AFROBOHEMIAN HOME | A LIVING ARCHIVE OF BLACK AMERICAN LIFE TO OPEN IN FORT COLLINS

What if the Black home could be read as a museum—one filled not with objects behind glass, but with the furniture we inherit, photographs we keep, textiles we make, books we read, and traditions we pass from one generation to the next?

That question sits at the center of AfroBohemian Home: An Installation by Zsudayka Nzinga, opening September 2 at the Gregory Allicar Museum of Art at Colorado State University. Curated by Louise Cutler, the exhibition transforms the gallery into an immersive domestic environment where Black history, creativity, family, beauty, and memory converge.

Nzinga brings together handcrafted furniture, paintings, textiles, photographs, books, and personal artifacts to explore the Black home as sanctuary, classroom, creative space, and cultural archive. Drawing from anthropology, historical research, and family history, she examines the traditions, rituals, aesthetics, and acts of care that have sustained Black communities across generations.

The installation also reflects intergenerational creativity. Nzinga and her daughter, multidisciplinary artist Satra Terrell, handcrafted many of the furnishings, making the transmission of artistic knowledge and cultural memory part of the work itself.

AfroBohemian Home offers a powerful reminder: Black art does not exist only on gallery walls. It lives in our homes, objects, neighborhoods, craftsmanship, and stories.

AfroBohemian Home runs September 2–December 13, 2026. The opening reception and artist talk take place September 2. Admission is free.