Experience

Columbia University Graduate School of Arts and Sciences

• United States
• Higher Education
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Art History PhD Student

  • Sep 2019 - Present



Brooklyn Museum

• Museums, Historical Sites, and Zoos
• 200 - 300 Employee

• Exhibitions Assistant

  • Dec 2018 - Jul 2019



Brooklyn Museum

• Museums, Historical Sites, and Zoos
• 200 - 300 Employee

• Administrative Assistant in the Director’s Office

  • Jul 2018 - Oct 2018



Mellon Mays Undergraduate Fellowship

• Research Fellow

  • Feb 2016 - Jun 2018

  Investigates the use of the Black female body in the works of Contemporary Artists of African DescentConducts art historical research on the portrayal if Black womanhood and Sexuality in Primitivist art and Modern art during the later 19th century and mid-to-early 20th century. Investigates the use of the Black female body in the works of Contemporary Artists of African DescentConducts art historical research on the portrayal if Black womanhood and Sexuality in Primitivist art and Modern art during the later 19th century and mid-to-early 20th century.



Wellesley College Harambee House

• Media and Events Coordinator

  • Sep 2014 - Jun 2018

  Harambee House is a department and a safe-space for students of African Descent at Wellesley College. Duties include creating graphics/flyers for events and implementing departmental events. Harambee House is a department and a safe-space for students of African Descent at Wellesley College. Duties include creating graphics/flyers for events and implementing departmental events.



Columbia University Graduate School of Arts and Sciences

• United States
• Higher Education
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Columbia University Graduate School of Arts & Sciences-Leadership Alliance Summer Research Fellow

  • Jun 2017 - Aug 2017

  Researched the installation art of Renee Stout and her invocation of the Haitian Vodou goddes Erzulie as a method to explore the diversity of Black womanhood and the history of enslaved women of African descent. Presented on "Altars to Black Womanhood: An Exploration of Erzulie in the Art of Renee Stout" at the 29th Annual Columbia GSAS Summer Research Program Symposium and the 2017 National Leadership Alliance Symposium Researched the installation art of Renee Stout and her invocation of the Haitian Vodou goddes Erzulie as a method to explore the diversity of Black womanhood and the history of enslaved women of African descent. Presented on "Altars to Black Womanhood: An Exploration of Erzulie in the Art of Renee Stout" at the 29th Annual Columbia GSAS Summer Research Program Symposium and the 2017 National Leadership Alliance Symposium



Smithsonian National Museum of African Art

• Curatorial Intern

  • Jun 2016 - Aug 2016

  Researched artworks in the Smithsonian National Museum of African Art's permanent collection in order to prepare exhibition labels for upcoming exhibitions. Researched artworks acquired by the museum in preparation for the creation of museum board reports. Researched artworks in the Smithsonian National Museum of African Art's permanent collection in order to prepare exhibition labels for upcoming exhibitions. Researched artworks acquired by the museum in preparation for the creation of museum board reports.



Harvey B. Gantt Center for African-American Arts + Culture

• United States
• Museums, Historical Sites, and Zoos
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Graphic Design Intern

  • Jul 2015 - Aug 2015

  Created a logo and other branding materials for a new membership group targeting young professional called "Next Generation." Created a logo and other branding materials for a new membership group targeting young professional called "Next Generation."