RUBIN QUARCOOPOME

ARTIST/PHOTOGRAPHER/DESIGNER

I’m Rubin Quarcoopome, and I’m obsessed with stories. From my childhood days in Ghana hearing my father's tales of the mischievous Anansi to my adolescence in Detroit absorbing anime and movies, stories help me understand the world and connect with people. My artistic work is centered on photography and digital painting. I love exploring afrosurrealism, finding ways to make the ordinary weird, and the weird ordinary. My work focuses on telling Black stories and opening doors and ways for others in the BIPOC community to thrive.

As an emerging artist, I continue to grow my technical and creative skill in telling complex stories with images. My work has been featured at the Bellevue Arts Museum, Bumbershoot, and the Langston Hughes Performing Arts Institute. In February 2024, I was the resident artist at Annie's Art and Frame as part of the monthly Ballard Art Walk. I have been published in spaces like Blank Space's Fairy Tales, Arte Noir’s Depth of Field, and Mob Journal. I was also honored as an Artist Trust Grantee for their 2022 Grants for Artists' Progress initiative.

I would love to work with you! Book me for a photoshoot or a design today and let's make something amazing.

Honors

Grantee, 2022 Grants for Artists’ Progress (GAP) Recipient

Honorable Mention, Ten Moir Gallery, Open Theme Online Art Competition, August 2024

Selected Publications

“Selfie Series“ Arte Noir Editorial - Featured Artist, December 2024

“Vision.“ Mob Journal, Portrait Photography, Vol 25., June 2022

Exhibitions

Featured Artist, multiple pieces, Wonderland, Gallery B612, Seattle, WA, October-December 2025

Featured Artist, “uplifted by the roots”, 2025 Artists of Color Expo & Symposium, ACES Gallery, Seattle, WA, October 2025

Featured Artist, multiple pieces, Across the Diaspora, Seattle, WA, October-November 2025

Solo Exhibition, Afro-Futurism in the NW: An Exhibit by Rubin Quarcoopome, Black and Tan Hall, WA, January-April 2025

Featured Artist, multiple pieces, Another Lens, part of the Capitol Hill Art Walk, Elevation Project, WA, September 12-October 4, 2024

Featured Artist, multiple pieces, 2024 Artists of Color Expo & Symposium, KEXP, Seattle, WA, August 16-17, 2024

Resident Artist, Ballard Art Walk, Annie’s Art & Frame, WA, February 10-29, 2024

Featured Artist, Out of Sight: A Survey of Contemporary Art in the Pacific Northwest, Bumbershoot, WA, September 2-3, 2023

“Flower Boy“, 2023 Artists of Color Expo & Symposium, Langston Hughes Performing Arts Institute, Seattle, WA, May 19-21, 2023

“Peek”, Images: A Contemporary Collective, Envision Arts Gallery, Online Exhibition, May 1-31, 2023

“Elegance Series A”, Blue 2023, Gallery Ring, Online Exhibition, March 2023

“Hyperbolic Vision, Vol 1.“, 2022 Artists of Color Expo & Symposium, Langston Hughes Performing Arts Institute, Seattle, WA, April 2-3, 2022

“Hyperbolic Vision, Vol 1.“, BAM Biennial 2021, Architecture & Urban Design, Bellevue Arts Museum, WA, November 2021-April, 2022