• Kristen Owens
• Associate Curator (Programs)
• Paul Robeson Galleries, Express Newark

Kristen J. Owens is an arts administrator and curator whose interdisciplinary research, writing and curatorial work is situated in African American and Black Diasporic studies. Her research interests include: Black visual culture, Black contemporary art, photography studies, fashion studies, and performance studies. Owens holds an MA in visual culture: costume studies and an MS in library and information science from New York University’s dual degree program with Long Island University and a BA in fashion studies from Montclair State University.