The Lantern, 8th floor, Lenfest Center for the Arts, 615 West 129th Street, New York, NY 10027
Join exhibition curator Souleo to discover the role of music in the Children’s Art Carnival studio spaces and hear ex...
The Lantern, 8th floor, Lenfest Center for the Arts, 615 West 129th Street, New York, NY 10027
MoMA, Mezzanine, Theater 3: The Celeste Bartos Theater. 4 W 54th Street, New York NY, 10019
This conversation brings together artists and educators robin holder, Donna M. Jones, and Tschabalala Self for a disc...
MoMA, Mezzanine, Theater 3: The Celeste Bartos Theater. 4 W 54th Street, New York NY, 10019
Check out the new exhibition curated by Souleo.
This is the first major exhibition to explore the cultural impact of the Children's Art Carnival through the work of contemporary artists such as Jean-Michel Basquiat, Janet Olivia Henry, Dindga McCannon, Senga Nengudi, Tschabalala Self, and Beverly Semmes, among others.
Click here to watch Beau McCall and curator Souleo, discuss the exhibition, Beau McCall: Divas, Blues, and Memories on view at Hammonds House Museum (Atlanta, GA).
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Abundantly illustrated with nearly 100 images of works from McCall’s almost forty-year career, this book is the first-ever tribute to McCall’s cultural contributions and mastery of the button in art. Includes an intro essay by Souleo and contributions from numerous art world experts.
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Check out press highlights for the exhibition Beau McCall: Buttons On! curated by Souleo and organized by Beth McLaughlin, Fuller Craft Museum.
Check out Beau McCall's new solo exhibition, Button-Up, Button-Down (curated by Souleo). The exhibition features select pieces from Beau's wearable art portfolio and his site-specific visual art installation, Jar of Buttons . Click here for more info.
Souleo has been selected as one of the models for the Leslie-Lohman Museum of Art x Travis Taddeo collection. The Museum's first collaborative capsule collection combines the worlds of art and fashion to celebrate the wide spectrum of identities and experiences across the LGBTQIA+ community and recognize the oath-making spirit of its culture.
Photo by Deontè Lee.
Check out press highlights from The People's Ball 2024 (co-curated by Souleo). And watch footage from the event here.
Excited to be curating this solo exhibition by Dianne Smith at The Bronx Museum of the Arts. Click here for more info.
Excited to be curating this solo exhibition by Beau McCall celebrating his debut artists' book REWIND: Memories on Repeat. Click here for more info.
Excited to be co-curating this important group exhibition. Click here for more info.
Check out Souleo's profile in the chapter titled, "Souleo: Icon of Harlem." Author, Ruth Millington discusses Souleo's role as a muse for Kehinde Wiley.
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Click here to check out Souleo's other NY Times style section appearances.
Click here to purchase the new playing cards by Abigail Ekue from her photography series, "Black in Black & White."

Children’s Art Carnival in Harlem:
The Making of Contemporary Artists
Curated by Souleo
June 26 through September 13, 2026
at Columbia University's Wallach Art Gallery
Artwork: Tschabalala Self, 12pm on 145th, 2022
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