Pelham received his MFA from the School of the Art Institute of Chicago in 2023. His work has been exhibited nationally and internationally, including at ICA Boston, RISD, UC Berkeley, the International Computer Arts Festival, and MDW Art Fair, and featured in publications like the Chicago Reader, Sixty Inches from Center, and Boston Art Review. He is currently an Adjunct Professor at Bridgewater State University and a Continuing Ed Instructor at RISD.