Kelly McKinley

Kelly McKinley is the Deputy Director of the Oakland Museum of California. Previously, she served in leadership roles at the Art Gallery of Ontario, Bruce Mau Design, and the Museum of Contemporary Art San Diego. Her focus is in museum education, having overseen family and youth programming in many of her professional positions.

Early life and education McKinley was born in Montreal, Quebec to a Canadian mother and Irish Anglian father. Relocating first to Dublin, McKinley spent much of her early life in northwest Ireland during the Troubles. After moving back to Canada, McKinley attended Queen's University in Kingston, Ontario where she received a bachelor's degree in Art History and French. McKinley then earned her master's degree in Museum Studies at the University of Toronto. Additionally, McKinley has overseen exhibitions such as "Altered State: Marijuana in California" and "All Power to the People: Black Panthers at 50" at the Oakland Museum.

Personal life McKinley is married and a mother of two children. In her spare time, she enjoys knitting and playing squash. McKinley currently resides in the Bay Area. Publications and articles

Wistow, David and McKinley, Kelly. Meet the Group of Seven. Toronto: Kids Can Press, 1999. McKinley, Kelly. "What is our museum's social impact?" Medium, A Medium Corporation, 10 July 2017, https://medium.com/new-faces-new-spaces/what-is-our-museums-social-impact-62525fe88d16. Fogarty, Lori, McKinley, Kelly, and Reed, Ayanna. "No Stone Left Unturned: How the Oakland Museum of California is practicing equity and inclusion." Museum Magazine, American Alliance of Museums, 2 September 2019, https://www.aam-us.org/2019/09/02/no-stone-left-unturned/.

Professional affiliations

Ontario Museums Association Board Member (1995-1997) Institute of Museum and Library Services Grant Peer Reviewer (2001, 2018) Museum Education Roundtable Board Member (2008-2010) University of Toronto Faculty Council, Faculty of Information and Museum Studies (2008-2011) Ontario College of Art and Design University Adjunct Faculty, School of Graduate Studies, Criticism and Curatorial Practice Program (2008-2013) University of Toronto Sessional Instructor, School of Graduate Studies, Museum Studies Program (2012) Curator: The Museum Journal Editorial Board Member (2016-present) American Alliance of Museums Secretary, EdCom Steering Committee (2014-2016); Board Member (2016-present)