June Kitahara (she/they) is an art historian, speaker, and researcher based in New York City. They are currently a research assistant at MoMA PS1. Her research focuses on the intersections of race, gender, sexuality and aesthetics, with a particular focus on modern and contemporary art and performance in the United States.
She has previously held positions at the Studio Museum in Harlem and the Whitney Museum of American Art. She is the recipient of various awards and grants from the Hans Hoffman Foundation, Center for LGBTQ Studies, the Henry Luce Foundation, and the Strypemonde Foundation. She received her bachelor’s in Art History with a minor in Psychology from Barnard College of Columbia University.