About me

Committed, Creative and Conscientious I'm a driven self-starter who has worked her way through several independent projects. As a photographer, graphic designer and curator, I also have an impressive array of skills under my belt which makes me an incredibly adaptable addition to any team. I love working with other people in both leadership and team-member capacities!

PostsProjectsExperienceTeam

• I'd love some feedback on my latest project, www.regenerate.digital/fikayo it's one of the first proper shoots I've done in a while!
• Hi! I’m doing a shoot next week and was looking for cheap sheer fabric and a wall jack/stage flat for a backdrop wall

Projects

• 29

  Tate Collective BHM CommissionBlack History Month can be difficult for black creatives. Our annual seat at the table is often met with more obstacles than opportunities as we dodge pigeonholing and lowball fees, only to have invitations dry out come November 1st. This is why Lubaina Himid’s “The Carrot Piece” stood out to me. In the face of institutional attempts to “integrate” black womxn artists – rife with tokenism, false promises and pressure to conform – Himid reminds us we already have what we need. My response foc
• 16

  "Regenerate" - Barbican Young Visual Artists 2021Oríkì for our Daughters of the New Age “Oríkì for our Daughters of the New Age” celebrates choosing to centre communal care as a radical act in an increasingly isolating and divisive world. Oríkì is praise poetry used by the Yoruba to speak to the divine within us. It is a deep spiritual expression of the virtues of who we are - and most importantly - who we can become, calling to the power of our past, presents and futures. This series is in praise of kinship and solidarity with other women o
• Tate Collective x Moleskine Foundation - "Where is South" Co-Curator and ContributorParticipant in the Moleskine Foundation's AtWork Project with Tate Collective and curator Simon Njami Created installation piece in response to prompt "Where is South" Co-curated final exhibition for display at the Tate Modern

+ Show more

Projects credited in

• 7

  Sleeping MuséI mainly photograph black communities in Budapest.My subjects focus on hair, wig and clothing, sometimes I am only interesred in the head itself, like a mask. My aims to present figures in there between individuals and their broader cultural context.
• 1

  Sleeping MuséI mainly photograph black communities in Budapest.My subjects focus on hair, wig and clothing, sometimes I am only interesred in the head itself, like a mask. My aims to present figures in there between individuals and their broader cultural context.

Work history

Young Visual ArtistBarbican Centre
Aug 2020London, United KingdomInternship
Web-design and Curatorial Team Lead of the Barbican's competitive Young Visual Artist Group Selected for highly competitive program working towards May 2021 exhibition - Project management for curation of online exhibition + website development  - Collaboratively created cohesive visual identity for the collective + visual assets to be used in marketing - Development of website with use of Readymag and CSS code injection - Utilised User Experience wireframing + site-mapping to optimise site for mobile use - Analysed site traffic with Google Analytics and SEO optimisation  
CuratorTATE
Nov 2019 - Nov 2019London, United KingdomFreelance
Participant in the Moleskine Foundation's AtWork Project with Tate Collective and Simon Njami Created installation piece in response to prompt "Where is South" Co-curated final exhibition for display at the Tate Modern

+ Show more

Skills

• Photojournalism
• Photography
• Adobe Photoshop
• Adobe Illustrator
• Adobe Create Suite
• Graphic Design
• UX Design
• Interviewing
• Curating
• Social Media Management

Education

BSc SociologyThe London School of Economics
Aug 2018 - Oct 2021London, United Kingdom
1st Class Degree Classification
W
W
A LevelsWestminster School
Aug 2016 - Jun 2018London, United Kingdom

+ Show more

Awards

Highly Commended Photographic EntryThe London School of Economics
Research project on maternal healthcare and NGOs in Nigeria
C
C
Young Photographer's PrizeConfucius Institute
Winner of the Changing China Connections Prize at UCL Confucius Institute