EDUCATION
2021
Oregon State University. Corvalis, Oregon
E-Learning Instructional Design and Development Certificate
2014
University Of East Anglia. Norwich, United Kingdom
MA The Arts of Africa, Oceania and the Americas
Thesis “From Artifact to Artwork: the creation and transformation of the Kongo Nkisi.”
2011
Johns Hopkins University. Baltimore, Maryland
BA Anthropology and International Relations
AWARDS AND FELLOWSHIPS
Authenticity Project Fellowship
The HBCU Library Alliance and the Digital Library Federation | 2022
AAMC Foundation Mentorship
The Association of Art Museum Curators (AAMC) Foundation | 2019
DLF Forum Fellowship
Digital Library Federation (DLF) | 2018
Exercise for Emerging Artists: Discourse
Transformer | 2016
Curatorial Initiative
DC Arts Center | 2015
Minority Awards Fellowship
National Museum of African Art | 2009
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCES
Program Director of Curation & Object Based Learning , Atlanta University Center (AUC) Robert W. Woodruff Library | August 2020 - Present
Effectively runs the AUC Galleries, Libraries, Archives, and Museums (GLAM) Center for Collaborative Teaching and Learning through the curation of physical and digital exhibitions, the facilitation of cross-institutional collaboration between the AUC Robert W. Woodruff Library, Clark Atlanta University Art Museum and Spelman College Museum of Fine Art museum, and the implementation of object-based pedagogy.
Museum Education Curator, Atlanta University Center (AUC) Robert W. Woodruff Library | June 2017 - August 2020
Led the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation funded pilot initiative, AUC Galleries, Libraries, Archives, and Museums (GLAM) Center for Collaborative Teaching and Learning, as inaugural curator. Taught object-based pedagogical approaches to Atlanta University Center faculty. Managed collaborations between the collections held within the Robert W. Woodruff Library, Clark Atlanta University Art Museum and Spelman College Museum of Fine Art. Designed and curated online exhibitions accessible on the AUC GLAM Center Digital Portal.
Gallery Assistant, Morton Fine Art | August 2016 - July 2018
Provided curatorial and administrative assistance by monitoring collection, preparing purchase orders and coordinating special events and exhibits. Updated and monitored social media pages and composed essays for blog. Conducted artist interviews and wrote catalog essay for Charles Williams’ solo exhibition “Swim.”
Associate Director, African and Afro-Diaspora Art Talks (AADAT) | June 2013 - February 2015
Curated topics of discussion and featured content. Developed and maintained relationships with curators and artists. Moderated online panel discussions and Twitter chats. Wrote and published articles for AADAT blog and website.
Archivist, Sainsbury Centre for Visual Arts | February 2013 - September 2013
Transferred original handwritten documents and personal correspondence between collectors and artists into electronic museum database. Sorted, cataloged and photographed "small finds" from excavation site in Benin.
Curatorial Assistant Intern, Baltimore Museum of Art | January 2008 - June 2011
Provided administrative support to the curator of the Department of the Arts of Africa, the Americas, Asia and the Pacific Islands. Conducted research on museum objects including objects displayed in “Hand Held: Personal Arts from Africa” exhibition. Maintained and updated information on museum collections database (TMS).