Yusuf is committed to social justice and has worked in leadership roles in the Arts as well as for international non-government organisations across social housing, social support and Emergency Relief. He was the Visual Arts and Community Engagement Lead at Nexus Arts and is a former Artistic Director at Next wave Festival.
Yusuf’s work integrates photography, video, painting and architectural approaches to sculptural form. His research focuses on migrant narratives, transcultural aesthetics and intersubjectivity in art. His practice-based PhD Curries, Kurtas, & Burqas considers encounters with art that can elicit joy and wonder that incite sincere empathic responses towards difference.