Rashieda Witter is a Chicago-based art historian, curator, and cultural caretaker whose practice centers the visual and sonic cultures of Africa and the diaspora, Black feminism, and archives. She approaches curating as a form of care, creating research-driven and community-rooted projects that expand access to Black cultural memory and bring overlooked artistic histories into public conversation.
Rashieda earned her M.A. and Honors degree in Art History from the University of the Witwatersrand in Johannesburg, South Africa. She has held curatorial roles at the National Gallery of Art, The Phillips Collection, and the Reginald F. Lewis Museum of Maryland African American History & Culture. She currently serves as Visual Arts Researcher at the Black Metropolis Research Consortium at the University of Chicago.
Her recent work includes Invisible to Whom? Selections from the Robert Sengstacke Archive and Black Creative Genius in Chicago. Through this work, she is cultivating an independent curatorial practice grounded in collaboration, stewardship, and a commitment to building the art history of the future.
