• Dr. Blair Ebony Smith
• Assistant Professor of the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, and New York University Doctoral Candidate

Blair Ebony Smith is an Assistant Professor in Art Education and Gender and Women’s Studies. She was previously a 2019 DRIVE Postdoctoral Fellow in Art Education in the School of Art + Design. Smith comes with a PhD in Education from Syracuse University and extensive experience in the Champaign-Urbana community. She has pursued public engagement as part of the SOLHOT collective (Saving Our Lives, Hear Our Truths), a project that addresses Black girlhood, empowerment, and art making. Smith is also a sonic artist who performs as lovenloops, and this art practice informs her creative work, arts research, and community outreach.

Speaking In:

• Rituals of Black Girlhood: Sacred Portraits of Play