Habda Rashid

Habda Rashid is senior curator of Modern and Contemporary Art at the Fitzwilliam Museum, University of Cambridge, where she leads the development of the museum's twentieth- and twenty-first-century collections and exhibitions.

Her work broadens art historical narratives through global, postcolonial, and contemporary perspectives while building a more diverse, representative collection.

She led the curation of Glenn Ligon: All Over The Place, the Fitzwilliam’s first major exhibition by a Black artist, and has championed new acquisitions and commissions that challenge traditional museum narratives.

Before joining the Fitzwilliam, Rashid served as senior curator and interim artistic director at Create London, commissioning ambitious public art projects and supporting under-represented artists.

She had previously spent seven years in the Whitechapel Gallery’s curatorial department, working on exhibitions, commissions and publications with leading international contemporary artists.

At Cambridge, she also worked at Kettle's Yard, curating exhibitions and caring for the house and collection, while strengthening collaboration between the University's two principal art museums.

Rashid's research examines how colonial histories, migration and global artistic exchange have reshaped the history of modern and contemporary art. Alongside her curatorial work, she is a Fellow of Wolfson College, an advisor to the British School at Rome's Fine Art Faculty, and a member of the jury for the 2025 Turner Prize.

She combines rigorous scholarship with a commitment to making museums more inclusive, representative and socially relevant.