Jasmine Wahi

Early life and education Jasmine Wahi was born in Washington, D.C. in 1986. She spent her childhood in Washington, where her parents still reside. Wahi was exposed to curation at an early age through her aunt who worked as a curator for the Smithsonian. This piqued Wahi's interest in curation early on. in Art History, Criticism and Conservation.

Work In 2008 Wahi opened her own consultancy, which focused primarily on cultivating emerging artists in a largely competitive marketplace. Since it first opened, Jasmine Wahi Contemporary has grown beyond an advisory service to include curatorial projects and non-profit endeavors. Curatorial work primarily focuses on social narratives, such as feminism, individualism, sexuality and sexual orientation, and personal flaws and achievements.

In 2011, Project For Empty Space expanded its programming to other parts of the world, including Bogota, Colombia, Vancouver, Canada, and Toronto, Canada.

In March 2015, Wahi co-created and became the co-director of The Gateway Project and Gallery.

In 2019 she was elected the Co-Chair of The Feminist Art Projects.

In January 2020, Wahi co-curated Abortion Is Normal , a two-part emergency exhibition co-organized by Marilyn Minter, Gina Nanni, Laurie Simmons, and Sandy Tait. The exhibition featured works by around 40 female artists, among them Marilyn Minter, Carrie Mae Weems,

In February 2020 to April 2022, Wahi was the Holly Block Social Justice Curator of the Bronx Museum of the Arts. The position was named after the death of Holly Block, a prominent figure in the New York art world and long-time advocate for the Bronx.