Lisa Kim

Director, Ford Foundation Gallery

Lisa Kim is director of the Ford Foundation Gallery, a new exhibition space within the Ford Foundation Center for Social Justice. Prior to her appointment at the Ford Foundation, she was director of cultural affairs at Two Trees Management Company, a real estate development firm in Brooklyn, where she oversaw the company's arts philanthropy, public art initiatives, produced the annual DUMBO Arts Festival (2011-2014), and managed the Sharpe-Walentas Studio Program. Lisa served as the director of the New York City Percent for Art Program from 2006 - 2008 and for 12 years, managed exhibitions, collections, and construction for Gagosian Gallery. Lisa holds a Bachelor of Arts in Art History with a concentration in Visual Arts from Barnard College and a Master of Industrial Design from Pratt Institute. She serves on the advisory boards of A.I.R. Gallery and The Corner at Whitman-Walker.