Current and Past Fellows and Mentors

 

2025 Emerging Curators Fellow - NJ Mvondo is an artist, social entrepreneur, and advocate for social justice, cultural diversity, and environmental sustainability. As an immigrant from France and Cameroon, NJ's work centers on uplifting marginalized voices, celebrating cultural diversity, and promoting community healing. NJ has been actively involved in fostering resilience locally and beyond through initiatives like the Interactive Healing Arts Project, which brings together artists, a variety of organizations, and community members by using art as a medium for healing and empowerment. NJ is also the founder of Multiculturalism Rocks LLC, a social enterprise dedicated to building solidarity through education, cultural enrichment, and advocacy. 2025 Emerging Curators Fellowship Mentor Susie Kantor is Associate Curator & Exhibition Department Head at the Jan Shrem and Maria Manetti Shrem Museum of Art at UC Davis. Her curatorial projects at the Manetti Shrem Museum include A Woman’s Place: Selections from the Fondazione Sandretto Re Rebaudengo (forthcoming), Phillip Byrne, Beatriz Cortez, Kang Seung Lee, Candice Lin: Entangled Writing, Shiva Ahmadi: Strands of Resilience, Loie Hollowell: Tick Tock Belly Clock, From Moment to Movement: Picturing Protest in the Kramlich Collection, Wayne Thiebaud Influencer: A New Generation (co-curated with Rachel Teagle), New Flavors: Collected at the Candy Store (co-curated with Jenna Blair), and organizing the museum’s presentation of Young, Gifted and Black: The Lumpkin-Boccuzzi Family Collection of Contemporary Art. Previously, she worked at Yerba Buena Center for the Arts and the Asian Art Museum in San Francisco. She holds an MA in Art History with a focus on 17th century Dutch painting from New York University, Institute of Fine Arts and a BA in Art History and Political Science from Wellesley College.

 

2025 Emerging Curators Fellowship Mentor - Susie Kantor is Associate Curator & Exhibition Department Head at the Jan Shrem and Maria Manetti Shrem Museum of Art at UC Davis. Her curatorial projects at the Manetti Shrem Museum include A Woman’s Place: Selections from the Fondazione Sandretto Re Rebaudengo (forthcoming), Phillip Byrne, Beatriz Cortez, Kang Seung Lee, Candice Lin: Entangled Writing, Shiva Ahmadi: Strands of Resilience, Loie Hollowell: Tick Tock Belly Clock, From Moment to Movement: Picturing Protest in the Kramlich Collection, Wayne Thiebaud Influencer: A New Generation (co-curated with Rachel Teagle), New Flavors: Collected at the Candy Store (co-curated with Jenna Blair), and organizing the museum’s presentation of Young, Gifted and Black: The Lumpkin-Boccuzzi Family Collection of Contemporary Art. Previously, she worked at Yerba Buena Center for the Arts and the Asian Art Museum in San Francisco. She holds an MA in Art History with a focus on 17th century Dutch painting from New York University, Institute of Fine Arts and a BA in Art History and Political Science from Wellesley College.

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