WHO IS MICHI?
Academia
Specialising in Practice-Based Black British Female Ethnographic Studies of Counternarratives, Culture, and Codes through Art, Activism, Aesthetics, and AI
With three years of higher education studies in Community Development and Public Policy. and two years of Black History Studies.
A contemporary Curator of Black GAI Art.
My specialist fields are
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Digital, Intersectional, and Black Anthropology.
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Black Methodologies, Digital Humanities, and Critical Race Theory (CRT)
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Artivism
We Are the Archive. We Are the Data.
We Are the Designers.
Creator and Developer of:
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ADN™ (Anthro-Digital Narratives) © 2024
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MMAT™ (Masumi Method for Art & Technology) -
MAETT™ (Masumi Applied Ethnographic Tools & Theory) -
MPM™ (Mobile Praxis Model) -
CADE™ (Cultural AI Decolonial Ethics) -
EthnoGo™ -
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The Benjamin Zephaniah Library—Research, Development & Digital Archival™
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© 2025 Michi Masumi. All rights reserved.
I am a Digital & Intersectional Anthropologist | Ethnographic Technocultural Theorist | Creative Technologist (Photography, Poetry , Sound, Design and AI Black Art )
An advocate for DEI awareness within British tech and improved opportunities for marginalised groups.
London Photography award receipent for Fine Art Portrait Photography 2023 & 2024
Creative Skills
BA & MA degree in Photography
Official Wix Website Designer
VistaPrint Pro Designer
Graphic Designer
POD (Print on Demand)
Blogger/Columnist
Arts & Culture Internship
Additional Skills
Business Formations/Incorporations Start-Ups Consultancy (25 yrs exp)
Policy Writer
Welfare to Work Specialist (8 Yrs)
Operations Manager
Employability Trainer
Qualified Life Coach
Non-Profit Board Governance Trainer
Community Development & Public Policy
Volunteer Co-ordinator
Board Trustee
Political Councillor Candidate 2010
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EXHIBITIONS, PRESS & EVENTS
1st to 30th November 2024 - Medway River Lit 2024
Performing Poetry & Workshop Facilitator
in Partnership with Wordsmthery and Medway River Lit
Chatham Library, Riverside Gdns, Dock Rd, Chatham ME4 4TX
31st October to 13th November 2024 - Resilience Educational Exhibition (Black History Month)
in Partnership with The Benjamin Zephaniah Library.
The Halpern Pop, Halpern Conservancy Board Building, Rochester
16th September to 31st October 2024 - Intersectionality Exhibition
(Black History Month)
Intra Arts 337-341 High St, Rochester ME1 1DA
The Halpern Gallery, Nucleus Arts Centre, Chatham, Kent ME4
Poco Loco, 58-60 High St, Chatham ME4 4DS
10th to 18th August 2024 - Queerdom Exhibition
(Medway's Fringe" and Medway Pride
Poco Loco, 58-60 High St, Chatham ME4 4DS
6th to 14th July 2024 - Medway Open Studios and Art Festival 2024
No 64 Coffee & Brunch, 64 High St, Chatham ME4 4DS
3rd May to 25th August 2024.
Playing the Race Card Exhibition
Hastings Museum & Art Gallery,
John's Place, Bohemia Rd, Hastings TN34 1ET
5th - 23rd April 2024 - Invite only Exhibition: Bloom
The Halpern Gallery, Kent
14th to 24th March 2024 | Thurs - Sun | 10 am - 5 pm
PV: Friday 22nd March 2024 | 5 pm - 9 pm
QUEERCALL Exhibition Presents with
Screen South Immersive Sound Showcase
The Brewery Tap UCA Project Space, Folkestone & Canterbury, Kent
7th to 20th February 2024 - Solo Exhibition: i Woman
Medway Art Box, The Halpern Pop / Nucleus Arts, Rochester, Kent
2nd to 13th February 2024 - Medway's Pride LGBTQIA+ History Month
Nucleus Arts, Chatham, Kent
Press
7th December 2023 to 9th January 2024 - Winter Open
The Halpern Gallery, Nucleus Arts, Chatham, Kent
21st October 2023 - Spoken Poetry: William Cuffay Festival
Wordsmithery (Medway), Woodlands Youth Centre, Kent
6th to 8th October 2023 - Rochester Art Fair Exhibition
Rochester Corn Exchange & Nucleus Arts Rochester, Kent
October 2023 to 24th February 2024 - Solo Exhibition: Brim
(Black on the Square/ Black History 365 project)
The Verena Holmes Gallery, Canterbury, Kent
15th to 27th September 2023 - Just Put a Cat in It Exhibition
Nucleus Arts, Chatham, Kent
19th August 2023 - Medway Pride Parade
Costume Designer: Medway Pride CIC and Collaborative Maker
with Mandina Arts & Intra Arts
13th May 2023 - The London Photography Awards
Student Honourable Mention Silver Award for Fine Art
24th April 2023 - Viewbug Spring 2023 Award
27th January to 15th April 2023 - UCA Retrospective Exhibition
Rochester Art Gallery, Rochester, Kent
27th January to 14th March 2023 - UCA Retrospective Exhibition
UCA Zandra Rhodes Gallery, Rochester, Kent
2nd to 9th July 2022 - Medway Open Studios and Art Festival
Open Road Recovery and Wellbeing Service, Chatham, Kent
4th April to 8th May 2022 - Mother Tongue UCA Global Exhibition (Phoetry aka Photo Poetry)
UCA, Farnham, Surrey
18th to 24th August 2021 - Solo Exhibition, Rubik
The Halpern Pop Gallery, Nucleus Art, Rochester, Kent
Film & Video
Video Credit: Kateryna Baranenko
Video Credit: JulieAnn Atwal
Community Events
