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Leslie M. Wilson
United States of America
Leslie is associate director for Academic Engagement and Research at the Art Institute of Chicago, where she supports emerging museum professionals and research initiatives. Prior to joining the Art Institute, she was assistant professor of art history at Purchase College, SUNY, and a curatorial fellow at the Smart Museum of Art at the University of Chicago. Her research, teaching, and curatorial endeavors focus on the history of photography, the arts of Africa and the African diaspora, modern and contemporary American art, and museum studies.