Chiwoniso Kaitano

Chiwoniso Kaitano is the 10th executive director of the MacDowell, an arts residency program, a position she was appointed to in 2023. She is the first Black person to hold that position.[1]

Career

Kataino holds a law degree from the London School of Economics and a master degree in International Affairs from Columbia University.[2]

She served as a junior human rights advocate at Human Rights Watch in the early part of her career before spending a decade in technology.[3]

She then she stepped into arts administration roles. She was appointed executive director of Girl Be Heard, a female performance nonprofit, in 2019. Before that she had been executive director of the Ifetayo Cultural Arts Academy in Brooklyn.[1]

Personal life

Kaitano is originally from Zimbabwe.[1] She is married to Andy Sabl, and lives in Brooklyn with her family.[4][2]

References

  1. ^ a b c "MacDowell Names Chiwoniso Kaitano Its Next Executive Director (Published 2023)". 2023-02-24. Retrieved 2025-09-25.
  2. ^ a b Frost, Mary (2019-09-23). "New leader for 'fearless' Brooklyn performance nonprofit Girl Be Heard". Brooklyn Eagle. Retrieved 2025-09-25.
  3. ^ Durón, Maximilíano (2025-08-18). "MacDowell Director Chiwoniso Kaitano Is on a Mission to Center Artist Residencies". ARTnews.com. Retrieved 2025-09-25.
  4. ^ Cook, Robert (2023-11-13). "Chiwoniso Kaitano Wants to Lead MacDowell to Greater DEI". New Hampshire Magazine. Retrieved 2025-09-25.


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