About me
Entrepreneurial project and marketing leader with experience in the arts, social innovation, and curation. Looking for opportunities to work within the creative process at the convergence of arts, culture, and commerce.
For more than a decade I’ve identified, developed and managed arts-related initiatives to bring big ideas to life and helped creatives, artists, and innovators tell their stories.
-10 years of arts consultancy, curatorial, project management, and strategy experience from start-ups to international arts institutions.
- Produced exhibitions and programs with global interdisciplinary partners that enhance engagement between the arts and diverse publics.
- Managed a revolving catalog of over 25 visual artists for a contemporary gallery.
- Researched and wrote descriptions for the ‘Kongo: Power and Majesty’ exhibit at the Met Museum.
- Advised female entrepreneurs in Afghanistan to provide guidance for building eCommerce-based businesses and brand story.
Work history
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Co-Founder, Head of Development, Marketing and CurationFive | Six Textiles
Los Angeles, United StatesFreelance
Built a partnership with a group of artisans in West Africa to preserve and bring their craft to a global audience.
- Created the company’s business plan, financial structure, and brand architecture.
- Created wholesale, eCommerce, and brand partnership strategies using cross-cultural communication skills and secured relationships with key brand partners such as The Citizenry and stockists around the United States.
- Curated product and design selection and worked directly with artisans to tell their story.
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Art ConsultantFreelance
New York, United StatesFreelance
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Skills
- Social Innovation
- Sustainability
- Art Consulting
- Social Sustainability
- Exhibition Design
- Content Curation
- Business Development
- Curation
- Strategy
- Art Curation
Education
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MastersUniversity College London
- London, United Kingdom
Focus on art and archaeology of Africa and the African Diaspora in the antebellum and post-antebellum Southern USA.
Dissertation title: The Use of Cardinal Points, Cross Marks and Lines in the African Diaspora: a critique of the BaKongo Cosmogram.
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MastersUniversity College London
- London, United Kingdom
Focus on contemporary art of Africa and the African Diaspora.
Dissertation title: Masking Representation: Images of National Culture and the Diaspora
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Awards
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2017 Entrepreneurs to WatchCause Artist