ME
SOMI NWANDU
ABOUT…ME
Somi Nwandu is a multidisciplinary artist, an art curator, and cultural enthusiast. Somi has had the opportunity to plan, develop and showcase major initiatives in globally recognized institutions like Tom Ford, Art Dubai, Expo 2020 Dubai, Macy's and more. Most recently, she oversaw external affairs and communications at the Smithsonian Institution, National Museum of African Art in Washington, D.C and has now go on to become an independent art and cultural curator. She also recently completed her MA in Global Creative and Cultural Industries from SOAS University of London while actively pursuing her arts.
At 28, SOMI NWANDU has studied, lived, and worked in 8 cities, across 6 countries on 4 continents and has travelled to almost 40 nations. Born and raised in Maryland, U.S.A. as well as Enugu, Nigeria, Somi has always been fascinated with artistic matters from an early age. She is a multidisciplinary creative that expresses her creativity through visual arts, photography, fashion and the digital world.
She obtained degrees in Fashion Design from the Art Institute of NYC, Fashion Business Management and International Trade and Marketing with a Minor in Economics from the Fashion Institute of Technology. She completed an MA in Global Creative and Cultural Industries from SOAS University of London while actively pursuing her arts. Beyond academia, Somi has had the opportunity to plan, develop and showcase major initiatives for several stakeholders in globally recognized institutions like Tom Ford, Art Dubai, Macy’s, and more. Presently, she oversees communications and external affairs at the Smithsonian Institution National Museum of African Art, Washington, D.C.
Somi is a quintessential creative soul with a deep desire to forge cross-cultural ties specifically through the Arts. One of her greatest passions is simply creating. She is also a burgeoning, award-winning photographer and exhibiting visual artist who believes in the union of art and technology to uplift, unify and inspire a people. With this, she hopes to emphasize the significance in building more cross-cultural creative ties and advance the ways we experience these industries worldwide.
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