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Yesomi Umolu | |
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| Born | 1983 or 1984 (age 39–40) Lagos, Nigeria |
| Education | University of Edinburgh (MA) Royal College of Art (MA) |
| Occupation(s) | Curator and writer |
| Employer | Serpentine Galleries |
| Website | www |
Yesomi Umolu (born 1983 or 1984)[1] is a British curator of contemporary art and writer who has been director of curatorial affairs and public practice for the Serpentine Galleries since 2020.
Umolu previously held curatorial positions at the Walker Art Center, the Eli and Edythe Broad Art Museum at Michigan State University, and the Logan Center for the Arts at the University of Chicago. She then served as artistic director of the Chicago Architecture Biennial 2019 before assuming her current position at the Serpentine Galleries.
Umolu has published works in publications such as Art in America and Afterimage, and has written and spoken on issues surrounding diversity and structural racism in museums.
- ^ Kamin, Blair (29 August 2019). "The artistic director of the new Architecture Biennial wants to speak directly to Chicago". Chicago Tribune. Retrieved 14 May 2021.