Devin T. Mays
Session 2, Week 1: June 19-25, 2022
Devin T. Mays (he/him, they/them) holds a BBA in International Business and Marketing from Howard University. After receiving his degree, he worked in advertising developing brand strategies and commercials for the better part of a decade. He returned to school to pursue an MFA in studio practice from The University of Chicago. There, he developed an interdisciplinary practice he often refers to as an exercise in the infinite, a practice-in-participation, a practice-in-practice. Since then, he has exhibited at the Museum of Contemporary Art, Chicago; The Driehaus Museum; Museum of Contemporary Photography; Lowe Art Museum, University of Florida; Nahmad Projects, London, England; DePaul Art Museum, Chicago; Regards Chicago; and The Gray Center among others. He currently lives and works in Chicago.