AboutLeadership

Leadership

Bitcoin For The Arts is building a new patronage model for sovereign creators. As we grow, this page will expand to reflect the leaders stewarding the mission.

Portrait of Dion Wilson
Dion Wilson
Founder & Executive Director, Interim Board Chair

Visionary performing artist and Bitcoin advocate pioneering Bitcoin For The Arts—the first 501(c)(3) funding uncensorable creativity through Bitcoin.

Portrait of Avi Burra
Avi Burra
Treasurer

Author, filmmaker, podcaster, and founding fellow of the Bitcoin Policy Institute India—Avi weaves narratives that illuminate Bitcoin’s transformative power for artists and storytellers worldwide.

Portrait of Cheryl McGinnis
Cheryl McGinnis
Secretary

With over two decades as a gallerist, curator, and visionary educator in New York City, Cheryl bridges contemporary expression and lifelong learning through her groundbreaking Looking is Learning program.

Portrait of Ahmed Klink
Ahmed Klink
Board Member

Award-winning photographer and filmmaker known as Lebanese Hodl—Ahmed has framed icons from Kim Kardashian to Steph Curry while championing Bitcoin culture through his 30,000-strong Nostr presence.

Portrait of Kyle Shirkness
Kyle Shirkness
Board Member

With 18+ years in financial services and a doctoral candidacy in research methods, Kyle bridges financial innovation and Bitcoin advocacy as host of the Bitcoin Pivot podcast series.

Advisory

Board Advisors

  • Buttercup Roberts
  • Kyle Knight
  • Julie Costello
  • Camas Logue
  • Valerie Love