Kim Sajet

Kim Sajet, who was born in Nigeria and raised in Australia from the age of four,[1] is the director of the Smithsonian's National Portrait Gallery and the first woman to serve in that role.[2] She began on April 1, 2013, following a stint as the president and CEO of the Historical Society of Pennsylvania. Prior to that role, she was deputy director of the Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts and spent time as a curator and director at two Australian art museums.[3] During her tenure at the museum, she has worked to increase representation of women and minorities in the Portrait Gallery's collection.[4]

References

Boyle, Katherine (29 March 2013). "Kim Sajet enters the picture at the Smithsonian's National Portrait Gallery". The Washington Post. Retrieved 17 November 2020.
"From the Director". National Portrait Gallery. Retrieved 17 November 2020.
Press, Associated (5 February 2013). "Kim Sajet named U.S. Portrait Gallery chief". Politico. Retrieved 17 November 2020.
McGlone, Peggy (25 October 2015). "Experimentation is key to success for National Portrait Gallery's director". The Washington Post. Retrieved 17 November 2020.

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[wapok-1] Boyle, Katherine (29 March 2013). "Kim Sajet enters the picture at the Smithsonian's National Portrait Gallery". The Washington Post. Retrieved 17 November 2020.

[ftd-2] "From the Director". National Portrait Gallery. Retrieved 17 November 2020.

[3] Press, Associated (5 February 2013). "Kim Sajet named U.S. Portrait Gallery chief". Politico. Retrieved 17 November 2020.

[npgex-4] McGlone, Peggy (25 October 2015). "Experimentation is key to success for National Portrait Gallery's director". The Washington Post. Retrieved 17 November 2020.