Conversation with the Critics

The first in-person Conversation with the Critics in 4 years! This dynamic discussion about art, culture, and community will be moderated by New York Academy of Art Senior Critic, Dexter Wimberly. Critics include Danny Báez (Head of Arts at Kickstarter), Kimberli Gant (Curator of Modern & Contemporary Art at the Brooklyn Museum of Art, Rasu Jilani (Executive Director, Brooklyn Arts Council) and Alexis Lowry (Curator, Dia Art Foundation, New York)
This event took place at the New York Academy of Art on September 20, 2023
Dexter Wimberly is an American curator based in Japan who has organized exhibitions in galleries and institutions around the world including the Museum of Arts and Design in New York City; The Museum of the African Diaspora (MoAD) in San Francisco; The Green Family Art Foundation in Dallas; The Harvey B. Gantt Center in Charlotte; KOKI Arts in Tokyo, Japan; BODE in Berlin, Germany; and The Third Line in Dubai, UAE. His exhibitions have been reviewed and featured in publications including The New York Times and Artforum; and have received support from The Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts, and The Kinkade Family Foundation. Wimberly is a Senior Critic at New York Academy of Art, and the founder and director of the Hayama Artist Residency in Japan. He is also the co-founder and CEO of the online education platform, CreativeStudy.