Felicia Shaw

Felicia W. Shaw is executive director of San Diego ART an advocacy and arts service provider to the region’s nonprofit arts and culture sector. With a career spanning over three decades, Felicia has served in several director-level leadership positions, including the Women’s Museum of California, the Regional Arts Commission of St. Louis, the San Diego Foundation, and the City of San Diego Commission for Arts and Culture.

Felicia’s commitment to the arts includes leadership positions within various cultural organizations. She is an appointee to the San Diego County Commission for Arts and Culture and a board member of the Mingei International Museum and Moxie Theatre. She is also board Chair of California for the Arts, a statewide advocacy organization.

A graduate of Northwestern University with a degree in Communications, Felicia completed additional undergraduate study at UC San Diego majoring in art history, theory, and criticism.