Chavonté T. Wright

Originally from Texas, Chavonté received her BA in Sociology with honors from Rice University and earned her Master’s in Sociology from Indiana University, with a focus on qualitative research methodology, historiography, and quantitative methods. She has written and published work on race, wellness, and creativity. Prior to her graduate studies, she worked in the not-for-profit education sector. After, she worked as an independent artist and art educator, serving on the Teacher Advisory Board of the Contemporary Arts Museum, Houston.

Currently an academic and artist, her work explores the ways we make our interior lives visible. On this website are some of her research, writings, drawings, photography, and living/teaching practices. Her work has been funded by the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation, Social Science Research Foundation (SSRC), and the Houston Art Alliance of the City of Houston Mayor’s Office of Cultural Affairs.