Houston-born artist and curator Michael Ewing, a Fisk University graduate, gained international experience in Paris, curating for BackSlash gallery. This ignited his passion for global cultural intersections, leading to projects in South Africa and Matanzas, Cuba. His focus on Pan-Africanism, Cultural Capital, and place-making resonates in his work, weaving together memory, imagination, and identity. Rooted in Southern Black artistic consciousness, Ewing's civic practice explores folklore, mythology, and speculative futures. Now back in Nashville, he continues to shape dialogues celebrating cultural diversity.

A dynamic artist and curator hailing from Houston, Texas, holds a distinctive blend of art anMichael Ewing psychology knowledge from Fisk University in 2013. His journey led him to Paris in 2015, joining BackSlash gallery and curating his first international exhibition, sparking an appreciation for cultural diversity's role in art. Michael's passion for international projects, from South Africa to Matanzas, Cuba, explores themes like Pan-Africanism and place-making. His work, weaving memory, imagination, and identity, extends beyond art into folklore and mythology. Rooted in the Southern experience he embodies Black artistic consciousness and the human spirit. Michael Ewing's art and art practice transcends borders, uniting cultures in dialogue.