Maleke Glee is a cultural worker, writer, and professor based in Washington, D.C.
He is the inaugural director of STABLE Arts, a non-profit providing affordable artist studios, exhibitions, and public programs. Before joining STABLE he has held positions for the Studio Museum in Harlem and Prince George’s African American Museum.
With academic training in Arts Management from Howard University and Cultural Sustainability from Goucher College, he explores the intersections of fine art, popular culture, and vernacular expression.
In addition to a curatorial and writing practice, Maleke consults with small and medium-sized institutions and corporations to better instill cultural competency and authentically engage communities in storytelling projects.
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Michael Booker
“A First Conversation (Portrait of Maleke)”
Fineliner Pen, Glitter, and Sewn Fabric on Paper
47.5” x 25.5”
2023
LECTURES
North v South: An Archive of Black Regional Cultures Through Music Videos | Dartmouth College | 2023
Real World Applications of Cultural Sustainability | The Phillips Collection: Creative Seedlings | 2023
The Legacy of Poetry, The Poetry of Legacy | The Hudson Eye | 2023
The Ethics of Memeing Black Lives | Black Portraiture[s] VI: Absent/ed Presence | 2021
Moderating/Panelist Credits Include: The Banneker Douglass Museum, Tephera Institute of Contemporary Art, The University of Maryland, Georgetown University, The Hurston Wright Foundation, DC Commission on the Arts and Humanities, and more.
Applying the knowledge and skills garnered throughout my academic and professional career, I partner with small to midsize institutions, corporations, and grant agencies to better integrate culture into their strategy, assets, and experiences. I love introducing art canons and widening whom we consider a cultural bearer; this has manifested in art advisement and acquisition, community-driven events, marketing strategy, and holistic multi-year institutional planning.
