Naima J. Keith

Naima J. Keith is the Vice President of Education and Public Programs at LACMA. Within her role, she oversees all aspects of and sets the vision for LACMA’s innovative and exhibition-driven educational programming that serves more than 650,000 community members annually. Naima, along with Rita Gonzalez, is also co-curating a survey of artist Simone Leigh's work to be exhibited at LACMA in 2024. She was the 2017 recipient of the David C. Driskell Prize in recognition of her contributions to the field of African American art history and was co-artistic director of Prospect.5 in New Orleans in 2021. Keith holds degrees from Spelman College and UCLA and is a proud native of Los Angeles.