Bio
Taj Poscé was born and raised in Philadelphia, and is currently based in Baltimore, MD. He received his BFA from the Tyler School of Arts. During his time at Tyler, he was nominated and accepted into the Yale Norfolk Summer Residency. He later received a study abroad scholarship to practice in a studio in Rome, Italy. He has also received many visual arts awards. Most recently he has received fellowship and scholarship awards to continue his studies in the fine arts at the Maryland Institute College of Arts (MICA) where he is set to receive his MFA in 2024. His work has appeared in many group exhibitions in the US and in Rome, Italy. He has also had a solo exhibition at Rush Arts Philadelphia, which was featured in the Philadelphia Inquirer. Taj thematically constructs compositions by collaging archival research materials, construction materials, studio based materials, and fire. With the use of iconographic and symbolic motifs, his paintings are loaded with emotional rigor, spirit and imagination that respond to, reconstruct and reclaim imagery connected to Black histories, culture, and experiences. Taj is moved by the beauty and plights of Black life. He is constantly seeking the beauty within the present moment, vulnerably showing what it means to carry weight of the past spiritually, while simultaneously being in a state of chaos thinking of the future.