Songhay Studios Group www.songhaystudios.com

629 W. Cermak #205 Chgo, IL 60616 312-880-7744

We are a visual arts company with over 80 years of collective experience

(with Nina Smoot-Cain & our team of independent artist collaborators)

Public Art

Murals

Fine Art

Consulting & Training

Kiela Smith-Upton President

Songhay Studios Group Incorporated Visual artist and Entrepreneur

!  School of the Art Institute of Chicago Bachelor of Fine Art Degree (BFA), Presidential Merit Scholar Parson’s School of Design, Summer 1991 - Cote D’Ivoire, West Africa

!  20 years experience Past clients include: Community organizations, artists, small businesses, city

agencies, nonprofits, galleries, museums, contractors, architects, and schools. Past Projects & Sites include: Navy Pier; City of Chicago Pullman Branch Library; 100+ Chicago Public Schools; Suburban schools; Terra, DuSable, Field & Spertus Museums; Genesis “Green Home”; Committee for Public Art; Neighborhood Reinvestment Corporation; University of Illinois; Chicago Park District, etc.

!  Strength in collaborating with clients !  Recipient of grants and awards !  Published in books and magazines