The Space welcomes Deyane Moses

Deyane Moses is an Army veteran, multidisciplinary creative, educator, and curator living in Baltimore, Maryland. She is deeply passionate about Black History, archives, and cutting-edge design. In 2019, she exposed the racist history of Maryland Institute College of Art (MICA) with her archive The Maryland Institute Black Archive (MIBA), exhibition, and demonstration “Take Back the Steps” which sparked a nationwide conversation on institutional racism.

In 2020, Deyane founded Blackives, LLC, providing valuable research, archival expertise, programming, and innovative design solutions to empower Black communities. She has collaborated with many of the major museums in the city, like the Baltimore Museum of Art, Maryland Center for History and Culture, and the Reginald F. Museum, to name a few.

Deyane is a graduate of the Maryland Institute College of Art BFA Photography 2019 and MFA Curatorial Practice 2021. In addition to being an entrepreneur and college professor at her alma mater, Deyane is currently the Director of Partnerships and Programs for Afro Charities Inc. She and her colleagues are charged with preserving and making accessible the archives of the 131-year-old AFRO American Newspaper–the nation's oldest continuously operating family-owned Black periodical.