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Two women sit behind a table with a black tablecloth reading "Center for Art, Design, and Visual Culture" in white text. At left is a woman with a dark skin-tone with an olive green beanie and a black button up shirt. To the right is a woman with a dark skin-tone with long braids and wearing a white t-shirt. She holds a microphone up to her mouth and is speaking.
Nia K. Evans (left) and Tomashi Jackson.

Pedagogy Study Hall: Opening Reception Conversation with Tomashi Jackson & Nia K. Evans

October 9, 2025 5:30PM–7:30PM

CADVC

Artist Tomashi Jackson and policy analyst Nia K. Evans in dialogue with Teri Henderson of the “Baltimore Beat.” The talk will take place from 6-7 PM.

About Teri Henderson

Teri Henderson is a Baltimore-based independent curator, author, and editor with a distinguished talent for crafting compelling narratives and shaping critical discourse in contemporary art and culture. As the visionary behind the @blackcollagists platform, which she launched in 2020, she established a vital global hub for artists of the Diaspora, fostering community and re-charting art historical narratives. Her authority in the field is cemented by her acclaimed book, Black Collagists: The Book (Kanyer Publishing, 2021).

As the Arts and Culture Editor of the Baltimore Beat, a Black-led Black-run, nonprofit newspaper, Henderson consistently provides insightful and critical perspectives through diverse storytelling. Her writing regularly is featured in leading publications such as Artforum, the Washington Post, and numerous other outlets. Her extensive curatorial practice includes co-curating “LAYERS: The Art of Contemporary Collage” at Maryland Institute College of Art in January 2025, serving as a consulting curator for “New Worlds: Women to Watch 2024″ at the National Museum of Women in the Arts, and notably, curating the inaugural Scout Affordable Art Fair with Derrick Adams in May 2025. She also served as a jury member for the 2023 exhibition “Histories Collide: Jackie Milad x Fred Wilson x Nekisha Durrett.”

Henderson’s influence in media and journalism is further recognized through her participation in prestigious programs, including the 2020 Momus Emerging Critics Resident, the 2024 Poynter-Koch Media and Journalism Fellow, and the 2024 Maynard Institute for Journalism Education Fellow. In 2024, Baltimore Magazine honored her as a “GameChanger” for her leadership in Baltimore’s creative community, underscoring her commitment to empowering artists of color.

Tomashi Jackson

A portrait of a woman with a dark skin-tone seated on a step ladder. She is seated in front of a mixed media work of art mounted on a wall.
Photo: Julia Feathergill

Nia K. Evans

A portrait of a woman with a dark skin-tone. She has a short hair and wears a black shirt and leather jacket. She is smiling for the camera.

Teri Henderson

A black-and-white portrait of a woman with a dark skin-tone. She has a shaved hairstyle and wears large cat-eye glasses, hoop earrings, and a larger metal necklace.
A woman with a dark skin-tone stands on a a silver ladder facing the camera. She is wearing a khaki-colored apron and pink pants. Behind her on a white wall are text decals in the midst of being installed. To her left is a taller red ladder.

Learn more about Tomashi Jackson and Nia K. Evans: Pedagogy Study Hall

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