Charmaine Andrea Nelson (born 1971) is a Canadian art historian, educator, author, and independent curator.
[10] After completing her BFA and MFA degrees at Concordia University, Nelson worked at the Canadian War Museum in Ottawa, Ontario.
[13] In 2015, she was an Associate Member of the Gail and Stephen A. Jarislowsky Institute for Studies in Canadian Art at Concordia University.
[16][17] From 2017 to 2018, Nelson was the William Lyon Mackenzie King Visiting Professor of Canadian Studies at Harvard University.
[20][21][22] As of October, 2022, Nelson has left NSCAD, citing experiences of racism where she felt "undermined and as though she was being questioned about her ability to run an institute.