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