Moroti Soji-George

Olumoroti (Moroti) Soji-George (he/they) is a curator, film theorist, writer, and educator based in Vancouver. Soji-George is currently an MA candidate at SFU's School for the Contemporary Arts, studying contemporary art. Soji-George is also the Curator at the Black Arts Centre in Surrey, BC, and the Programming Coordinator at Gallery Gachet. Soji-George’s curatorial practice revolves around unravelling the nuances regarding the multifaceted ways Blackness is embodied in the arts and conceptualizing the way Black contemporary artists present a post-modern perspective on the state of Blackness in the current world through their artworks. Soji-George’s research and curatorial practice also involve envisioning accessible and community-centred art spaces, highlighting the stories of individuals in communities who create new monumental environments by challenging the western status quo and state of being. Soji-George believes in using space to reflect the agency and lived experiences of individuals whose embodiments are not typically valued, respected and represented in the traditional art and academic setting.