About me
Ashara Ekundayo is a queer, Black feminist interdisciplinary independent curator of contemporary art, visual maker, cultural theologian, arts organizer, and consultant whose creative practice is rooted in joy-informed pedagogies and the study, creation and maintenance of Black archives. In the tradition of critical artistic action and dynamic imagination she also conjures collaborative site-responsive ceremony, and utilizes artist-based strategies such as photography, screenprinting, zine-making, installation, and altar-making to illuminate the specific expertise of Black womxn of the African Diaspora. Her work explores healing, memory, space, and place and she has worked with Black and Brown communities across borders in support of issues of land, access, and self-determination. She is the Founder, Curator/Executive Creative Director at Artist As First Responder and Principal at AECreative Consulting Partners, LLC.Websites: ArtistAsFirstResponder.com and Ashara.io
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