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WHO IS MICHI?

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Academia 

​​Specialising in Practice-Based Black British Female Ethnographic Studies  of Counternarratives, Culture, and Codes through Art, Activism, Aesthetics, and AI

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With three years of higher education studies in Community Development and Public Policy. and two years of Black History Studies.

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A contemporary Curator of Black GAI Art.

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My specialist fields are

  • Digital, Intersectional, and Black Anthropology.

  • Black Methodologies, Digital Humanities, and Critical Race Theory (CRT) 

  • ​Artivism 

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We Are the Archive. We Are the Data.

We Are the Designers.

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Creator and Developer of:

  • ADN™ (Anthro-Digital Narratives) © 2024


  • 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 )

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An advocate for DEI awareness within British tech and improved opportunities for marginalised groups.

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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

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Additional Skills

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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

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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

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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

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5th - 23rd April 2024  - Invite only Exhibition: Bloom

The Halpern Gallery, Kent 

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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 

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7th to 20th February 2024 - Solo Exhibition: i Woman

Medway Art Box, The Halpern Pop / Nucleus Arts, Rochester, Kent

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2nd to 13th February 2024 - Medway's Pride LGBTQIA+ History Month

Nucleus Arts, Chatham, Kent

 

 

 

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Press

7th December 2023 to 9th January 2024 - Winter Open

The Halpern Gallery, Nucleus Arts, Chatham, Kent

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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

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October 2023 to 24th February 2024 - Solo Exhibition: Brim

(Black on the Square/ Black History 365 project)

The Verena Holmes Gallery, Canterbury, Kent

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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

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13th May 2023 - The London Photography Awards

Student Honourable Mention Silver Award for Fine Art 

 

24th April 2023 - Viewbug Spring 2023 Award

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27th January to 15th April 2023  - UCA Retrospective Exhibition

Rochester Art Gallery, Rochester, Kent

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27th January to 14th March 2023  - UCA Retrospective Exhibition

UCA Zandra Rhodes Gallery, Rochester, Kent

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2nd to 9th July 2022  - Medway Open Studios and Art Festival  

Open Road Recovery and Wellbeing Service, Chatham, Kent

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4th April to 8th May 2022 - Mother Tongue UCA Global Exhibition (Phoetry aka Photo Poetry)

UCA, Farnham, Surrey

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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

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