Curator · Writer · Cultural Strategist · London
Péjú
Oshin.
I make space for things
that don't yet have a place.
A decade of named work — at Gagosian, Tate, Barbican, CSM, LCF — and a practice that sits at the intersection of art, culture and design. Founder of Studio Sovereign. Currently building more.
On the practice
"I make space for things that don't yet have a place — in rooms, in archives, in the imagination. That's been true whether I was building a programme at Tate or sewing something for my son at midnight."
Projects by sector
Exhibition · Curation
Rites of Passage
Public Programme
Late at Tate Britain: Life Between Islands
Public Art · Commission
Beyond Boundaries
Public Programme
Lynette Yiadom-Boakye: Fly In League With The Night
Exhibition
Behind The Black Square
Exhibition · Young Curators
Forget Me Not: Reassembling the Barbican Archives
Cultural Production · Co-host
Bal d'Afrique Dinner
Cultural Programme · Moderation
The Artist Series Launch
Fashion Accessories · Founder
Studio Culture 104
Sleepwear · Small Batch
Objects of Rest
Childrenswear
Kekere Studio
Strategy · Equity
Racial Equality Task Force
Consultancy · Heritage
Young People's Programme Strategy
Speculative Design · Adaptive Reuse
Spillers Yard
Thought Studio · Founder
Studio Sovereign
02 — About
Rigour with warmth.
Authority without distance.
I'm a curator, writer and educator who has spent over a decade shaping how culture is made, shown and experienced. From building public programmes at Tate to curating group shows at Gagosian, my practice moves between institutions, brands and the spaces in between. In 2025 I founded Studio Sovereign — a thought-led creative studio for people who understand that culture is not a finishing touch. I'm also a mother, which has changed everything about how I think about making.
Institutions
- Gagosian — Associate Director
- Tate — Curator, Young People's Programmes
- Barbican — Lead Facilitator/Producer
- Studio Sovereign — Founder
Teaching
- LCF — Associate Lecturer
- CSM — Associate Lecturer
- RCA — Visiting Critic
- Goldsmiths — Guest Lecturer
Jury & Board
- Iniva — Trustee
- Yinka Ilori Foundation — Trustee
- Peckham Platform — Chair of Trustees
- flat70 — Chair of Advisory Board
- ArtFund — Curatorial Diversity Group
- Now Gallery — Steering Panel
- Hospital Rooms — Dev. Committee
- Ian Rosenthal Fund 2026 — Judge
- ING Discerning Eye — Judge
- JW Anderson × AWITA — Judge
- Jackson's Art Prize — Judge
- Huxley Parlour fourbythree — Judge
- Angels & Muse Sculpture Prize — Judge
- Sotheby's Together We Thrive — Committee
Recognition
- Forbes 30 Under 30 — shortlisted
- AWITA 15 Rising Stars — awardee
- Nigerians in Diaspora Award
- Curator of the Year 2024
12+
Years
100+
Projects
750k+
Audiences reached
1
Book
3
Continents
Gagosian Quarterly — May 2025
Interview: Christine Checinska & Péjú Oshin — on Africa Fashion, the V&A, and the future of fashion curation
Book — 2021
Between Words & Space
A collection of poetry and prose exploring performativity, vulnerability, and where we find home — across culture, liminality and a global African diaspora.
Order now →Catalogue Essay — 2025
Ars Viva 2025
Kerber Verlag · Haus der Kunst Munich & Kunsthalle Bremen
Essay — Issue 20
MuseumID
International museum practice journal
07 — Contact
Let's make
something
worth feeling.
Open to creative direction commissions, institutional partnerships, speaking engagements, and curatorial consultancy through Studio Sovereign. If you have a brief — or a feeling that still needs one — get in touch.