Exhibitions

Shanté Cozier is an exhibitions project manager with experience in libraries, museums and historic houses. With a focus on black diaspora cultural institutions, Cozier merges her art, collection management and Black studies knowledge to provide relevant and substantial contributions to exhibition production. Working with VZBLYF, Cozier leads the design and installation team to materialize the curatorial vision of museums and cultural institutions. Cozier is invested in helping organizations implement innovative structure and creative ideas through exhibitions using archival material, visual art and new media. She has a personal interest in the space where exhibition best practices meets excellent and innovative design. Cozier has traveled throughout the Americas, Europe, Africa and the Caribbean in order to gain a global perspective on exhibition design, installation technique, and how to create environments where art and visual culture can be utilized as a vehicle for transformation. Cultivated for over 16 years, Cozier has installed over 30 exhibitions at various institutions including TRANSART, the Museum of Contemporary African Diasporan Arts, the Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture, the International African American Museum and Fridman Gallery. Cozier is currently working on the permaanent exhibition at the Hutchinson House in Edisto, South Carolina.

EXHIBITION PROJECT MANAGEMENT

Middle of Somewhere | International African American Museum, 2026