Installation view Thirteen Ways of Looking @ The Herbert Art Gallery and Museum, curated by Dr Theuri 2020
Curatorial Practice:
Selected Publications:
- Report: ‘From Institutional Racism to Duties of Care: Moving Interventionist Practices away from Racism and Colonial Dominance’ in Doing the Work; Embedding anti-racism and decolonisation in museum practice report, Contemporary Art Society & Decolonisng the Arts Institute, UAL (forthcoming 2022’)
- Commissioned essay: ‘Who Belongs in Art school?’ in K. McMillan Representation of Women Artists in Britain During 2020, Freelands Foundation (2021)
- Book chapter: ‘How does a Kenyan-British digital artist, explore, understand and create links between Coventry and its twin cities?’ Coventry Biennial Text, (2019)
- Book chapter: 'Critical Race Theory and its Relationship to Art Education' in K. Hatton (ed) Towards an Inclusive Arts Education London: Institute of Education Press (2015)
Media and Impact:
- The exhibition I curated received a 4 Star exhibition review in The Guardian: ‘Union jack swastikas and space-age braids: Thirteen Ways of Looking – review?’ by Kadish Moris, (2020) https://www.theguardian.com/artanddesign/2020/oct/28/thirteen-ways-of-looking-review-cultural-identity-herbert-art-gallery-coventry
Selected Conference papers/contributions/talks:
- Theuri, S (2021) ‘From Where I Stand: Alternate Perspectives, Re-imagining Sources and Other Histories’ - in conversation with Roshini Kempadoo and Grace Ndritu, for Birmingham School of Art and Tate Liverpool Tate Public Online Lecture Series, (online talk) https://vimeo.com/685824097/16051270f4
- Theuri, S (2021) ‘Black Arts Movement in Coventry’ Critical Practices Talks at Center for Arts Memory and Community, Coventry University (online talk) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Yogkq-2tqfA
- Theuri, S (2021) ‘Thirteen Ways of Looking’ in ‘Doing The Work: How to embed anti-racist and decolonial practice in museum work’ at the Contemporary Arts Society & Decolonisng the Arts Institute, UAL (online)