Souleo Explained

Peter Wright, known professionally as "Souleo" is an American curator, writer and events producer who previously produced public programs at the Newark Museum and SAGE.^[1]

Among the shows he's curated are: a 2013 show of Melvin Van Peebles' work at Strivers Gardens Gallery,^[2] a 2016 show at Rush Arts Gallery about the role of buttons,^{[3] [4]} the 2020 show Styling: Black Expression, Rebellion and Joy through Fashion,^[5] a show about Dionne Warwick's tweets,^[6] and a 2021 show, Showing Out: Fashion in Harlem, about the history of the Harlem Institute of Fashion and the Black Fashion Museum.^{[7] [8]}

Notes and References

1. News: Hu . Winnie . 2015-07-21 . Harlem Archive Collects Past Stories of Those Who Wrestled With Their Sexuality . en-US . The New York Times . 2022-11-27 . 0362-4331.
2. News: Leland . John . 2013-09-19 . At 81, Still a Master of Reinvention . en-US . The New York Times . 2022-11-27 . 0362-4331.
3. News: Ilnytzky . Ula . These everyday objects are reimagined as contemporary art . en . 2022-11-27.
4. News: Artists Use Buttons to Portray African American and Personal Experience . en . 2022-11-27.
5. News: Flagship Nordstrom Store Puts Black Art Front and Center in New Exhibition . en . 2022-11-27.
6. News: Kuperinsky . Amy . 2021-10-24 . Dionne Warwick 'Queen of Twitter' art exhibit, a favorite in N.J., extended for another month . en . 2022-11-27.
7. News: Solá-Santiago . Frances . This Exhibition Honors The Legacy Of Harlem's Pioneering Fashion Institutions . en . 2022-11-27.
8. Web site: Showing Out: Fashion in Harlem, The New York Public Library . 2022-11-27 . www.nypl.org . en.