Dennica Pearl Worrell
Dennica Pearl Worrell is a media artist, musician, and educator. She graduated from The New School with an BA in Liberal Arts and an MA in Media Studies from Parsons School of Design. Dennica’s work explores stories at the center of nature, culture, and emotion. Her landscape photography, art-films, and documentaries have been exhibited at south Florida venues including 1310 Gallery, Deerfield Beach Historical Society, the Museum of Black History, and the Barbados Embassy in Washington D.C.
Dennica’s first solo exhibit, ‘Black of the Land and Free’ debuted at Arts Warehouse in Delray Beach, Florida. Deep research, a connection to the arts, and community engagement defines Dennica's work as an artist-educator. She has worked with non-profits such as Boys and Girls Club, Deerfield Beach Historical Society, and the Museum of Black History. Dennica is the founder of the Afro-Asian Poetic Index and led the research efforts for the archive in collaboration with Palah Light Lab and the Brooklyn-based museum MoCADA. She has also participated as a speaker in the Mellon Initiative for Inclusive Faculty Excellence.
Dennica is also a singer-songwriter and multi-instrumentalist who plays guitar, bass, and piano. Dennica's work combines the genres of folk, jazz, and soul music. She has over four years of experience as a music curator in the media industry and she has composed a score for a short film named Magda.
