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Jasmine Wahi[edit]
Jasmine Wahi, born 1986 in Washington, D.C., is a South Asian American curator, art advisor, and activist[1], and is currently the Holly Block Social Justice Curator of the Bronx Museum of the Arts[2]. Her practice focuses on issues of femme empowerment, complicating binary structures within social discourses, and exploring multi-positional cultural identities through the lens of intersectional feminism. In addition to running Project for Empty Space, and curating international shows independently, Wahi is also a professor at the School of Visual Arts[3], and a former board member of the South Asian Women’s Creative Collective (SAWCC)[4].
Early life and education[edit]
Wahi spent her childhood in Washington, D.C., where her parents still reside. She grew up exposed to curation, as her aunt worked as a curator for the Smithsonian and developed her interest early on.[1] Wahi attended New York University from 2004-2008, receiving a BA in Art History and South Asian Studies. In addition, she received her masters at New York University[5] in Art History, Criticism and Conservation[6].
Work[edit]
In 2008 Wahi opened her own consultancy, which focused primarily on cultivating emerging artists in a largely competitive marketplace. Since it first opened, Jasmine Wahi Contemporary has grown beyond an advisory service to include curatorial projects and non-profit endeavors. Curatorial work primarily focuses on social narratives, such as feminism, individualism, sexuality and sexual orientation, and personal flaws and achievements[1].
In 2010, Wahi co-founded Project For Empty Space, a non-profit arts organization in New York City dedicated to bringing contemporary art to a multitude of communities through the utilization of abandoned and unusual urban spaces[7].
In 2011 Project For Empty Space expanded its programming to other parts of the world, including Bogota, Columbia, Vancouver, Canada, and Toronto, Canada.[7]
In March 2015, Wahi co-created and became the co-director of The Gateway Project and Gallery. [6] Gateway connects to people passing through the space concourse with a series of small art window displays and installations by six artists in a rotating program.[8]
In 2019 she was elected the Co-Chair of The Feminist Art Projects.[9]
In January of 2020, Wahi co-curated Abortion Is Normal[10], a two-part emergency exhibition co-organized by Marilyn Minter, Gina Nanni, Laurie Simmons, and Sandy Tait.[11] The exhibition featured works by around 40 female artists, among them Marilyn Minter, Carrie Mae Weems[2], Nan Goldin, Cindy Sherman, Barbara Kruger, Viva Ruiz, Shirin Neshat and Natalie Frank.[12]
In February of 2020, Wahi was named the Holly Block Social Justice Curator of the Bronx Museum of the Arts.[2] The position was named after the passing of Holly Block, a prominent figure in the New York art world and long-time advocate for the Bronx.
References[edit]
- ^ a b c "Careful, Jasmine Wahi's Feminist Incubator Grabs Back". Whitewall. 2017-01-27. Retrieved 2020-04-07.
- ^ a b c Greenberger, Alex; Greenberger, Alex (2020-02-19). "For Curatorial Post Named After Influential Director, Bronx Museum Hires Cofounder of Beloved Newark Art Space". ARTnews.com. Retrieved 2020-04-07.
- ^ "Co-owner, Director, Gateway Project Spaces; Co-founder, Director, Project For Empty Spaces - SVA". School of Visual Arts | SVA | New York City. Retrieved 2020-04-08.
- ^ "Mickalene Thomas in conversation with Jasmine Wahi | Yale-Smithsonian Partnership". yale-smithsonian.yale.edu. Retrieved 2020-04-07.
- ^ History, Repaint (2020-02-10). "Jasmine Wahi, Curator and Activist". Repaint History. Retrieved 2020-04-07.
- ^ a b "Jasmine Wahi - The Creative Time Summit". creativetime.org. Retrieved 2020-04-07.
- ^ a b "Process/Practice/Portfolio 2.0 – South Asian Women's Creative Collective". Retrieved 2020-04-07.
- ^ "A Gateway into the Newark Art Scene". Hyperallergic. 2016-07-28. Retrieved 2020-04-07.
- ^ Wahi, Jasmine, "All the women. In Me . Are Tired", retrieved 2020-04-07
- ^ Steinhauer, Jillian (2020-01-23). "A Show of Artists Galvanized by the Abortion Debate". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2020-04-08.
- ^ "We Need to Normalize Abortion". PAPER. 2020-01-10. Retrieved 2020-04-08.
- ^ "Women artists fight for reproductive rights with US election fundraising show". www.theartnewspaper.com. Retrieved 2020-04-07.
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