Art is the starting point. People are the purpose.
My curatorial practice centers Black artists, cultural memory, and the stories we carry forward. I develop exhibitions, public programs, and creative experiences that honor an artist's vision while creating space for audiences to encounter their work with greater depth.
I see curation as a form of stewardship—building relationships, shaping context, and creating opportunities that extend beyond the exhibition itself.
Selected Exhibitions & Programs
Who gets seen? Who gets supported? Who is invited into the conversation? And what structures do artists need to continue building?
Roots & Routes
Bringing Black Southern lineage, family archives, and contemporary artistic practice into dialogue
Group Exhibition & Artist-Led Cultural Program
Roots & Routes was developed in collaboration with artist Ayo Scott, whose story and artistic practice left a lasting impression on me.
When I first stepped into my role as Director of Artistic Programs, I learned about Ayo's work and knew I wanted to create an opportunity to exhibit it. During a trip to PhotoNOLA in New Orleans, I had the chance to visit his studio. What began as a studio visit turned into hours of conversation. I was captivated by the depth of his work, but equally moved by the person behind it: his love and reverence for the women in his life, his role within his family, and the care and responsibility he carries in preserving his father John T. Scott's collection and legacy.
Featuring artists Jordan Lumpkins, Felli Maynard, and Kevin B. Jones, the exhibition expanded these conversations into a broader exploration of identity, lineage, place, and the histories we carry across generations.
At its heart, Roots & Routes was about more than where we come from. It was about what we inherit, what we protect, and what we make possible for those who come after us.
Homecoming: The Fire We Inherit
Turning questions of inheritance, memory, and belonging into a shared exhibition experience
Exhibition & Cultural Program
Homecoming: The Fire We Inherit brought together artists Wyntress X’ion Bennett, Will North, Randy Wrosiv, and Melissa Aytenfisu, whose practices engage memory, identity, lineage, and the cultural inheritances carried across generations.
Through painting, film, installation, and public programming, the exhibition placed each artist’s distinct visual language in conversation, creating space for personal histories, shared traditions, and evolving expressions of Black life. Rather than presenting legacy as fixed, Homecoming considered inheritance as something artists continually preserve, question, reinterpret, and transform.
Curated at the Anderson Center for the Arts, the exhibition extended beyond the gallery through artist-centered programming, community gathering, and press and VIP previews. The artists’ work served as the foundation for reflection, belonging, and forward-looking cultural exchange.
Photos @tye.remone | Anderson Center for the Arts
In Every Form
Creating a platform for an artist's evolving practice and the next chapter of her career.
Recap coming soon.
Digital Diaspora: Roots × Futures
Bringing Black artists and technologists into one conversation about creativity and the future
Soul-Infused Creative & Tech Mixer | AfroTech 2025 Week
Digital Diaspora: Roots × Futures brought together artists, filmmakers, musicians, technologists, and cultural leaders exploring how Black creatives are shaping the future of art, technology, ownership, and storytelling.
Presented at Lawndale Art Center, the evening featured film works by Starling Thomas, LaQuishe “Q.” Wright, Henry Miner, and Michelle Mower, alongside visual art by Evita Tezeno and Christopher Paul, a mindful sound experience featuring work of Makeda, and live music by Brandon Willis. Each artistic contribution created space for reflection, experimentation, and connection across disciplines.
A central conversation featuring Dr. Raegan Flowers, Khalil Vinson, Vincent Powell, and Evita Tezeno, moderated by Crystal Lister and Samira Williams, examined technology’s evolving role in the arts—from artificial intelligence and digital ownership to smart contracts and new storytelling platforms. Curated during AfroTech Week, Digital Diaspora positioned artists not as supporting voices within technology, but as essential thinkers, makers, and architects of Black futures.
Photos Fred Agho | Free Juice
Free Juice University Graduation Exhibitions
Emerging Artist Exhibition | POST Houston | 2023-2025
The Free Juice University Graduation Exhibition centered emerging artists developing new visual languages around identity, memory, belonging, and personal transformation.
Presented at POST Houston in partnership with Marginalized in Mind, the exhibition brought each graduating artist’s distinct perspective into conversation. Across two consecutive years, the artists moved between quiet reflection and bold declaration, using their work to examine the experiences, relationships, and cultural histories shaping how they see themselves and the world around them.
Curated as both a culminating exhibition and a platform for continued growth, the program gave artists space to present their work publicly, strengthen their creative voices, and build meaningful connections with new audiences. Together, the exhibitions formed a constellation of emerging practices contributing to new legacies of visibility, authorship, and belonging.
