Naomi Beckwith (born 1976) is an American art historian who has been serving as the deputy director and chief curator of the Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum since 2021.
[3] She completed an MA with Distinction from the Courtauld Institute of Art in London, presenting her master's thesis on Adrian Piper and Carrie Mae Weems.
[8] In 2021, she was a member of the curatorial team – alongside Massimiliano Gioni, Glenn Ligon and Mark Nash – that realized Okwui Enwezor's posthumous show “Grief and Grievance: Art and Mourning in America” at the New Museum.
[9][10] Beckwith was a member of the international jury that selected Armenia as recipient of the Golden Lion for best national participation at the 56th Venice Biennale in 2015.
[12] Since joining the Guggenheim and succeeding Nancy Spector in 2021, Beckwith has overseen the organization's collections and exhibitions programs at its various sites in New York, Bilbao and Venice.