Variable West is a nonprofit magazine that supports and empowers the West Coast art world by nurturing regional communities and international conversations.

I became their first ever writer-in-residence in collaboration with Wa Na Wari, a Black-owned community arts space in Seattle. Through this residency, I wrote deep diver art criticism about the wide array of Black art on display at Wa Na Wari. My work utilizes field reporting, interviews, theory, and personal narratives to unpack the complex multidisciplinary work on Exhibition at Wa Na Wari.

You can read my work below.

The Bonderman Fellowship is a prestigious award granted to a 8 UW graduate students each year. Each Bonderman Fellow is provided $23,000 to independently travel to for 8 months. 

During my Fellowship, I traveled to France, South Africa, Lesotho, Kenya, India, Vietnam, Japan, South Korea, Turkey, Croatia, and Iceland experiencing a wide range of cultures, people, and experiences.