About me
Currently I am in the second year of my postgraduate degree in curating at Goldsmiths University of London. As a result of volunteer and intern experience within arts organizations and galleries; as well as obtaining an array of skills in customer engagement, I am now seeking a position within the field of curating and/ or archive work.
Work history
Library Volunteer - Cultural Studies
London, United KingdomFreelance
As a volunteer with the Stuart Hall Library apart of my duties include indexing relevant articles from contemporary art publications and condensing longer portions of text into accessible abstracts. As an assistant to the head librarian I also aided in liaising between the library and art institutions that have published relevant exhibition catalogues and other text based material in order to diversify the library’s collection. Administrative duties were fundamental to this position, these include: re-shelving books, collating visitor data, and maintaining audio-visual installations within the space.
Curatorial Volunteer
- London, United KingdomFreelance
As a curatorial assistant apart of my tasks included working with the owner to offer ideas for exhibition themes and text to articulate the ambitions of the gallery’s annual exhibition Vibrant Continuum. While working toward this transition I helped to revamp the space by repainting the gallery and offering a more minimalist approach to hanging works as well as handing works of art. During this time, I also had a great deal of interaction with customers and helped to contextualize acquisitions from West Africa and the UK within the galleries transnational framework.
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Skills
- Microsoft Offic
- Adaptive Communication
- Active Listening
- Level Headed
- Collaboration
- Data Entry
- Academic Writing
Education
Master of Arts in Curating
London, United Kingdom
Thus far I have completed one year of a two-year program where I received passing marks that included a 67% on my critical studies essay composed of 4500 words submitted by deadline. Thus far my research is engaged with Diasporic Studies, with a focus on African- American and post-colonial experiences. I am very interested in seeing how these cultural experiences and narratives intersect with digital cultures and online methods of resistance and activism.