Pemberton Named Curator for Mattye Reed African Heritage Center

Greensboro, N.C. - Merri Christi Pemberton has been named curator of the Mattye Reed African Heritage Center at North
Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University.

In 2000, Pemberton received her degree in art history from the University of North Carolina at Greensboro (UNCG). During
her senior year at UNCG, she obtained a curatorial internship with Chinqua-Penn Plantation’s historical house museum.
At Chinqua-Penn, she moved into the position of museum teacher and also assisted the curator with developing and
executing additional research projects, museum education programs and events.

After leaving Chinqua-Penn, Pemberton worked with various art and education institutions as an arts and culture educator.
These institutions included the Greensboro Cultural Center and UNCG’s Arts and Sciences Camp.

A freelance writer, Pemberton has been a columnist contributor for ESP Magazine. Her work has also been featured in the
Triad Style publication, now called Go Triad.

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