As Founder and Executive Director of Black Artist Foundry, Faith J. McKinnie leads the organization’s vision to expand access, visibility, and long-term sustainability for Black artists.

 

Under her leadership, Black Artist Foundry has become a leading platform for Black artists through direct support, exhibitions, and cultural infrastructure.

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McKinnie has held leadership roles at the Crocker Art Museum and Sojourner Truth African Heritage Museum, and has consulted on projects with CA Governor Gavin Newsom, the City of Sacramento, Sierra Health Foundation, and the Sacramento Public Library. She also served as the inaugural mentor for Sacramento’s Office of Arts & Culture Emerging Curators Fellowship.

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Her leadership has been recognized with the Sacramento Observer’s ONYX Top 25 Black Leaders Award, the Sacramento Bee & Nehemiah Emerging Leadership Program’s Black Change Maker Award, the Sacramento Kings & Crown Royal Culture Creator Award, and the National Endowment for the Arts Seeding Creativity Award.