[4] As a child, he loved science, but also knew he wanted to be an artist at a young age.
[5][6] He grew up in a very supportive environment, where not only his parents but his two sisters encouraged him to develop his artistic skills.
[9] Though scheduled to be active through May, the exhibition was cut short when the museum closed in mid-March due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
[9] Washington has been an artist in residence at Amherst College (2016–17), the Fountainhead Residency (2016),The Studio Museum in Harlem (2013); Rush Arts Gallery (2012), Yaddo (2011), and Skowhegan School of Painting and Sculpture (2010).
[4] Washington's paintings often utilize materials such as "tape, canvas, acrylic paint, charcoal dust, Black chalkboard paint, paper, Black copier toner, acrylic medium, Black ink, Kraft paper, wax coated cotton string, latex house paint, rubber, wire, hot plastic glue and ear phone cushions.