Kinshasha Holman Conwill

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

Early life and education Kinshasha Holman Conwill was born on April 11, 1951, in Atlanta. 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.

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.

During her time as the museum's director, they collaborated with artists such as Elizabeth Catlett, Miles Davis, Maren Hassinger, Luis Jiménez, Glenn Ligon, James Luna, Andres Serrano, James VanDerZee, and David Wojnarowicz.

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. In 2022 Conwill announced her retirement from the museum, transitioning to the role of Deputy Director Emerita.

Conwill has also acted as a board member for major arts and cultural organizations, such as the Provisions Library in Washington, D.C., the Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts, the Municipal Art Society, and the Rockefeller Foundation.