Panel Discussion: "Here: Pride and Belonging in African Art"

Enjoy a panel discussion moderated by Risham Majeed and featuring curators Kevin Dumouchelle and Serubiri Moses, and artists Paul Emmanuel, Mikael Owunna, Tyna Abebowale, and Leilah Babirye whose work is featured in the exhibition Here: Pride and Belonging in African Art and the accompanying book.

Here: Pride and Belonging in African Art is based on years of close collaboration and dialogue with African visual art practitioners who claim belonging in the LGBTQ+ community, however they define those terms. Through their art, they invite us into their worlds, and share complex stories of openly claiming their identities, their histories, and their place.

Kevin Dumouchelle photo by Franko Khoury; Tyna Abebowale photo courtesy of artist; Leilah Babirye photo by AX Mina; Mikael Owunna photo by Ajamu X; Paul Emmanuel by Meg Clerc

Image credit: "Stitched to You" (detail), Sola Olulode, Painting, Oil, acrylic, thread, indigo, batik and oil pastel on canvas H x W x D: 177.8 × 149.9 cm (70 × 59 in.). Photograph by Brad Simpson, 2024, National Museum of African Art, Smithsonian Institution