Speaking Engagements & Dialogues
Panelists (from left to right) Erol Scott Harris (Artist), Lola Ayisha Ogbara (Artist + Center), and Armani Howard (Artist) in conversation with exhibition curators Vic Mensa and Chanelle Lacy at Kavi Gupta(far left and right).
As an artist whose practice moves through haptics, memory, sound, and sculptural form, I am committed to creating spaces where dialogue, inquiry, and embodied knowledge intersect. My speaking engagements extend this commitment beyond the studio and gallery, offering opportunities to explore the nuances of looking/seeing, Black haptic consciousness, material experimentation, and the politics of presence alongside diverse communities.
I regularly speak at universities, museums, cultural institutions, conferences, and arts organizations on topics including:
• Interdisciplinary art, and conceptual practices
• Ceramic craft and sculptural methodologies
• Curatorial equity and community-centered arts management
• Black visual culture and spatial politics
• Sound, memory, and embodied ways of knowing
• Creative labor, rest practices, and artist sustainability
Whether through lectures, class visits, panel discussions, performances, or workshops, I aim to cultivate thoughtful, rigorous, and inclusive conversations that invite participants to engage deeply with form, history, and imagination.
Selected Speaking Engagements
My past engagements include presentations, visiting artist lectures, performances, and panel contributions at institutions across the country, such as:
2025
- An Evening of Performance, Museum of Contemporary Photography — Chicago, IL
- CLEAT Series Sound Performance, Elastic Arts — Chicago, IL
- Visiting Artist: Ceramics, School of the Art Institute of Chicago — Chicago, IL
- Haus: An Introspection of House Music…, Chicago Architectural Biennial — Chicago, IL
- Freedom’s Muse, Logan Center for the Arts — Chicago, IL
- Black Visual Culture / Black Visual Life Symposium, University of Rochester — Rochester, NY
- Visiting Artist Lecture, Alfred University — Alfred, NY
- Black Space: Architectural Historiographies & Spatial Landscapes, SSCAC — Chicago, IL
- A Promised Land on the Horizon, South Side Community Art Center — Chicago, IL
- isinmi: a performance of rest practice, The Luminary — St. Louis, MO
- Hues of Black & Blue Artist Talk, Hyde Park Arts Center — Chicago, IL
- Light Work: Black Art Practice in Contemporary America, Logan Center — Chicago, IL
- Moments In Between Artist Talk, Hyde Park Arts Center — Chicago, IL
- Blackness and Belonging…, Neubauer Collegium, University of Chicago — Chicago, IL
- Visiting Artist Lecture, Washington University Seattle — Seattle, WA
- DADAH Film + Art Lecture Series, Webster University — St. Louis, MO
2019
- If It Wasn’t for the Woman: Reimagining Portraiture…, St. Louis Art Museum — St. Louis, MO
A full list of engagements can be found in my CV.
I am available for:
• Studio visits & Artist talks
• Keynote lectures
• Performances
• Panel discussions (as a panelist and moderator)
• Classroom visits
• Workshops
• Curatorial conversations
• Interdisciplinary dialogues across art, design, sound, and social justice
If you're interested in inviting me to speak or collaborate, please reach out through the contact page or email me directly. I look forward to building thoughtful, transformative experiences together!