CEO and curator based in Japan, learning something new every day.
Bio
Dexter Wimberly is an American entrepreneur and curator based in Hayama, Japan. He’s the co-founder and CEO of the online education platform CreativeStudy.
Wimberly has organized exhibitions in galleries and museums around the world including the Museum of Arts and Design in New York City, The Green Family Art Foundation in Dallas, BODE in Berlin, The Harvey B. Gantt Center in Charlotte, The Museum of the African Diaspora (MoAD) in San Francisco, KOKI Arts in Tokyo, and The Third Line in Dubai.
His exhibitions have been reviewed and featured in publications including The New York Times and Artforum, and have received support from The Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts, and The Kinkade Family Foundation.
Wimberly is a Senior Critic at New York Academy of Art, and the founder and director of the Hayama Artist Residency in Japan. Prior to his curatorial career, Wimberly was the managing partner of the New York-based advertising and marketing agency August Bishop, representing a diverse array of clients including Adidas, The Coca-Cola Company, and HBO.
Wimberly’s recent exhibitions include, Black Abstractionists: From Then ‘til Now, at The Green Family Art Foundation in Dallas, October 8, 2022 - January 29, 2023; Color Coded at BODE in Berlin, April 29 - May 28, 2023; SEEING STARS: Works from the Fischer/Shull Collection of Contemporary Art at the Harvey B. Gantt Center in Charlotte, NC, April 1 - September 24, 2023; and Ivan Forde: Putting On The Sky, at KOKI Arts in Tokyo Japan, November 18 - December 20, 2023.
Current and upcoming exhibitions:
Patrick Alston, Post-Traumatism: In Search of Freedom, at the Harvey B. Gantt Center in Charlotte, NC, November 10, 2023 - May 12, 2024
SpaceRace, at Lehmann Maupin in London, England, January 17 - March 2, 2024.
A Superlative Palette: Contemporary Black Women Artist, at the Harvey B. Gantt Center in Charlotte, NC, January 26 - July 28, 2024.
(05 - 22)
Thought
“As long as you live, keep learning how to live.” - Seneca
ElleDecor Feature
THE CURATOR BEHIND A NEW ARTIST RESIDENCY IN JAPAN SHARES THE EIGHT THINGS HE CAN’T LIVE WITHOUT. (Sept 2020)
Currently Reading
The Fish That Ate the Whale: The Life and Times of America's Banana King by Rich Cohen.
Greenlights by Matthew McConaughey
Titan: The Life of John D. Rockefeller, Sr. by Ron Chernow
Ego is the Enemy by Ryan Holiday
The Innovator's Dilemma by Clayton Christensen
Looking forward to
Visiting Ghana and South Africa
Buying my next watch