I would like share my passion for African expressive culture and my work with others through contact via teaching, developing exhibitions, and publishing on the art and culture of the peoples of Edo North, especially the Okpella; cross-cultural categories of art history such as portraiture and aesthetics; interaction's footprint or the investigation of the interconnected histories of people in Africa referenced by the presence of related visual forms and ritual complexes; and the reflection and use of African ideas by modern and contemporary artists ... See my CV for relevant publications and other information ... Specialties: Areas of expertise: Art History -- Africa, the Black Atlantic world/ the African Diaspora, 19th & 20th Century African-American art, Australia and the Pacific Islands, and the arts of the First Peoples of North America. Teaching, Lecturing, Program Development, Exhibition Planning