Ashanti Chaplin

Ashanti Chaplin is an accomplished curator and educator with extensive experience in the arts, currently serving as the Curator of Public Engagement and Education Associate at Dia Art Foundation since July 2017, and as a Graduate Teaching Fellow at Harvard University Graduate School of Education since September 2020. Previous roles include Production Manager for the exhibition NO HUMANS INVOLVED at the WITTE de WITH Center for Contemporary Art in 2015, where collaborative efforts resulted in eight multimedia installations, and Producer and Co-Director for the documentary short Black Heirlooms from 2012 to 2015. Additional notable positions include Programs Coordinator at Lower East Side Printshop and Producer for projects involving renowned artists such as Spencer Tunick and Mateo Tannatt. Ashanti Chaplin holds a Master of Education in Arts in Education from Harvard Graduate School of Education and a Bachelor of Fine Arts in Painting and Visual Critical Studies from the School of the Art Institute of Chicago.