Anya Montiel
Curator of American and Native American Women’s Art and Craft
Anya Montiel was curator of American and Native American women’s art and craft, a joint position between the Smithsonian American Art Museum and the National Museum of the American Indian and funded by the Smithsonian Women’s History Initiative, from February 2020 to March 2021. Her responsibilities included researching collection objects, acquiring artworks for the museum’s permanent collection, developing scholarly publications and digital content, and organizing exhibitions that highlight artworks by women and Native American artists at the museum’s Renwick Gallery, SAAM’s branch museum dedicated to contemporary craft, decorative art, and maker culture.
