Carrie Hawks

Carrie Hawks is a gender non-conforming director and animator. They are known for their work on Black Enuf.

Early life and education Carrie was born in Grand Rapids, Michigan and grew up in Kansas City, Missouri. They hold a BA in Art History and Visual Arts from Barnard College and a BFA in Graphic Design from Georgia State University.

Career They work in a variety of media including drawing, doll-making, performance and animation.

Carrie’s first documentary short film, Delilah, won the Best Experimental Award at the Reel Sisters of the Diaspora Film Festival in 2012. Their second documentary short film, black enuf*, was funded in part by The Jerome Foundation and included in Black Public Media’s AfroPop series. This film included first person narratives and memories that they collected.

Selected exhibitions 2018 Solo – black enuf*, Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art 2018 Group – Family, Community, and Shorts, Museum of Fine Arts, Houston 2017 Group – Black Queer Brooklyn on Film, Brooklyn Museum 2017 Solo – black enuf*, Kemper Museum of Contemporary Art