Harris receiving the Arts & Culture Legacy Award at the 2024 Salon 7 Legacy Awards Ceremony
in Washington, D.C.
Expertise
Public Intellectual
Harris is a public intellectual and provides lectures based on her research areas of African American Cultural History, African American Women's History, African American Religious & Political Thought, Religious Studies, Black American Aesthetics/Ante-aesthetics, African American Literary Arts, and more. Harris is also a Public Historian and works closely with the Washington, D.C. chapter of The Girl Friends, Inc. as an archival consultant and editor for their commemorative history project. In 2021, she received her M.A. in Religion from Yale University immediately following her B.A. in Religion and Philosophy from Bethune-Cookman University in 2018.
Arts Management
As it relates to Arts Management, Harris works closely with artists, collectors, and individuals in various industries to aid in the enrichment of their respective portfolios and cultural impact.
Curation
Having served the arts community as the Lead Curator and Manager of Mehari Sequar Gallery from 2022-20223, Harris has curated 6 exhibitions since her arrival to DC, and one exhibition at Yale University’s Sarah G. Smith Gallery. She is currently projected to curate 3 exhibitions in Washington, D.C. in 2024.
Her Curatorial Vision focuses on themes of intimacy, interiority, and mobility within the context of radicalized and gendered bodies. As it relates to exhibition making, her intent is to connect visual Diasporic narratives with scholarship that investigates Diasporic experiences through the curation itself and programming. As both a Public Historian and Art Curator, her exhibitions are didactic in nature and are often accompanied by curriculum that assists viewers in further investigating concepts/themes explored in the exhibitions.
My Services
Freelance Writing & Editing
Harris is a freelance editor and writer. She has written and edited numerous art exhibition catalogs and Communications and marketing literature for artists and art galleries. Her writing and editing is geared towards, but not limited to content related to society and culture, politics, and the humanities. With intentions on following the path of her favorite literary artists, Dorothy West and Nella Larsen, Harris is an independent literary artist in the works of publishing her first novelette.
Event Organizing & Philanthropy
Her event organizing and public engagement/speaking relates to her focus on philanthropy, women, the arts, and community development. She partners with organizations such as Smithsonian American Art Museum, Picture That Art Appraisals, LLC, and more! She is the co-founder of a wellness and arts organization, The Beauty of Our Wellness,
and its 501c3 entitled The Beauty of Our Wellness Fund,
which provides financial assistance to women under 40 and/or uninsured dealing who have accumulated bills related to uterine health procedures.
Consulting
As it relates to arts management, Harris works closely with artists, collectors, and individuals in various industries to aid in the enrichment of their respective portfolios and cultural impact.
Lecturing
Public intellectualism and community engagement, central to Harris' mission, informs her practice as a woman committed to the cultural advancement and edification of society. Her lectures are geared towards the youth, as well as adult communities that gather to intentionally and critically engage narratives and practices related to arts & culture. She has provided lectures for The Society, Inc., Smithsonian American Art Museum, Yale University's School of Divinity, Kasini House, and more!
