Zoé Whitley (born 30 December 1979) is an American art historian and curator who has been director of Chisenhale Gallery since 2020.

Whitley's research interests include contemporary artists and art practices from Africa and the African diaspora.

[3] For her first assignment on contemporary art, Whitley recounted basing her essay on the thoughts that a Black security guard working at the Philadelphia Museum of Art gave her about Nigredo (1984), a painting by Anselm Kiefer: "Everything that ended up in my essay, which my art-history professor said was really excellent, came from what he was able to share with me.

"[4] While attending Swarthmore, in 1999, Whitley completed an internship at the costume and textiles department of the Los Angeles County Museum of Art.

[2] On their advice, Whitley studied at the Royal College of Art in London after graduating from Swarthmore in 2001, and earned a master's degree in design history.

[2] Also in 2019, Whitley was the curator of the British pavilion at the 58th Venice Biennale, which featured an exhibition of sculptural installations, paintings, and prints by Cathy Wilkes.

[15] During her time at the space, she organized exhibitions of work by Lotus L. Kang, Nikita Gale, Rindon Johnson, Alia Farid, Benoît Pieron, and Rachel Jones, among others.

[17] Later that year, she oversaw Possessions, a section of the virtual "Frieze Viewing Room" that focuses on spirituality in contemporary art.