About Dream.

About Audreamia Wardlow & Dream State

My name is Audreamia Wardlow, a Bronx, New York artist from Fordham Manor. In the midst of the challenges faced by my community, I wield art as a force for peace and protection. The streets bear the weight of poverty mindset and spiritual pollution, and I respond by creating sculptures, resources, and prints that serve as vehicles for reflection, introspection, stillness, and expansion.

Inspired by Egyptian, Baroque, Pop, and late antiquity art, I strive to revive the original purpose of craftsmanship: to facilitate divine connection. My work explores how ancient functionality can find expression in modern aesthetics. Utilizing materials such as sugar, plaster, found objects, and ink, I convey a message that transcends time. Repetition and collaging are techniques I rely on to amplify both the power of the work and its underlying message.

Dream State Collegiate is the ultimate expression of my multifaceted self — an academic institution, a studio, and a stage all in one. It is where my skills, passions, and experiences converge into a living, breathing work of art. Through Dream State, I merge art, education, community service, and social work, reframing how we see ourselves and emphasizing the profound connection between authenticity, knowledge, and life experience.

This is more than a school — it is the mind of Audreamia Wardlow presented as a platform for learning, creativity, and transformation. Dream State gives me the freedom to showcase all that I do and know while guiding others to explore their own potential and embrace the power of authenticity.

Community fuels my practice, and unity is the force that aligns me on this transformative artistic journey. Dream State is my canvas, my classroom, and my contribution to a world that thrives on learning, reflection, and creative liberation.

"I am the dean, the principal, the student, and the teacher — Dream State is the expression of every part of me."

Experience

Education

  • One School, Atlanta, GA, 2023

  • D&AD New Blood Shift, New York City, 2017

  • Tyler School of Art, Philadelphia, PA, Visual Studies, 2014

  • Temple University, Philadelphia, PA, 2013

    Exhibitions/Shows:

  • (E)mergence, Fable Jones & 912 Julia, New Orleans, NY & Brooklyn, NY, 2021

  • The Update, Longwood Gallery, Bronx, NY, 2020

  • Tar Baby, The Colored Girls Museum, Philadelphia, PA, 2020

  • In the Absence of…, Joan Mitchell Foundation, New York, NY, 2019

  • SCALES, Hunter East Harlem Gallery, New York, NY, 2019

  • BodegaGumbo, Joan Mitchell Foundation, New York, NY, 2018

  • Dimensions, Joan Mitchell Foundation, New York, NY, 2018

  • Shipping & Handling, Taller Boricua Gallery, New York, NY, 2017

  • DoubleVision, Studio 323, Harlem NY, 2016

  • Burst!, Studio 323, Harlem, NY, 2016

Residencies/Fellowships:

  • Andrew Freedman Artist Residency, Bronx, NY, 2020

  • Early Art Practitioner Residency, Joan Mitchell Foundation, New York, NY, 2019

  • Young Artist Practitioner Residency, Joan Mitchell Center, New Orleans, 2017

Skills/Techniques:

  • Audio Production

  • Candy making

  • Casting

  • Collage

  • Content Creation & Marketing

  • Glass Blowing

  • Graphic Design

  • Illustration

  • Knitting

  • Mold making

  • Paper-making

  • Silk Screen