Naima J. Keith, a proud native of Los Angeles, is the Senior Vice President of Education and Public Programs at LACMA, where she oversees all aspects of and sets the vision for the museum's innovative and exhibition-driven educational programming that serves more than 650,000 community members annually. In her curatorial capacity, Naima most recently co-curated the first comprehensive survey of artist Simone Leigh's work alongside Rita Gonzalez. Previously the Deputy Director and Chief Curator at the California African American Museum, co-artistic director of Prospect.5 in New Orleans, and associate curator at the Studio Museum in Harlem, Naima has curated several critically acclaimed exhibitions. She was the 2017 recipient of the David C. Driskell Prize for her contributions to the field of African American art history. She has lectured extensively and her essays have appeared in numerous publications. Keith holds degrees from Spelman College and UCLA.