Sylvia Theuri
Dr. Sylvia Theuri is an art educator, researcher and independent curator. Her research interests include diversity and inclusion issues in Art and Design education; Race, Identity and the African diaspora; Contemporary African Art, the Black Arts Movement, and Curatorial Strategies of Resistance.
She holds a PhD from the University of Salford, which focused on Black African students’ experiences of higher education art and design. She is a lecturer in Contextual Fine Art and Photography at the University of Wolverhampton.
Sylvia was Research Lead for the Runnymede Trust’s research project ‘Race, Inclusion and Representation in Visual Arts and in Arts Education’ commissioned by the Freelands Foundation (August 2021 – January 2022).
Her publications include:
‘From Institutional Racism to Duties of Care: Moving Interventionist Practices away from Racism and Colonial Dominance’ commissioned by UAL Decolonising Arts Institute and the Contemporary Art Society (2022).
‘Who Belongs in Art school?’ in K. McMillan Representation of Women Artists in Britain During 2020, Freelands Foundation (2021).
‘Critical Race Theory and its Relationship to Art Education’ in Towards an Inclusive Arts Education (2015).
Sylvia was Curator in Residence at The Herbert Art Gallery and Museum (2019-2020), working in partnership with New Art West Midlands, International Curators Forum and Coventry Biennial. Her residency culminated in the exhibition Thirteen Ways of Looking at The Herbert Art Gallery and Museum (October – December 2020).
