Tomisin Fasosin is a Nigerian-American artist-scholar and Black fashion historian, inspired by histories of Black dress and self-fashioning across the diaspora. Graduating with a Bachelors of Arts in Urban Studies and Africana Studies from Barnard College, Fasosin founded the College’s premier digital archive of Black fashion called Black Style at Barnard in 2021, which aims to document Black style and foster creative collaborations between Black students on campus.
She is currently based in Brooklyn; working as a Research Assistant for Dr. Monica Miller, guest curator of Superfine: Tailoring Black Style at the Met’s Costume Institute and as a Program Assistant for the inaugural Spector Craft Prize, a philanthropic initiative offering monetary awards and mentorship to emerging American craft artisans.
Her work titled "Weaving Black Barnard" is currently on view until June 2026 as a part of Weaving Dreams at Barnard's Milstein Library. To sartorially produce the archive of Black Barnard, "Weaving Black Barnard" visualizes four Black Barnard alumnae through the medium of styled dress forms: Zora Neale Hurston (BC 1928), Ntozake Shange (BC 1970), Sydnie L. Mosley (BC 2007), and Khepera Lyons-Clark (BC 2024).
Contact: tomisinfasosin@gmail.com