2026 Content Committee

CIMAM 2026 Content Steering Committee

The CIMAM 2026 Annual Conference is conceived and organised by a Content Steering Committee of 12 professionals, whose collective expertise guides the development of the conference’s themes, formats, and programme.

  • Raphael Chikukwa, Executive Director, National Gallery of Zimbabwe, Harare, Zimbabwe, and CIMAM Board member.
  • Elvira Dyangani Ose (Chair), Director, Museu d’Art Contemporani de Barcelona (MACBA), Barcelona, Spain, and CIMAM Board member.
  • Sunjung Kim, Artistic Director, Art Sonje Center, Seoul, South Korea, and CIMAM Board member.
  • Clara Kim, Chief Curator & Director of Curatorial Affairs, The Museum of Contemporary Art (MOCA), Los Angeles, United States, and CIMAM Board member.
  • Renee Akitelek Mboya, Collaborative Editor, Wali Chafu Collective, Nairobi, Kenya, and Kigali, Rwanda.
  • Fadzai Muchemwa, Deputy Director and Curator of Contemporary Art, National Gallery of Zimbabwe, Harare, Zimbabwe.
  • Paula Nascimento, Independent Curator, Luanda, Angola.
  • Smooth Nzewi, The Steven and Lisa Tananbaum Curator in Painting and Sculpture, The Museum of Modern Art (MoMA), New York, United States.
  • Marie Hélène Pereira, Senior Curator (Performative Practices), Haus der Kulturen der Welt, based in Dakar, Senegal, and Berlin, Germany.
  • Stephanie Rosenthal, Director, Guggenheim Abu Dhabi, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates, and CIMAM Board member.
  • Suzana Sousa, Independent Curator, Luanda, Angola.
  • Jochen Volz, Director, Pinacoteca de São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil, and CIMAM Board member.