Kelli Morgan
Dr. Kelli Morgan is the newly appointed senior curator at the Motown Museum in Detroit, Michigan. A curator, educator, and social justice activist who specializes in American art and visual culture, her scholarly commitment to the investigation of anti-Blackness within those fields has demonstrated how traditional art history and museum practice work specifically to uphold white supremacy.
Dr. Morgan also mentors emerging curators and regularly trains staff at various museums to foster best practices in collection building, exhibitions, community engagement, and fundraising. Over the past two years, she has become a leading and influential voice in furthering museum practice. She has held curatorial positions at the Indianapolis Museum of Art at Newfields, the Birmingham Museum of Art, and the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts.
