity, Wonder, Joy, & Portals, Panelist & Presenter – Kolaj Fest 2025, Kolaj Institute, New Orleans, LA
May 2025: BlackJOY Imagination Vacation solo exhibit, The Laundromat Project Create Chage Grant – Bailey’s Cafe, Brooklyn, NY
March: Women United – Dope Art Party, Moonlit Lo
2024
March: 3rd Annual Art of Femme Visual Art Show – Brooklyn Art Cave, Brooklyn, NY
March: Women United – Dope Art Party, Moonlit Lounge, Chelsea, NYC
March: Stronger Together – Kente Royal Gallery, Harlem, NY
March: The New Natives – Quiet Lunch Magazine & The Yard, NYC
March: Juicy Fruit – uckBilly, Brooklyn, NY
February: Acts of Rest-istance: Best Practices for Artists at Rest, Joy, and Play – NYC Arts In Education Roundtable, Brooklyn, NY
2023
July: The Resurrection of BlackJoy (Mural) – Washington Walls, Brooklyn, NY
May: The Reconstruction of Black Joy (Solo) – House Party Cafe, Brooklyn, NY
May: Blooming (Mural) – Washington Walls, Brooklyn, NY
March: The Art of Femme – Brooklyn Art Cave, Brooklyn, NY
December: The Resurrection of Black Joy (Solo) – Daily Press Coffee House, Brooklyn, NY
Previous Years
2021: Black & Gold – Fable Jones Studios, Brooklyn, NY
2020: Brooklyn Black Arts Expo: A Juneteenth Celebration (Online, Guest Curator) – The Living Gallery, Brooklyn, NY
2016: Wreck-Claim-Action (Solo) – The Living Gallery BK, Brooklyn, NY
2014: Girl on Fire (Guest Curator) – Bishop Gallery, Brooklyn, NY
2011: Tim Gunn Art Show (Curator/Producer) – WOW Cafe Theatre, NYC, NY
Residencies
Feb 2026– Dec 2026: Mentor Producer & Producer-In-Residence, Wow Cafe Theater, New York, NY
TBD Fall/Winter 2025: Poetry & Collage Residency – Kolaj Institute, New Orleans, LA
March 2025 – Jan 2026: Producer-in-Residence – Glimmer Garden MicShop, WOW Cafe Theater, NYC
Jan 2025– May 2026: Comedic Residency – Lux Laughs Comedy Show, Big Chuckles Productions – Luxor Lounge, NY, NY
Oct 2024- present: Resident Vocal Artist – A Jam Called Saturday & Lucilles Harlem, NYC, NY
Jan 2024 – July 2024: Comedic Residency – The Roost Comedy Show, Big Chuckles Productions, NYC
Jan 2024 – Jan 2025: Comedic Residency – Monday Night Raw Comedy Show, High Brow Comedy Union, SweetBk Bar, Brooklyn
Feb 2024 – Nov 2024: Producer-in-Residence – Good Grief MicShop, WOW Cafe Theater, NYC
Dec 2023 – Jan 2024: P/AIR – The Leisure Revolution, HRYC & Chashama, NYC, NY
June 2023 – Nov 2023: Producer-in-Residence – Good Grief MicShop, WOW Cafe Theater, NYC
Fall 2022- August 2024: Visual Artist-in-Residence – Positive Vibes, Brooklyn, NY
Summer 2022 – July 2024: Visual Artist-in-Residence – Granny Zaas, NYC, NY
2022 – Summer: Visual Artist-in-Residence – Unruly Collective, Brooklyn, NY
2020 – 2023: Virtual Artist-in-Residence – Dispatches From Quarantine, Los Angeles, CA
2018 – 2023: Performance Artist-in-Residence – Harlem River Yacht Club, NYC
2019 – 2021: Performance Artist-in-Residence, Writer/Comedy – Smokes and Jokes Comedy, NYC
2013 – 2014: Curator-in-Residence – The Living Gallery BK, Brooklyn, NY
2014 – 2016: Resident Cabaret Producer – WOW Cafe Theatre, NYC, NY
Performance & Production
November 2025: Guest Comic – The Comedy Shop, NYC, NY
October 2025: Featured Guest Vocalist – The Bulldog Hotel, Amsterdam, NL
October 2025: Fretured Guest – The Watering Hole – Amsterdam, NL
July 2025: Featured Music Performance – The Jungle Worldwide Day Festival, Bushwick, BK
June 2025: Invited Panelist “Curiousity, Wonder, Joy & Portals” – Kolaj Festival, New Orleans, LA
June 2025: Poetry Performance – Kolaj Festival, New Orleans, LA
June 2025: Invited Performer – “S/He Speaks Vol 3” book launch – Philadelphia, PA
Feb 2025: Featured Poet – Nublu Classic, NYC, NY
June 2024: Featured Music Perfomance – Lido di Jesolo, IT
June 2024: Producer/Writer/Set Design – Wow Cafe Theater 2024 Festival of Joy & Resilience, NYC
March 2024: Lighting Tech & Design – Fresh Fruit Festival, NYC
February 2024: Live Artist – In Living Color, Please Don’t Tell, Brooklyn
December 2023: Event Production – WOW! NYE Fundraiser, WOW Cafe Theater, NYC
July 2023: Playwright & Lead – Thee Quest for Black Joy, Dixon Place HOT! Festival, NYC
March 2023: Lighting Design & Operator – The Book of Love: Confessions of a Black Lesbian, NYC
Nov 2021: Production Assistant – Amazon Holiday Preview Event, Brooklyn
Oct 2021: Set Designer – Khendra Foster Performance, Nublu 151, NYC
Dec 2016: Lighting Designer & Engineer – For All My Girls, Harlem MIST Theater, NYC
Teaching Artist Experience & Employment
July 2024 – current: Operations Manager – The Black Feminist Project, Bronx, NY
Summer 2023: Workshop & Arts Programming Coordinator – Creating With Black Joy, Caldwell Enrichment Programs, Bronx
2016: Creative Writing Workshop Teacher – Girl Be Heard, Brownsville HS, Brooklyn
2014: Visual Art Teacher – EM Arts, BedStuy, Brooklyn
2012: Performance Poetry Teacher – Citizen Schools, East Harlem
2016: Visual Arts Enrichment TA – LBSA, Brooklyn
Publications
Jan 2026: B.L.A.H. Vol 3.1: Hodgepodge (retrospective art journal)-RBJ Global Arts
March 2025: Body Image Poem: All The Things They Don’t Tell Women – Wild Sound Poetry Festival
Feb 2025: S/He Speaks 3: Voices of Women, Trans & Nonbinary Writers – Moonstone Press
Sept 2024: Grief Poem: What Nobody Tells You – Wild Sound Poetry Festival
Jan 2022: Personal Ties – BedStuy Brooklyn (Afterword by Amy Touchette) – Schilt Publishing, Amsterdam
Spring 2015: Of Blood & Bones – Quick, Fast & Deadly Literary Mag, SF&D Publishing, NYC
Dec 2022: B.L.A.H. Vol 3: The Secret Life of Clouds – TheGodIs Arts LLC, Brooklyn
Awards/Grants
2024: The Laundromat Project BedStuy Create & Connect Grant
2024: Acts of Rest-istance: Best Practices for Artists at Rest, Joy, and Play Salon
2023 & 2024 & 2026: LMCC Creative Engagement Grant – Manhattan Arts Grant, WOW Cafe Theater
Education
NYU: Photography (2000–2002)
Brooklyn College: Business Administration (2001–2003)
STATEMENT
C. Joi Sanchez believes in the transformative power of art and love as tools for dismantling oppressive systems and liberating marginalized communities, particularly Black people. She sees joy and rest as acts of resistance and generational blessings. Her creative practice channels trauma into growth, advocating for the full humanity and autonomy of Black individuals through her work.
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