Educator. Curator. Writer.
an interdisciplinary researcher, curator, writer, and educator. I am in the business of worldbuilding through the practice of writing, teaching, producing and discussing creative work. I hold a Bachelor of Arts in International Development & Social Change from Clark University and Master of Arts in Comparative and International Education from Teachers College, Columbia University.
As an Educator, I currently serve as the Associate Director of Education at Company One Theatre (C1). As an arts educator and public programs leader for over 10 years, I design youth-centered, interdisciplinary learning initiatives and large-scale public programs across performance and visual arts organizations, museums, universities, and cultural institutions. With a background in political organizing, I formerly served as Director of Women of Color In Solidarity from 2015 - 2023. My work has spanned international development, state and federal policy, reproductive justice, prison abolition, and land sovereignty. I have worked alongside New Voices for Reproductive Justice, Wavehill, ACLU, Black Feminist Futures, Democracy Now!, Consortium for Gender Security & Human Rights, and The New School to name a few.
As a Writer, I have taken on the practice of essayist - art critic - playwright. All three overlap in many ways. I write from the positionality of a Black Queer Femme who grew up living on their ancestral land. I grew up in Massachusetts where my maternal side have lived for over 400 years; and are from that land. I write from a layered approach to storytelling, offering a perspective at the intersections of art [contemporary and performance] history, collective memory, and politics. As a playwright, my debut script, The Messenger, was commissioned by The 5th Avenue Theatre in 2022 and The Theatre Offensive from 2023–2025. I write plays that are often interpreted as a lyrical poem of characters in honest conversation. My work as an art critic can be found in collaborations throughout North America, including Ma’s House, Indigenous Curatorial Collective, Independent Curators International, among others. My goal is to write thoughtfully about artists' work by examining the fullness of an artist and their work; holding significance and relevance within the context of the contemporary art canon.
As a Curator, I serve as Head Curator of Spiritual Is Political, where I produce exhibitions and build networks for contemporary artists. My curatorial style centers academic research and community ensemble building, designing an exhibition through the techniques of stage and spatial design to tell a story. I produce exhibitions that enhance the storytelling of the Black Diaspora, global Indigenous communities, queer realities, histories, futures, and technologies; creating immersive, multi-sensory spaces for reflection and connection. My curatorial practice has been in collaborations across North America, including with Independent Curators International, The Studio Museum in Harlem, Indigenous Curatorial Collective, The New Museum, The Longwood Art Gallery, among others. My love for curation is rooted in my love for creating spaces where the audience can experience what is, what was, and what could be.