CURATION

As an independent curator of African descent, Usen’s curatorial practice is informed by ancestral traditions rooted in care and community. This lineage and legacy inspires how Usen engages with authentic expressions of Afro-diasporic identity, criticality and aesthetic sensibility. Usen’s curatorial practice, deeply rooted in research and learning, is an act of remembrance that seeks to uphold history and uplift humanity.

2025

A wà ńbẹ̀: Part II. Orry Shenjobi. The Africa Centre (London)

Sunday’s Best. Lamar Robillard. Long Gallery Harlem (New York)

home[body]: a debut solo exhibition. kiarita. HAUSEN (New York)

Jazzhole in Brooklyn: Faaji Agba Screening & Talk. HAUSEN (New York)

2024

MOVE, I DARE YOU: A Tale of Black Conveyance & Movement. Taoheed Bayo. HAUSEN (New York)

A wà ńbẹ̀: A celebration of community and culture. Orry Shenjobi. European Cultural Centre (Venice)

2023

People of the Future: Reimagining Haiti Through A.I. Virginie Bonhomme. HAUSEN (New York)

A Woman's Woman's Woman's World. Group Exhibition. HAUSEN (New York)

IN MEMORIAM. Kamari Carter. HAUSEN (New York)

2022

Are You Doing Too Much? Audrey Lyall. HAUSEN (New York)

“AFROSPIRITUALITY: Something Like A Phenomena”. Lamar Robillard. HAUSEN (New York)

“Only Time Will Tell”. Jacques Morel. HAUSEN (New York)

2021

AfroChild Solo Showcase. Chelsea Boatey. PatBO Flagship Store (New York)

“A Love Letter to Self”. Deborah Segun. HAUSEN (New York)

““Soliloquy”: Hidden Acts of Resistance in the Plight of Black Visibility”. Lamar Robillard. Bed-Stuy Art House (New York)

2018

“Fun Is Deep”. Dennis Osadebe. The Other Art Fair (New York)

“A Stranger In My Home”. Dennis Osadebe. The Other Art Fair (New York)

2016

“Boys Play War: A Tradition of Uprising”. Dennis Osadebe. Lagos: Living + Working (Lagos)