The Studio Museum in Harlem has appointed Ade Omotosho as associate curator. The museum announced the hire on November 5, and Omotosho will take up the post on November 16, reporting to chief program officer Natasha Logan.

Omotosho joins from the Dallas Museum of Art, where he worked as an assistant curator. He is a curator, writer and historian, and his appointment adds to the curatorial team at the Studio Museum as it settles into the second year of programming in its new purpose-built home, which opened in November 2025.

The museum's leadership is headed by Thelma Golden, its director and chief curator. In its first year in the new building, the Studio Museum has leaned heavily on its permanent collection, with exhibitions drawn from more than 800 artists, alongside a showcase of its 2026 artists in residence.

Omotosho's arrival comes at a busy moment for the institution. Its fall season closes the inaugural year of the new building with presentations including a collection show drawn from the bequest of patron Peggy Cooper Cafritz, on view until February 28, 2027, and the first artist-in-residence exhibition in the new space, featuring new work by Derriann Pharr, Simonette Quamina and Taylor Simmons. The museum's new 82,000-square-foot building, which opened to the public on November 15, 2025, gives the curatorial team far more gallery space than the old premises, and the appointment signals that the institution is still building the staff to match it. Omotosho's background in Dallas, where he worked on the museum's collection and exhibitions, fits a programme that now draws heavily on the Studio Museum's own holdings.