WHO IS MICHI?
Academia
I am currently a full-time
PhD Research Student
(Thesis , Practice & Portfolio):
PhD Research:
A Practice-Based Ethnographic Study of Counternarratives, Culture, and Codes through Art, Activism, Aesthetics and AI
Supervisors: Prof. Dr. Shane Blackman & Dr. Katie McGown
I am a Digital & Intersectional Anthropologist | Ethnographic Technocultural Theorist | Creative Technologist
We Are the Archive. We Are the Data.
We Are the Designers.
Creator and Developer of:
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ADN™ (Anthro-Digital Narratives) © 2024
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MMAT™ (Masumi Method for Art & Technology) © 2025 -
MAETT™ (Masumi Applied Ethnographic Tools & Theory) © 2025 -
MPM™ (Mobile Praxis Model) © 2025 -
CADE™ (Cultural AI Decolonial Ethics) © 2025 -
EthnoGo™ © 2025 -
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The Benjamin Zephaniah Library—Research, Development & Digital Archival™
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© 2025 Michi Masumi. All rights reserved.
Creative Skills
BA & MA degree in Photography
Official Wix Website Designer
Vista Print Pro Designer
Graphic Designer
POD (Print on Demand)
Blogger/ Columnist
Arts & Culture Internship
Enterprise & Innovation
Founder of The Black Art Hub CIC
Founder of Aphrodite3sixty (A360)
Founder of Oil N Blend (ONB)
Additional Skills
Business Formations/Incorporations Start- Ups Consultancy (25 yrs exp)
Policy Writer
Welfare to Work Specialist (8 Yrs)
Operations Manager
Employability Trainer
Qualified Life Coach
Non-Profit Board Governance Trainer
Community Development & Public Policy
Volunteer Co-ordinator
Board Trustee
2 years Black History Studies Studies
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EXHIBITIONS, PRESS & EVENTS
1st to 30th November 2024 - Medway River Lit 2024
Performing Poetry & Workshop Facilitator
in Partnership with Wordsmthery and Medway River Lit
Chatham Library, Riverside Gdns, Dock Rd, Chatham ME4 4TX
31st October to 13th November 2024 - Resilience Educational Exhibition (Black History Month)
in Partnership with The Benjamin Zephaniah Library.
The Halpern Pop, Halpern Conservancy Board Building, Rochester
16th September to 31st October 2024 - Intersectionality Exhibition
(Black History Month)
Intra Arts 337-341 High St, Rochester ME1 1DA
The Halpern Gallery, Nucleus Arts Centre, Chatham, Kent ME4
Poco Loco, 58-60 High St, Chatham ME4 4DS
10th to 18th August 2024 - Queerdom Exhibition
(Medway's Fringe" and Medway Pride
Poco Loco, 58-60 High St, Chatham ME4 4DS
6th to 14th July 2024 - Medway Open Studios and Art Festival 2024
No 64 Coffee & Brunch, 64 High St, Chatham ME4 4DS
3rd May to 25th August 2024.
Playing the Race Card Exhibition
Hastings Museum & Art Gallery,
John's Place, Bohemia Rd, Hastings TN34 1ET
5th - 23rd April 2024 - Invite only Exhibition: Bloom
The Halpern Gallery, Kent
14th to 24th March 2024 | Thurs - Sun | 10 am - 5 pm
PV: Friday 22nd March 2024 | 5 pm - 9 pm
QUEERCALL Exhibition Presents with
Screen South Immersive Sound Showcase
The Brewery Tap UCA Project Space, Folkestone & Canterbury, Kent
7th to 20th February 2024 - Solo Exhibition: i Woman
Medway Art Box, The Halpern Pop / Nucleus Arts, Rochester, Kent
2nd to 13th February 2024 - Medway's Pride LGBTQIA+ History Month
Nucleus Arts, Chatham, Kent
Press
7th December 2023 to 9th January 2024 - Winter Open
The Halpern Gallery, Nucleus Arts, Chatham, Kent
21st October 2023 - Spoken Poetry: William Cuffay Festival
Wordsmithery (Medway), Woodlands Youth Centre, Kent
6th to 8th October 2023 - Rochester Art Fair Exhibition
Rochester Corn Exchange & Nucleus Arts Rochester, Kent
October 2023 to 24th February 2024 - Solo Exhibition: Brim
(Black on the Square/ Black History 365 project)
The Verena Holmes Gallery, Canterbury Christ Church University, Kent
15th to 27th September 2023 - Just Put a Cat in It Exhibition
Nucleus Arts, Chatham, Kent
19th August 2023 - Medway Pride Parade
Costume Designer: Medway Pride CIC and Collaborative Maker
with Mandina Arts & Intra Arts
13th May 2023 - The London Photography Awards
Student Honourable Mention Silver Award for Fine Art
24th April 2023 - Viewbug Spring 2023 Award
27th January to 15th April 2023 - UCA Retrospective Exhibition
Rochester Art Gallery, Rochester, Kent
27th January to 14th March 2023 - UCA Retrospective Exhibition
UCA Zandra Rhodes Gallery, Rochester, Kent
2nd to 9th July 2022 - Medway Open Studios and Art Festival
Open Road Recovery and Wellbeing Service, Chatham, Kent
4th April to 8th May 2022 - Mother Tongue UCA Global Exhibition (Phoetry aka Photo Poetry)
University for the Creative Arts, Farnham, Surrey
18th to 24th August 2021 - Solo Exhibition, Rubik
The Halpern Pop Gallery, Nucleus Art, Rochester, Kent
Film & Video
Video Credit: Kateryna Baranenko
Video Credit: JulieAnn Atwal
Community Events