Dr. Bryan C. Keene (he/él/they/elle) is a professor of art history at Riverside City College and an advocate for student equity and success, especially for the Latinx and LGBTQIA2+ communities. He is an award-winning curator who developed fifteen exhibitions at the Getty Museum and has authored or edited seven books and written dozens of articles. His current project foregrounds queer and trans contemporary artists who have drawn inspiration from medieval and Renaissance art. A parent of two, Prof. Keene is also engaged in partnerships with Riverside Unified School District and the Parent Teacher Association of California, where is the chair for STEAM in Education. He serves on the editorial board of the International Center of Medieval Art and is a member of the International Council of Museums and the Association of Art Museum Curators. He holds a PhD from The Courtauld Institute of Art with a dissertation on Italian choir book illumination.