Eana Kim, Ph.D., is curator at the Vilcek Foundation, where she oversees the foundation’s art collection and develops exhibitions, publications, and public programs. A curator, critic, and art historian, she explores modern and contemporary art through the lenses of technology, science, migration, and cultural exchange in her work.

Prior to joining the foundation, Kim held curatorial positions at The Museum of Modern Art (MoMA) and New York University’s Grey Art Museum. She was the Marica and Jan Vilcek Curatorial Fellow in MoMA’s Department of Painting and Sculpture and later served as Curatorial Assistant, contributing to major exhibitions including Jack Whitten: The Messenger (2025), Signals: How Video Transformed the World (2023), and Americans in Paris: Artists Working in Postwar France, 1946–1962 (2024).

A regular contributor to The Brooklyn Rail, Kim has published widely as a critic and scholar in Artforum, Frieze, ARTnews, Flash Art, Hyperallergic, The Art Newspaper, and other international publications. In addition to her curatorial and writing practice, she has taught art history and theory at New York University, Pratt Institute, and the Fashion Institute of Technology.

Born and educated in South Korea before continuing her studies and professional career in New York, Kim is particularly interested in how cross-cultural exchange shapes artistic innovation and contemporary society. She received her Ph.D. and MA from the Institute of Fine Arts, New York University, and her BFA with highest honors, from Hongik University in Seoul.