Research + Practice: Jomo Tariku
About this Event
Biography • Jomo Tariku’s furniture designs draw inspiration from Africa’s rich cultural heritage, historical structures, traditional furniture, craft, colors, artifacts, landscapes, wildlife, and even hairstyles. His research on licensed Black furniture designers has been featured in prominent publications such as the New York Times and Business of Home. Jomo’s work has graced more than 40 publications, movie sets and even the home of the Vice President of US, Kamala Harris. His designs are part of the permanent collections in major museums such as NMAAHC, Met, PMA, and LACMA. Jomo has been recognized by Wallpaper Magazine and Oprah Magazine for his impactful contributions. Beyond furniture design, he applies his skills to showcase African stories through compelling data visualizations and has diversified into other creative spaces, including public art sculptures and wallpaper design. Jomo is an advocate for Black creatives’ work to be added in museums and is the founding member of the Black Artists and Designer Guild. He is represented by Wexler Gallery where he recently had his very first extensive solo show titled Juxtaposed: A portal to African Design. Jomo resides in Springfield, Virginia, with his wife and two sons.
This talk is a part of the Studio Arts and Design Research + Practice lecture and conversation series, occurring on Wednesday nights. The Research + Practice series invites acclaimed artists, writers, critics and scholars to the Corcoran School throughout the year. The talks are free to the public, providing both the community and our students access to thought-provoking examples of contemporary research and practice and a chance to engage with leading cultural figures. Speakers are nominated and selected by the Studio Arts and Design programs, hosted by students and faculty at the historic Beaux Arts Flagg Building in Washington, D.C. Dates for the Research + Practice series are listed below.
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* All events will be Wednesday nights, 6:30pm-8:00pm.*
9/23/2026: Jomo Tariku - Hammer auditorium
9/30/2026: Beverly Price - Hammer auditorium
10/21/2026: Ilona Gaynor - Hemicycle
10/28/2026: Cannupa Hanska Luger + Eric Gottesman - Atrium + Bridge
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