About Me

I AM an art historian, author, arts consultant, lecturer, independent curator and symbolist artist.  I was raised in Cambridge, Massachusetts and moved to Brooklyn to attend Pratt Institute; later receiving a PhD in Interdisciplinary Studies with a focus in world symbols.  My love for the arts began as a child while spending countless hours creating at the Community Art Center in the housing complex where I lived, along with frequent excursions to culturally rich art institutions throught Massachusettes. I AM also a professional quilt maker who has been quilting and teaching textile arts for over thirty years.  Printmaking and photography are also personal passions. My quilts are in a number of prestigious collections including the Smithsonian’s Anacostia Museum in Washington, D.C. , the Bloomburg Foundation and the Smithsonians satellite collection at Michigan State University. Over the past ten years, I have devoted much of my time assisting artists of color document and archive their personal art-work and private collections. My  award-winning book,“Brooklyn on My Mind: Black Artists from the WPA to the Present”,was released in November of 2018 .  In early 2026 my current book , "Keepers of a Movement: Celebrating the Black Collector" will be released and my up and coming workshop,  "My Underground Railroad and How I Got Through is available for sign up. Click on New Workshops!!!! in the drop down menu.