ACKNOWLEDGMENTS
This show could not have happen without the love, and backing of many people. I first would like to thank my parents Valiere & David Williams, my brother David and the rest of my family who have supplied endless inspiration, shelter, love, and a variety of support. Additionally, I would like to thank the chairperson of NCCU’s Art Department, Dr. Melvin Carver; my advisor, Chad Hughes; my professors Dr. Brenda Faison, Al Frega, Lee Vander Kooi, Michele Patterson, Connie Floyd, Kenneth Rodgers, Joyce Ellis, Achameleh Debela, Dr. John Hugley, Annie Bennett, Charles Shephard, Bobby Murray, Isabel Chicquor, and the rest of my professors & faculty. I would also like to thank, Ben Kaufher, for being around for nearly a decade, my closest friends, Jesse Vanderweert, Beth Hoskins, & Jon Balderas for obvious reasons. Alex Castellanos and Justin Mosley for providing constant feedback and critique in multiple time zones. My classmates Jessica Nobles, Antonio Wallace, Brandon Murphy, Jody Tawiah, Garreth Fann, Lisa Baroody & Lauryn Oliver for providing insightful feedback and most importantly a challenge through cooperative competition. And last but not least, Kim Richardson and Deborrah Wesley for providing essential assistance. These are just a few of the many people who have help me get to this point, Thank you all.

Darnell Christopher Williams