bryant terry
Born in 1974, Memphis, TN
Lives and works in the San Francisco Bay Area
www.bryant-terry.com
EDUCATION
2025 (expected completion), MFA, Art Practice, UC Berkeley, Berkeley, CA
2002, Certificate, Chef’s Training Program, Natural Gourmet Institute for Health & Culinary Arts, New York, NY
2000, MA, History, New York University (NYU), New York, NY
2000, Certificate, six-week course “Building Power for Justice: The History and Vision of Community Organizing,” CUNY Graduate Center, New York, NY
1997, BA with Honors, English, Xavier University of Louisiana, New Orleans, LA
1997, Semester-long language and cultural immersion program, Centre Internationale D’Etudes Français, Angers, France
1992-1994, Courses toward BA, LeMoyne–Owen College, Memphis, TN
BOARDS, ADVISORY COMMITTEES, AND PROFESSIONAL ORGANIZATIONS
2023-present, Advisor, Stanford d.school (products and publications), Palo Alto, CA
2023-present, Member, Eat Real Chefs4Kids Council, San Francisco, CA
2023-present, Advisory Board Member, Contemporary Arts Memphis “CAM” Summer Fellowship, Memphis, TN
2023-present, Advisory Board Member, Black [Space] Residency, San Francisco, CA
2023, Advisor, Chef-in-Residence Program at the Museum of the African Diaspora, San Francisco, CA
2023, Judge, The Art of Eating Prize, St. Johnsbury, VT
2022-2023, Instigator, San Francisco Opera, San Francisco, CA
2020-present, Council Member, Berkeley Public Library Foundation, Berkeley, CA
2017-2019, Impact Program Advisory Committee Member, James Beard Foundation, New York, NY
GROUP EXHIBITIONS
2024, First-Year MFA Show, Worth Ryder Art Gallery, Berkeley, California
ARTIST, CHEF, AND WRITER RESIDENCIES
2023, Wesleyan University, Middletown, CT
2023, Colby College, Waterville, ME
2023, Willamette University, Portland, OR
2022, Scribe Winery, Sonoma, CA
2022, University of Oregon, Eugene, OR
2022, University of Chicago, Chicago, IL
2021, University of North Texas, Denton, Texas
2019, Yale, New Haven, CT
2016, Southern Methodist University, Dallas, TX
2015-2019, Museum of the Africa Diaspora (MoAD), San Francisco, CA
2014, Grace Cathedral, San Francisco, CA
2009, Mesa Refuge, Point Reyes, CA
2008, Mesa Refuge, Point Reyes, CA
2005, Gaea Foundation Sea Change Residency, Provincetown, MA
AWARDS, GRANTS, AND & FELLOWSHIPS
2023, $15,000 grant, East Bay Fund for Artists (East Bay Community Foundation), Oakland, CA
2023, Recognized by the California Legislative Black Caucus at the State Capitol, Sacramento, CA
2023, Honored at Berkeley Public Library Foundation’s Authors Dinner, Berkeley, CA
2022-2023, Abolition Democracy Fellowship, UC Berkeley, Berkeley, CA
2022, Insight Garden Program Visionary Leader Award, Berkeley CA
2022, Art of Eating Prize - Year’s Best Book About Food, St. Johnsbury, Vermont
2022, Food and Farm Communications Fund's Impact Media Award, Kansas City, MO
2021, NAACP Image Award - Outstanding Literary Work category, Los Angeles, CA
2017, Yerba Buena Center for the Arts (YBCA) 100 Honoree, San Francisco, CA
2015, James Beard Foundation Leadership Award, New York, NY
2014, 40 Under 40 Young Alumni Award - Xavier University of Louisiana, New Orleans, LA
2014, Honored at the UC Berkeley Renaissance Gala for commitment to community development & transformative change, Berkeley, CA
2008-2010, Food and Society Fellows Program (W.K. Kellogg Foundation), Battle Creek, MI
2008, Hot 20 Under 40 in 7x7 Magazine, San Francisco, CA
2007, Natural Gourmet Institute Award for Excellence in Health-Supportive Education, New York, NY
2004, Glynwood Harvest Wave of the Future Award, Cold Spring, New York
2002-2003, Open Society Community Fellowship, New York, NY
1997, Warren Dean Memorial Fellowship, Graduate Department of History NYU, New York, NY
1996, Ronald McNair Scholar, Xavier University of Louisiana, New Orleans, LA
SELECTED BIBLIOGRAPHY
2021, Black Food: Stories, Art, and Recipes from Across the African Diaspora (4 Color Books)
2020, Vegetable Kingdom: The Abundant World of Vegan Recipes (Ten Speed)
2014, Afro Vegan: Farm-Fresh African, Caribbean, and Southern Flavors Remixed (Ten Speed)
2012, The Inspired Vegan: Seasonal Ingredients, Creative Recipes, Mouthwatering Menus (Da Capo/Perseus)
2009, Vegan Soul Kitchen: Fresh, Healthy, and Creative African-American Cuisine (Da Capo/Perseus)
2006, Grub: Ideas for an Urban Organic Kitchen (Tarcher/Penguin)
SELECTED VISITING ARTIST TALKS, LECTURES & PANELS
2023, Artist Talk, Berkeley Art Museum and Pacific Film Archive, Berkeley, CA
2022, Artist Talk, Birmingham Museum of Art, Birmingham, AL
2022, Artist Talk, Berkeley Art Museum and Pacific Film Archive, Berkeley, CA
2022, Lecture-Cooking Demo, Milwaukee Film Festival, Milwaukee, WI
2022, Lecture-Cooking Demo, San Leandro Public Library, San Leandro, CA
2022, Artist Talk, International Festival of Arts & Ideas, New Haven, CT
2022, Keynote Presentation, Ceres Sustainability Dinner, San Francisco, CA
2022, Host, James Beard Leadership Awards, Chicago, IL
2022, Moderator, Panel at San Francisco Public Library, San Francisco, CA
2022, Keynote Conversation, Santa Fe Literary Festival, Santa Fe, New Mexico
2022, Keynote Panel, Bioneers Conference, San Francisco, CA
2022, Lecture-Cooking Demo, Gateway High School, San Francisco, CA
2022, Lecture-Cooking Demo, 30th Annual California WIC Conference, virtual
2022, Lecture-Cooking Demo, SV@Home: Affordable Housing Month, San Jose, CA
2022, Lecture-Cooking Demo, Prospect Sierra, El Cerrito, CA
2022, Lecture-Cooking Demo, Central Market Cooking School, Dallas, TX
2022, Keynote Conversation, Texas Library Association, Fort Worth, TX
2022, Keynote Presentation, Northwestern University, virtual
2022, Lecture-Cooking Demo, San Leandro Public Library, San Leandro, CA
2022, Panelist, New School "Listen up! Understanding Food Justice and Environmental Justice through Music," virtual
2022, Keynote Conversation, Philadelphia Free Library, Philadelphia, PA
2022, Keynote Conversation, Philly Chef’s Conference, Philadelphia, PA
2022, Lecture-Cooking Demo, Santa Clara County Library, Santa Clara, CA
2022, Lecture-Cooking Demo, Saint Mary’s Ethnic Studies Anniversary Symposium, Moraga, CA
2022, Lecture-Cooking Demo, Tucson Festival of Books, Tucson, AZ
2022, Lecture-Cooking Demo, Marin County Health & Human Services Training, virtual
2022, Keynote, University of Denver Public Good Gala, Denver, CO
2022, Lecture-Cooking Demo, Bethune Cookman, virtual
2022, Keynote, Scripps College, virtual
2022, Sermon, Glyde Memorial Church, virtual
2022, Lecture-Cooking Demo, United Healthcare Workers (AFRAM Caucus), virtual
2021, Lecture-Cooking Demo, Denver Public Library, virtual
2021, Keynote Panel, Marin Academy, virtual
2021, Keynote Speaker, California State University Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA
2021, Lecture-Cooking Demo, Center for Racial Justice and Youth Engaged Research - University of Massachusetts, virtual
2021, Lecture-Cooking Demo, Altoona District Library, virtual
2021, Lecture-Cooking Demo, Seaton Hall, virtual
2021, Lecture-Cooking Demo, CSU Monterey Bay, virtual
2021, Lecture-Cooking Demo, Eco-Farm Conference, virtual
2019, Lecture-Cooking Demo, Purdue, West Lafayette, IN
2019, Keynote Panel, Stanford Design School, Palo Alto, CA
2018, Lecture-Cooking Demo, Marin Academy, Marin CA
2018, Lecture-Cooking Demo, San Jose State, San Jose, CA
2018, Lecture-Cooking Demo, Spokane Community College, Spokane, WA
2018, Lecture-Cooking Demo, Stanford, Palo Alto, CA
2018, Lecture-Cooking Demo, Cal State Fullerton Black Arts Symposium, Fullerton, CA
2018, Lecture-Cooking Demo, Millbrae Library, Millbrae, CA
2018, Cooking Demo, Chinatown Community Development Center, San Francisco, CA
2018, Lecture-Cooking Demo, UC Berkeley, Berkeley CA
2018, Lecture-Cooking Demo, East Palo Alto Library, Palo Alto, CA
2018, Guest Lecturer, University of San Francisco, San Francisco, CA
2017, Keynote Speaker, Chautauqua Institution, Chautauqua, NY
2017, Guest Lecturer, Berkeley City College, Berkeley, CA
2017, Keynote Speaker, Gettysburg College, Gettysburg, PA
2017, Keynote Speaker, Mercersburg Academy, Mercersburg Academy, PA
2017, Lecture-Cooking Demo, University of Virginia, Charlottesville, VA
2016, Keynote Panelist, Black Liberation/Food Justice Forum, Berkeley, CA
2016, Lecture-Cooking Demo, Food Law Conference, Halifax, Nova Scotia
2016, Keynote Speaker, Appalachian State, Boone, NC
2016, Keynote Speaker, Gateway Public School Fundraiser, San Francisco, CA
2016, Keynote Speaker, Library Festival, Birmingham, AL
2016, Keynote Panelist, Festival of Faiths, Louisville, KY
2016, Keynote Speaker, Chabot College, Hayward, CA
2016, Cooking Demo, RIOTcon, Chicago, IL
2016, Keynote Speaker, Dillard University, New Orleans, LA
2016, Keynote Speaker, Duke University, Durham, NC
2016, Keynote Speaker, National Conference on Undergraduate Research, Asheville, NC
2016, Lecture-Cooking Demo, Cal State East Bay, Hayward, CA
2014, Keynote Speaker, Grace Cathedral, San Francisco, CA
2014, Commencement Speaker, UC Berkeley (Black Graduation), Berkeley, CA
COLLEGE TEACHING EXPERIENCE
1999, Teaching Assistant, Metropolitan Studies Department at NYU, NY, NY