Carl E. Hazlewood

Carl E. Hazlewood is an artist, writer, and curator currently residing in Brooklyn, New York. Hazlewood, along with Victor Davson, is a co-founder of Aljira Center for Contemporary Art i n Newark, New Jersey. Hazlewood has taught at New Jersey City University and other institutions.

Since 1984 he has organized numerous curatorial projects for Aljira such as Modern Life (co-curated with Okwui Enwezor). Hazlewood's project on behalf of Aljira, Current Identities, Recent Painting in the United States, was the US prize-winning representation at the Bienal International de Pintura, Cuenca, Ecuador, in 1994.

Early life and education

Carl E. Hazlewood was born in Guyana, South America, and later emigrated to the United States. At the age of 13 he began attending Pratt Institute, in Brooklyn, NY, and later received a BFA with honors from Pratt Institute. Later Hazlewood received a Master of Art from Hunter College. In addition he received a scholarship to attend Skowhegan School of Painting and Sculpting, as well as the Brooklyn Museum of Art School. an editor for Nka: Journal of Contemporary African Art, at Duke University, a contributing writer at Flash Art International, ART PAPERS Magazine, and NY Arts Magazine. Aljira is located in downtown Newark, New Jersey, and has been designated by the New Jersey Council on the Arts as a Major Arts Organization.

Honors and awards

Hazlewood has earned many accolades for his work. Listed below are some of his most significant recognitions.

The TransCanada Fellow

The Mrs. Giles Whiting Foundation Award

Triangle International Artists Workshop

BRIC 2015 Visual Artist Residency 2012 Triangle International Artists Workshop 2010 The Joan Mitchell Foundation Grant nominee New York City Council Citation for Community Service