Amy Sadao is an independent curator and consultant focused on the strategic development of contemporary art and community-based organizations. With Susette Min, she is organizing a two-season exhibition project for the Manetti Shrem Museum at UC Davis on abolishing the category of Asian American art (2025-26). She served as the Interim Director of Denniston Hill, a queer, POC-led artist-led residency and platform for experimentation. Prior to that she was the Daniel W. Dietrich, II Director of the Institute of Contemporary Art, University of Pennsylvania. From 2002-2012 Amy served as Executive Director of Visual AIDS in New York City.
She is dedicated to making nonprofit working cultures sustainable and to operationalizing power-sharing and equity. She is currently working towards ICF-certification as a coach and continues to train in restorative justice processes with an emphasis on conflict-resolution, preserving long-term relationships across difference, and maintaining principled disagreement. She is the co-chair of Leeway Foundation, supporting Philadelphia area women and trans artists engaged in social change art, a member of the Advisory Circle of Denniston Hill, and a Director Emeritus of Visual AIDS. She lives in Providence, RI and Philadelphia, PA.
