Kinshasha Holman Conwill

In 2005, she was appointed as deputy director of the National Museum of African American History and Culture in Washington D.C. Her role includes fundraising, external partnerships, expanding the museum's collections, and developing exhibitions and programming. She also acts as editor, author and co-author for several of the institution's publications.

Between 1999 and 2005, Conwill worked in several positions within New York's cultural sector, among others at the American Association of Museums, the New York City Creative Communities program, the National Museum of the American Indian, the New York Foundation for the Arts, as well as the New York City Arts Coalition.

During her studies in Los Angeles, Conwill worked as an arts educator and activities coordinator for the Hollyhock House. After her graduation in 1980, she became the Deputy Director at the Studio Museum in Harlem and subsequently served as Director from 1988 until 1999. Conwill described her time at the museum and the meaning of the institution for the Black community at the occasion of their 50th anniversary:

She studied at Howard University in Washington, D.C. and received her B.F.A. in 1973. In 1980, she graduated from the University of California, Los Angeles with a M.B.A. degree.

From 1971 until his death in 2016, Conwill was married to the artist Houston Conwill.

Kinshasha Holman Conwill (born April 11, 1951) is a US-American museum director, arts and management consultant, author, and serves as a board member for numerous organizations within the US-American cultural sector.

Kinshasha Holman Conwill was born on April 11, 1951 in Atlanta, Georgia. Her parents were Mariella Ukina Ama Holman and Moses Carl Holman, the latter an editor, author, and central figure in the civil rights movement. She graduated from Mount Holyoke College in South Hadley, Massachusetts as a National Achievement Scholar.