Bryan C. Keene

Bryan C. Keene (he/él/they/elle) teaches at Riverside City College, where he advocates for LGBTQIA2+ student success and is a curator who promotes equity for the display of premodern art. Professor Keene conceived award-winning exhibitions, digital and social media initiatives, international partnerships, and multiple publications as a member of the Manuscripts Department at the Getty. Scholarly works include Toward a Global Middle Ages: Encountering the World through Illuminated Manuscripts (2019); New Horizons in Trecento Italian Art (edited with Karl Whittington, 2021; The Fantasy of the Middle Ages: An Epic Journey through Imaginary Medieval Worlds (with Larissa Grollemond, 2022); Balthazar: A Black African King in Medieval and Renaissance Art (edited with Kristen Collins, 2023). Keene received a Ph.D. from The Courtauld Institute of Art and has held leadership and service roles in the International Center of Medieval Art, the Medieval Academy of America, and the Association of Art Museum Curators.