Onyinyechi Jessica Ogwumike is a Nigerian American curator, community health worker, and researcher whose spacemaking mission is anchored in fostering Black queer wellbeing. She completed a Bachelor of Arts in African American Studies at Northwestern University and a Master of Public Health concentrating on Community Health Practice at DePaul University. Her written work has been featured in publications such as The Uncoiled and Foglifter Journal, and she also employs ceramics, collage, and graphic design to archive Black cultural histories, for example, venerating Black sapphic ancestors and elders through tarot with the Arcana Archive. Ogwumike's social club, Playground Gatherings, is an events service gathering Black queer people to connect and play as means of collectivized inner child healing. She's committed to cultivating new methods for organizing public experiences of play, art and creativity, with the core belief that these experiences help us better address health injustice with nuance.
Independent Curators International supports the work of curators to help create stronger art communities through experimentation, collaboration, and international engagement.
Independent Curators International supports the work of curators to help create stronger art communities through experimentation, collaboration, and international engagement.
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