AWARDS /COLLECTIONS / PUBLICATIONS
North Street Book Prize 2023 https://winningwriters.com/our-contests/contest-archives/north-street-book-prize-2023
http://www.hutchnews.com/news/20180923/first-time-fairgoers-day-at-kansas-state-fair (September 2018)
http://www.hutchnews.com/photogallery/KS/20180805/NEWS/805009998/PH/1 (August 2018) *scroll down to see images
http://www.hutchnews.com/news/20170920/kansas-state-fair-through-eyes-of-returning-visitor (September 2017)
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XEQUALS LCD-website article-May 2017
https://x-equals.com/so-you-want-to-put-on-a-show/?utm_medium=facebook&utm_source=blog&utm_campaign=put+on+a+show+bracey+social (cut and paste)
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Illinois Arts Council Artists Fellowship Award for photography 2003
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CAAAP John H. White Award for Portfolio of the Year 2000; (John H. White received a Pulitzer Prize for his photography in the Chicago Sun-Times newspaper)
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VIBE magazine March 2001; PROUD magazine 2001;
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Chicago Tribune newspaper 1993 & 2001
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DuSable Museum of African-American History, Chicago, IL collections/book store 2011
BOOKS
Caras lindas de Colombia (beautiful faces of Colombia) co-authored with Ruth Goring (self published)
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Rivers of Women book of poetry featuring St Louis poet Shirley Bradley-LeFlore 2013
(available at amazon.com)
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It's all about the Hats - coffee table book of women wearing my mother's hats - 2012 (self published)
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Urban Waters coffee table book in conjunction with New Orleans singer/songwriter Marilee Southworth 2010 (self published)
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The Black Christ Festival of Portobello solo coffee table book 2010 (self published)
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Capture My Chicago contributor to group coffee table book with CBS 7 news and Piedmont publishing 2009
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People-Places-Peru solo coffee table book 2009 (self published)
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Africans within the Americas solo coffee table book 2008 (revision 2011)(self published)
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The Journey: The Next 100 Years contributor to group coffee table book 2006
(published by Roosevelt University, Chicago Historical Society and Chicago Tribune Newspaper)
GRANTS / HONORARIUMS / LECTURES
American Women International for Understanding (AWIU),
Paula Cofresi-Silverstein, Evanston Library, Evanston, IL , April 14, 2024 Guest Lecturer
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"Artists in their Space" 2018 video presented by Hutchinson Art Center https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TLp_vjYgQTs (cut and paste to hear and see)
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WBEZ/NPR- Caras lindas de Colombia book release interview (cut and paste to hear)
https://www.wbez.org/shows/worldview/global-activism-ruth-goring-and-mike-bracey-on-the-beautiful-faces-of-colombia/8f6dfc27-3aea-402b-b93e-c1ea3cb5eb4e
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Texas Southern University - Dr. Vera Hawkins, Houston, Texas - November 17, 2017 Guest Lecturer
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Trinity Christian Collego - Palos Heights, IL February 8, 2017 Guest Lecturer, with Prof. David Brodnax
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Caras lindas de Colombia (Beautiful faces of Colombia)-Oak Park Library January 2017 Lecturer
wbez/worldview/global-activism-photojournalist-documents-afro-colombian (cut and paste to hear)
radio interview Chicago IL USA May 1, 2014 - Interview
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Chicago State University-Chicago, IL USA March 2014-Lecturer
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Harrington College of Design-Chicago, IL USA November 2012 Guest Lecturer
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William Goodenough College-London, England October 2006 Guest Lecturer&Exhibition
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Wilber Wright College-Chicago, IL USA February 2006 Guest Lecturer
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Northeastern Illinois University-Chicago, IL USA February 2006 Guest Lecturer/Exhibition
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Tecnològico de Monterrey-Guadalajara, Mexico October 2005 Guest Lecturer
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Escuela de Arte - Penonomè, Panama April 2005 Guest Lecturer
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Community Arts Assistance Program Department of Cultural Affairs, City of Chicago 2004, Grantee
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Africans within the Americas - The Field Museum, Chicago 2004 Lecturer/Honorarium
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Blacks in the Diaspora - Museum of Science & Industry, Chicago 2004 Lecturer/Honorarium
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Illinois Art Council Recipient of Fellowship Award for photography 2003
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Africans within the Americas - Kenwood Academy High School, Chicago 2003 Lecturer/Honorarium
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28 Days in Ghana - Oak Park-River Forest High School, Oak Park, IL October 2000 Lecturer/Honorarium
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Reflections in the Diaspora - Columbia College Chicago, Hokin Center, Chicago February 2001 Lecturer/Honorarium
Tulip Time Annual Exhibition Pella, Iowa contributor
Calendar of African-American Art WGCI radio station, Chicago - contributor
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The Human Condition - U of Illinois at Chicago, African-American Cultural Center June 1996 Honorarium
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Deciding the Right Moment - Hutchinson Community College, Hutchinson, KS February 1992 Lecturer/Honorarium
EXHIBITIONS 2000-2024
In Protest- Activism and Free Speech
Chicago Center for Photojournalism
1226 West Wilson Ave., Chicago, IL (group) October 12 - December 2, 2024
https://art.newcity.com/2024/10/21/the-right-to-congregate-a-review-of-in-protest-global-activism-at-chicago-center-for-photojournalism/
The Journey: Reflections on the First Twenty Five Years,
Beverly Arts Center, Chicago IL (group) June-July 2024
PEOPLE-PLACES-PHOTOGRAPHS
CLAYWORKS, Disability Support, Hutchinson, KS (solo) June 2024
We The People? (group)
https://www.oakpark.com/News/Articles/8-21-2019/A-glimpse-of-disaster/
Springfield & Central Illinois African American History Museum
April 2019- November 2019 https://spiaahm.org/exhibits/
Caras lindas de Colombia (Beautiful faces of Colombia) http://www.hutchnews.com/news/20180921/look-through-different-lens (solo) Hutchinson, Kansas
September 2018 - October 2018
Caras lindas de Colombia (Beautiful faces of Colombia) - OakPark Library
(solo) January 2017
It’s all about the Hats - tribute to my mother and her hat collection (solo)
Lisle Library, Lisle, IL April 2015 - May 2015
Human Rights - Uri Eichen Gallery, (group) Chicago, December 2014 - January 2015
It’s all about the Hats - tribute to my mother and her hat collection (solo)
Carter G. Woodson Library, Chicago, IL
June 2014 - February 2015
The Journey Continues (group) Chicago State University, Chicago, IL
January 2014 – May 2014
It’s all about the Hats - tribute to my mother (solo) Oak Park Library, Oak Park, IL
March 2012 - April 2012
Africans within the Americas* Urban Waters* It’s all about the Hats *(solo) Hutchinson Art Council, Hutchinson, KS January - March 2011
C.A.A.A.P. 10th Year Anniversary Showcase (group) Carter G. Woodson Public Library, Chicago, Illinois February 2010 – October 2011
Man, Woman, and Child (group) Hannah Bacol Busch Fine Art Gallery, Houston Texas
October 2009 – April 2010
Africans within the Americas (solo project) William Goodenough Common House, London, England Artist Interview/Discussion/Exhibition, October 2006
Africans within the Americas Art Gallery-Northeastern Illinois University, Chicago, Illinois Artist Radio Interview/Discussion/Exhibition February 2006
Haiti: A Dream Deferred (duo exhibition with NewYork Times Newspaper photographer Michelle Agins) The Bethel Cultural Center / lecture at The Field Museum, Chicago, Illinois 2004
Children of Ghana (solo) ETA Creative Arts Foundation, Inc. Chicago Illinois 2003
The Journey: The Next Hundred Years (Chicago Alliance of African-American Photographers)
O’Hare International Airport; the South Side Community Arts Center, Chicago; the Museum of Contemporary Art (Chicago); University of Illinois at Chicago; Richard J. Daley Center, Chicago; Aurora Public Arts Commission, Aurora, IL; Aurora University, Aurora, IL, New Beverly Arts Center; Greenbelt Cultural Center, Lake County, IL, Lake County Discovery Museum, IL; Roosevelt University, IL; Northwestern University, IL ; For more information on this ongoing exhibition See: www.caaap.org
Reflections in the Diaspora (solo) Columbia College-Hokin Center, Chicago 2004
Chicago in the Year 2000(group) various venues throughout the City of Chicago
See: www.chicagointheyear2000.com