Deputy Director for Curatorial and Exhibitions
Los Angeles County Museum of Art

J. Fiona Ragheb is an arts professional and registered architect with a dynamic background in art, architecture, and museums. With a specialization in contemporary art and architecture, she has organized numerous exhibitions including the award-winning Frank Gehry, Architect, and Dan Flavin: The Architecture of Light, during her tenure as Associate Curator for Exhibitions and Collections at the Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum. Over the course of her career, she has collaborated extensively with artists and architects including Nina Chanel Abney, Jenny Holzer, Jacolby Satterwhite, and Frank Gehry to realize their creative visions, and advised on a number of new museum and cultural facilities including the Meixihu International Culture & Arts Center in Changsha (China), the Saadiyat Island Cultural District in Abu Dhabi (UAE), and the Williams College Museum of Art (Massachusetts). She has also served as a consultant for UAP, a global enterprise that curates and collaborates in the public realm with artists, architects, and designers. With a strong conviction that arts and architecture intersect in the public realm, creating healthy, vibrant communities, she previously served as Director of Art Programs at Public Art Fund in New York City. In that role she bridged cultural, corporate, and civic communities and commissioned contemporary art works for Lincoln Center’s David Geffen Hall and Newark Airport’s New Terminal A. Currently Deputy Director for Curatorial and Exhibitions at the Los Angeles County Museum of Art, she oversees the museum’s exhibition programs, national and international partnerships, and exhibition planning for the new David Geffen Galleries designed by Swiss architect Peter Zumthor.

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Nov 2

Thursday, November 2, 2023

WLI Presents: How Art Drive Future Cities & Creative Solutions

11:40 AM – 12:10 PM
Los Angeles Convention Center, West Exhibit Hall A – Area B

Future Cities & Creative Solutions investigates pressing issues cities face today — and how dynamic art activations are now being leveraged to reimagine cities for the future. Art beckons culture, and now more than ever, art is a catalyst to change the narrative, enliven commercial vacancies, and build healthy communities. This panel is comprised of creative visionaries who will reveal methods and insights for creative solutions and site-specific curation to address today’s challenges in public and commercial spaces.