Shamim M. Momin

[2] Formerly of the head of the Los Angeles Nomadic Division, a non-profit art organization she co-founded in Los Angeles, California, Momim also served ten years at the Whitney Museum of American Art where she co-curated the 2008 and 2004 Whitney Biennial exhibitions (and previously served as Branch Director at Altria, the Whiney's one-time midtown space, and oversaw the Contemporary Project Series).

As Branch Director and Curator of the former Whitney Museum at Altria, Momin was responsible for organizing exhibitions and commissioning new work by emerging artists for both solo and thematic presentations.

Notable Altria projects have featured artists such as Andrea Zittel, Rob Fischer, Sue de Beer, Luis Gispert, Katie Grinnan, Mark Bradford, Dario Robleto, Ellen Harvey,[5] Do-Ho Suh, and E.V.

At the Henry Art Gallery, she has organized exhibitions with Tala Madani,[6] Kelly Akashi,[7] Gary Simmons[8] and Sarah Cain[9] Momin has also contributed to various art-related publications including Phaidon's 2007 exhibition-in-a-book Ice Cream,[10] as well as artist monographs for Alex Katz, Terence Koh, Barnaby Furnas, and Ellen Harvey.

In 2012, she organzied the first monograph for artist Sarah Cain titled with essays by Andrew Berardini and Franklin Sirmans, amongst others, and designed by Brian Roettinger.