The Record is an online publication compiled by the Indigo Arts Alliance, an organization that embodies a Black-led, multiracial approach to the rich intersections of citizenship, community-building, and . This publication documents the creative processes and practices of the artists by pairing established writers with artists from their ongoing artist-in residence. Taylor Renee Aldridge, writes on the literary connections between three of my projects between 2016 - 2020, with 2019, being the year of my Indigo residency.

Joinery, Joists, and Gender: A History of Woodworking for the 21st Century (Routledge 2022), by Deidre Visser, surveys the rich histories of women and gender non-conforming persons who work in wood, and profiles sixteen makers through studio visits, interviews, and photographs of space and process. The book uncovers varied practices and contributions of a group of artisans using wood as a medium to engage spatial, material, aesthetic, and even existential challenges.

06.2021 - “The co-founder and principal of blkHaUS studios, Folayemi Wilson has been appointed as first associate dean for access and equity in the Penn State College of Arts and Architecture, effective August 14th, 2021.⁠

02.2021- Historian and curator Glenn Adamson examines continuities between traditions of the past and contemporary makers that are extending craft practices within various communities in his essay “The State of American Craft.” Included is my collaborative work through a blkHaUS studio commission from the Field Museum and the Chicago Park District to create a public gathering space in the Burnham Wildlife corridor.

02.2021 - This digital painting series 28 Days of Greatness by Brandon Breaux was created to “uplift the people who are making history in the moment, honoring the people in his life that give him life, providing support and are constant sources of inspiration.” I was featured as day 08 of the February calendar.

02.2021 - Along with 30 other artists, curators, scholars, cultural, and community leaders, I am happy to be a part of Chicago’s efforts to grapple with public art meant to memorialize and commemorate its history as part of the Chicago Monuments Project. Chicago residents are invited to engage with us as we reckon with the city’s monuments through a contemporary and truthful lens, and develop a more equitable means for marking inclusive histories in collaboration with various Chicago communities. Chicago residents can learn about various ways to join the conversation here.

10.2020 - I am honored to be one of three inaugural recipients of a 3Arts Next Level Award. The $50,000 unrestricted grant supported by 3Arts and The Spare Room Fund at the Chicago Community Foundation, were awarded to three womxn artists from among the 3Arts awardee network who are currently practicing in the visual arts and residing in the Chicago Metropolitan area. The closely guarded secret of the award was announced Monday, October 19, 2020 at the 3Arts annual event, this year virtually on YouTube, along with ten $30,000 grants to other extraordinary Chicago artists. The other two Next Level award recipients, artists Huong Ngo and Amanda Williams, were introduced by family members. I got teary during an introduction by my personal hero and occasional collaborator–my adult son Omodayo.

09.2020 - “After a two-decade career in two-dimensional design and art direction, Folayemi (Fo) Wilson turned to 3D, studied furniture design and art history, and began making new forms and spaces. Her 2019 “Dark Matter” exhibition at Hyde Park Art Center expanded the setting of Southern vernacular architecture to new realms, not only centering the hypothetical occupants, likely Black Americans, but presenting a possibility of a celestial world of healing. Her community-centric work has been possible in Chicago where she started blkHaUS studios with Norman Teague in 2016 to use design as an agent of change to uplift marginalized communities."