Kamala GhaneaBassiri (they/them) is originally from Portland, OR, but currently lives in Western Massachusetts. They majored in Religious Studies at Carleton College and have been working in museums since graduating, first as a museum educator at the Art Institute of Chicago, then as a curatorial intern at the Museum of Contemporary Art Chicago. Most recently they served as a curatorial fellow at the Smith College Museum of Art (SCMA). At Smith, they curated an exhibition called Temporarily Ours that was featured in the latest issue of the Boston Art Review. Kamala is interested in exploring how museums represent religion—particularly Islam—and how contemporary artists challenge or reshape curatorial and art historical narratives. For hobbies, Kamala collects mugs and prints, loves playing softball, volleyball, and pickleball, and enjoys a tag sale.
