francesca

ekwuyasi

photo by Lena Szymoniak, Montreal

hello, my name francesca omolara ekwuyasi. i’m a learner (a term i’ve borrowed from the artist Kameelah Janan Rasheed) writer, and multidisciplinary artist born in Lagos, Nigeria. i am Yoruba on my mother’s side - from Ijebu Ode, Ogun state, and Igbo on my father’s side - from Ogwashi-ukwu, Delta State. i spend much of my time between Kjipuktuk, Mi'kma'ki (Halifax, Nova Scotia) and Tio’tia:ke (in Kanien'kéha), Mooniyang (in Anishinaabemowin) (Montréal, Quebec). i love telling stories, drawing pictures, oversharing, eating delicious things, and travelling.

hello@ekwuyasi.com

i write two newsletters!

Small Feasts where i share some of i’m thinking, reading, eating, listening to, and looking at. subscribe if you’d like to read me wax poetic about the best meals i’ve eaten lately, recipes i’m excited to try, books and stories that keep me up at night, songs i’m playing on repeat, and some of the thoughts knocking about in my head.

Seld-Directed Studies where i share syllabi of literature, film, and art with which i wish to engage with deeply, and my reflections on these works, in the form of writing and/or videos.

newsletters

& podcast

my podcast, Small Chops, is coming soon! Small Chops is a conversation series exploring the intersections of food, storytelling, movement, migration, and all the everythings in between. join me in casual conversation with some brilliant and lovely people who love cooking, eating, thinking of, and talking about food as much as i do.