Derrick Washington

Dr. Derrick León Washington is a cultural anthropologist, curator, dancer, and former Senior/Regional United Nations Human Rights Fellow specializing in museum curation, experiential education, and expressive arts of the Americas. He has an undergraduate degree in cultural anthropology from the University of California at Los Angeles. He completed his master’s degree, curatorial portfolio certificate, and doctorate in socio-cultural anthropology at the University of Texas at Austin. His fieldwork throughout the Americas has translated into numerous exhibitions, workshops, programs/performances, and conference presentations. His curatorial work has been reviewed positively by media outlets such as the New York Times (multiple times), British Broadcasting Company (BBC), ARTE (Europe), New York Post, UN Web TV, El Especialito, Huffington Post, National Public Radio (NPR), Le Monde (France), UN Department of Global Communications, UN News, and National Broadcasting Company (NBC).