DAMON LOCKS is a Chicago-based visual artist, educator, and vocalist/musician. Since 2014, he has been working with the Prison and Neighborhood Arts Project at the Stateville Correctional Center teaching art. He spent four years as an Artist in Residence as a part of the Museum of Contemporary Arts’ SPACE Program, introducing civically engaged art into the curriculum at Sarah E. Goode STEM Academy High School. He currently teaches Improvisation in the Sound Department at The School of the Art Institute of Chicago. Damon leads the Black Monument Ensemble; is a member of New Future City Radio and Exploding Star Orchestra; and co-founder of the band The Eternals.
Photo by zakkiyyah najeebah dumas-o’neal
Bio as of 3/2024