Deborah Roberts in Conversation with Ekow Eshun and Phillip Townsend
Moderated by Jakia Fuller
Exhibiting artist, Deborah Roberts, writer and curator, Ekow Eshun, and Curator of Art at Art Galleries at Black Studies (AGBS) at The University of Texas at Austin, Phillip Townsend, discuss Roberts' exhibition, Come walk in my shoes with moderator Jakia Fuller.
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Deborah Roberts
Deborah Roberts is a mixed-media artist whose figurative works depict the complexity of Black subjecthood and explore themes of race, identity, and ge...LEARN MORE![](/_next/image/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcdn.sanity.io%2Fimages%2Fnbx48pes%2Fdevelopment%2F39666bdd01c756a950ad63f9c9948ea7b1333be5-1600x2240.jpg&w=3840&q=75)
Jakia Fuller
Jakia Fuller is the Executive Associate of SITE SANTA FE, supporting Louis Grachos, Phillips Executive Director, and Clara Samayoa, Deputy Director. B...LEARN MORE![](/_next/image/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcdn.sanity.io%2Fimages%2Fnbx48pes%2Fdevelopment%2F8d3b58f283a329395084853b54933f834dec247d-1509x2048.jpg&w=3840&q=75)
Ekow Eshun
Ekow Eshun is a writer and curator. He is Chairman of the Fourth Plinth, overseeing the foremost public art program in the UK, and former Director of ...LEARN MORE![](/_next/image/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcdn.sanity.io%2Fimages%2Fnbx48pes%2Fdevelopment%2F6d7cc2c63aae3338966ca55a1f82af6356dfdaa2-1600x2133.jpg&w=3840&q=75)
Phillip Townsend
Phillip Townsend is the Curator of Art at Art Galleries at Black Studies (AGBS) at The University of Texas at Austin. He is also a Ph.D. candidate in ...LEARN MORE