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EXPERIENCE
NYC Health + Hospitals, New York, NY
Director of Art Collection, Chief Curator, Arts in Medicine, October 2022-Present
Independent Curator and Art Advisor, New York, NY
October 2021 - Present
Joseph M. Cohen Family Collection, New York, NY
Curator and Director of Collection, May 2012-September 2021
New Museum of Contemporary Art, New York, NY
NEA4 Curatorial Assistant, April-July 2013
Triennial/Museum as Hub Curatorial Fellow, July 2011-March 2012
Public Programs Consultant and Digital Archive Fellow, February 2011-March 2012
Where Am I Gallery, New York, NY
Founder and Curator, August 2011-August 2012
Tiffany & Co., New York, NY
Art Collections Management, Decorative Art/Strategic Stores, January-April 2012
Museum of Arts and Design, New York, NY
Public Programs Assistant, September 2010-April 2011
Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco: de Young Museum and Legion of Honor, San Francisco, CA
Education Intern, June-September 2010
BLANK SPACE Gallery, New York, NY
Curatorial Associate, July 2009-June 2010
Rubin Museum of Art, New York, NY
Public Programs Intern, March 2009-March 2010
ASSOCIATIONS
Amref (The African Medical and Research Foundation) Health Africa, Benefit Committee Member
Appraisers Association of America, Accredited Member, Post-War, Contemporary, and Emerging Art
Art Omi, Advisory Board Member
Center for Photography at Woodstock, Advisory Board Member
Guggenheim, Young Collectors Council Acquisitions Committee
Independent Curators International, Independents Member and Benefit Committee Member
AWARDS
Therese Ralston McCabe Connor Award
Graduate Student Council Symposium Award
EXHIBITIONS
Creating Within: Art from Rikers and the NYC Health + Hospitals Art Collection, 5 December, 2023 – 5 May 2024, NYC Health + Hospitals/Woodhull Hospital, Brooklyn, NY
NOURISH: The Art of Healthy Eating, 26 September 2023 – 28 October 2024, Department of Health and Mental Hygiene, Long Island City, NY
hit by a car in Venice: Jordan Weitzman and Francis Schichtel, September 2022, SPRING/BREAK, New York, NY
The Ungovernables: 2012 New Museum Triennial, 15 February – 22 April 2012, New Museum, New York, NY (curated by Eungie Joo)
The Global Africa Project, 17 November 2010 – 15 May 2011, Museum of Arts and Design (MAD), New York, NY (curated by Lowery Stokes Sims and Leslie King Hammond)
Japanesque: The Japanese Print in the Era of Impressionism, 16 October 2010 – 9 January 2011, Legion of Honor, Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco, CA
Kaleidoscopic Adventures: Jonny Detiger, 15 July – 13 August 2010, BLANK SPACE Gallery, New York, NY
Just Add Water: Benjamin Anderson, 10 June – 9 July 2010, BLANK SPACE Gallery, New York, NY
Elyce Abrams & Bernard Dunaux, 6 May – 5 June 2010, BLANK SPACE Gallery, New York, NY
The Space Between: Karen Schifano & Paige Williams, 1-30 April 2010, BLANK SPACE Gallery, New York, NY
The Series: Heejo Kim & Matthew Langley, 14 January – 2 February 2010, BLANK SPACE Gallery, New York, NY
Fall in Love: Linda Lee Nicholas, Tanya Bell, Marc Burchardt, 12 November – 5 December 2009, BLANK SPACE Gallery, New York, NY
Balancing Act: Debra Ramsay, 8-31 October 2009, BLANK SPACE Gallery, New York, NY
PUBLICATIONS
“Framing Behavioral Health Spaces,” Fortis Magazine, Issue Fall 2024
“Keith Haring in the Healing Environment,” Artwork Archive Blog, artworkarchive.com, April 2024
“Creating Within: Art from Rikers and the NYC Health + Hospitals Art Collection,” OSMOS Magazine, Issue 25, Fall 2023
“Women Artists in the NYC Health + Hospitals Collection,” The Insider, 27 March 2023
“African American Artists Shine in NYC Health + Hospitals Collection," The Insider, 27 February 2023
Shared Space II: The Joseph M. Cohen Family Collection, New York, forthcoming
Tony Cragg: Water Mill, New York, New York, 2015
The Ungovernables: New Museum Triennial, Rizolli: New York, 2012
Art Spaces Directory: New Museum Triennial, ArtAsiaPacific; New Museum, New York, 2012
“Introduction of Alexandra Blum's 'Silhouettes and Conversations',” De Young Museum, 6 August 2010
“Silhouettes & Conversations with Alexandra Blum,” De Young Museum, 19 August 2010
“Reinvention with Jeanine Briggs,” De Young Museum, 22 July 2010
“Inside the World of Michael Horse,” De Young Museum, 24 June 2010
SPEAKING ENGAGEMENTS
Art Interventions that Support Domestic Violence Patients & Staff, Healthcare Innovation & Lean Network of New York (webinar), August 2024
Arts as a Healing Tool: NYC Health + Hospital’s Arts in Medicine mini-series, Art Heals All Wounds (podcast), June 2024
Municipal Art Panel by Bloomberg Connects & Open House New York, 22 May 2024, School of Visual Arts, New York City, NY
Integral to the Healing Environment: Art Collections in Healthcare Settings, American Alliance of Museums (AAM) Annual Meeting & Museum Expo 2024, 18 May 2024, Baltimore, MD
The "Art" of Opening a New Psychiatric Unit: The Role of Paintings and Composition from Framing to Milieu in Behavioral Health, American Psychiatric Association (APA) Annual Meeting 2024, 7 May 2024, New York City, NY
Donating Beyond the Museum, Artwork Archive (webinar), 28 March 2024
Evidence-Based Design in Healthcare, 21 February 2024, Stockholm School of Economics, Harlem Hospital, New York City, NY
Art and Healing Panel Discussion hosted by the Here and There Collective, 13 January 2024, Dinner Gallery, New York, NY
WCBS 880 Drive Time with Michael Wallace, 5 December 2023
Refractions: A Conversation with Naomi Huth (videocast) hosted by B&H Photo, 27 November 2023
Platemark: the print ecosystem: Naomi Huth (podcast), Season 3 Episode 44, 21 November 2023
A Systemwide Strategy Integrating the Arts to Support Wellness, NOAH Con 2023, 20 September 2023, Cleveland, OH
United Nations General Assembly Healing Arts Week, 2023, Harlem Hospital, New York City, NY
On Collecting Contemporary Photography, 14 December 2019, International House Conference Facility, New Orleans, LA
Forefront 2020: Putting a spotlight on women in the visual arts, 20 March 2020, MassMOCA, North Adams, MA
Photography Portfolio Q & A, 17 May 2019, Center for Photography at Woodstock, Woodstock, NY
PROGRAMS
2013
NEA 4 in Residence, 4 May – 28 June 2013, New Museum, NY
Performing Beyond Funding Limits: Final Presentations (with Erin Markey, Brigham Mosley, Tobaron Waxman, and Salley May), 4 May 2013
Performance Beyond the Limits: Short Works (with Erin Markey,Brigham Mosley, Tobaron Waxman, and Salley May), 3 May 2013
The Money Shot: Roundtable with Karen Finley, 3 May 2013
Queer(ing) Performance Pedagogy: Roundtable with Holly Hughes, 5 May 2013
Expanded forms of Reenactment in Queer Performance: Holly Hughes and Cynthia Carr in Conversation (with Malik Gaines, Emily Roysdon, and Alexandro Segade), 10 May 2013
“Sext Me if You Can” by Karen Finley: Performance and Installation, 23-26 May 2013
Blessed Are All the Little Snowballs in Hell: Screening and Discussion with John Fleck (with David Schweizer), 15 June 2013
John Fleck in Residence: Blessed Are All the Little Snowballs in Hell (Work-in-Progress Performance), 20 June 2013 Tim Miller in Residence: Exhibit Q: Queer Bodies Performance Workshop, 24-27 June 2013
Tim Miller in Residence: Exhibit Q: Queer Bodies Performance Workshop, 24-27 June 2013
Tim Miller in Residence: Exhibit Q: Queer Bodies Public Performance, 28 June 2013
2012
“The Ungovernables” Artists Roundtable Q&A, moderated by Eungie Joo, 16 February 2012, New Museum, NY
“The Ungovernables” Artist Talk: Invisible Borders Trans-African Photography Project with Nana Oforiatta-Ayim, Emeka Okereke, and Jumoke Sanwo Discussant: Gabi Ngcobo, Center for Historical Reenactments, Johannesburg, 18 February 2012, New Museum, NY
Public Movement – SALONS: Birthright Palestine? (with Artist), 1 March – 21 April 2012, New Museum, NY
Public Movement SALON 1 – Rebranding Park51 Muslim Community Center (with Jeffrey Inaba, Ian Daly, Hashem Bajwa), 1 March 2012
Public Movement SALON 2 – Visioning Session for Return (with Lubna Hammad, Gil Anidjar, Hagar Kotef, and Rochelle Davis), 13 March 2012
Public Movement SALON 3 – Birthright as Public Choreography (with Jackie Feldman), 25 March 2012
Public Movement SALON 4 – Deconstructing Birthright Israel (with Rachel Havrelock, Lubna Hammad, Chaya Rubin, Efrat Even-Tzur, Bruce Robbins, Lisa Grant, and Mahdi Sabbagh), 5 April 2012
Public Movement SALON 5 – Birthright Palestine? Debate/Vote (with Bruce Robbins, Sa'ed Atshan, Susan Akram, Hannah Arendt, Nadia Latif, and Ariella Azoulay), 15 April 2012
Public Movement: Final Action for New York City: Debriefing Session as part of “The Ungovernables,” 2012 New Museum Triennial, 21 April 2012
Public Programs: Propositions, New Museum, NY
A Proposition by Slavs and Tatars: Reverse Joy, with special guest Dr. Hamid Dabashi, 11 February 2012
A Proposition by House of Natural Fiber: Intelligent Bacteria as part of “The Ungovernables,” 2012 New Museum Triennial, 8-9 March 2012
A Proposition by Dave McKenzie: “Dear Siri, It’s not you—it’s me. Xo, D” as part of “The Ungovernables,” 2012 New Museum Triennial (with Shimabuku), 6-7 April 2012
A Proposition by LaToya Ruby Frazier, 17 May 2012
2011
Vibrant Space: Environments of Cultural Production, Museum of Arts and Design (MAD), 27 January 2011 – 5 May 2011, New York, NY
Harlem's Future: A Town Hall on Arts and Development, 27 January 2011
A New Order: Re-appropriations of Space and Life (with Felix Burrichter, Eva Franch, and Jason Eppink), 24 February 2011
Nightlife: An Oral History of NYC Club Culture (with Michael Alig, Joey Arias, Ladyfag, and Michael Musto), 17 March 2011
The New Black: Fashion and Design on Branding Culture (with Bethann Hardison, Oroma Elewa, Zandile Blay, Emil Wilbekin, and Lola Ogaunnaike), 7 April 2011
Ecstatic Skin: The Evolution of Subcultures in a Global World (with Terence Hannum, David Koren, Monica L. Miller, Yuniya Kawamura, and Brandon Stosuy), 5 May 2011
Public Programs: Propositions, New Museum, NY
A Proposition by Danh Vo: Some rape scenes in cinema and the restoration of the Statue of Liberty (with Marwan Makki and Eungie Joo), 25 February 2011
Part 2 of A Proposition by Danh Vo: Some rape scenes in cinema and the restoration of the Statue of Liberty (with Marwan Makki and Eungie Joo), 26 February 2011
Nightlife: An Oral History of NYC Club Culture (with Michael Alig, Joey Arias, Ladyfag, and Michael Musto), 17 March 2011
The New Black: Fashion and Design on Branding Culture (with Bethann Hardison, Oroma Elewa, Zandile Blay, Emil Wilbekin, and Lola Ogaunnaike), 7 April 2011
Ecstatic Skin: The Evolution of Subcultures in a Global World (with Terence Hannum, David Koren, Monica L. Miller, Yuniya Kawamura, and Brandon Stosuy), 5 May 2011
Public Movement: Actions 2006–10: A Presentation by Dana Yahalomi, Public Movement Leader, 27 February 2011, New Museum, NY
Apichatpong Weerasethakul: Primitive, 19 May – 3 July 2011, New Museum, NY
Around the World of Apichatpong Weerasethakul, 15 May 2011
The Short Films of Apichatpong Weerasethakul: Program One with Artist Talk, 19 May 2011
The Short Films of Apichatpong Weerasethakul: Program Two with Artist Talk, 22 May 2011
Apichatpong Weerasethakul and Bruce Baillie: Quick Billy (1967-70): Screening and Discussion, 26 May 2011
We Remember Stories, Not Facts: Wu Tsang in Residence, 10 June – 26 June 2011, New Museum, NY
How to Cut a Queen: A Conversation with Jonathan Oppenheim, Ivan Monforte, and Wu Tsang, 10 June 2011
The Table: with Kingdom, Nguzunguzu, and Total Freedom in Collaboration with Wu Tsang, 23 June 23, 2011
Hail the New Puritan Screening with Charles Atlas and Matt Wolf in Conversation, 26 June 26, 2011
Shaina Anand and Ashok Sukumaran in Residence, 16 July – 28 July 2011, New Museum, NY
Al Jaar Qabla al Daar (The Neighbor before the House, Jerusalem, 2009–11): Screening and Discussion with Shaina Anand and Ashok Sukumaran, 16 July 2011
CAMP, or the Love of Technology: a talk by Shaina Anand and Ashok Sukumaran (with Gunalan Nadarajan), 22 July 2011
PAD.MA, and the Possible: presented by Shaina Anand and Ashok Sukumaran, 28 July 2011
Get Weird: Gray (with Michael Holman and Nicholas Taylor), 21 July 2012, New Museum, NY
2010
2009
Cultural Encounters: Friday Nights at the de Young, Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco
Mission Muralismo Directional Signals, 4 June 2010
Alliance Française presents Fete de la Musique, 18 June 2010
PickPocket Ensemble, 25 June 2010
Mission Muralismo celebrates the Graff Convention (with Jim Prigoff, Eric Norberg, (SPIE), Ricardo Richey (APEX), Mission Muralismo, and Susan Cervantes), 2 July 2010
Velocity Circus, 9 July 2010
Sponsored by Target Arts & Wonder Weekend (with Sunset Movement Arts, Dginn, Kieran Ridge), 16 July 2010
Celebrating Birth of Impressionism with Cypress String Quartet, Le Café Peetnik, and DJ Schmeejay, 23 July 2010
Betty Roi and Her Kingtette, Degas and The Ballet Studio (with Betty Roi and Her Kingtette, The Ballet Studio Ballerinas, and Jeremy Sutton), 30 July 2010
Mission Muralismo Film Series featuring "Quality of Life," and "Piece by Piece", 6 Aug 2010
Green Sound presents The Drift; “Degas” and The Ballet Studio, 13 August 201
Mission Muralismo in partnership with Precita Eyes Muralists and Intuitive Impressions in partnership with the San Francisco Bay Guardian, 3 September 2010
La Belle Vie (Javier Manrique printmaking demo), 15 August 2010, the Legion of Honor, Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco
Artist-in-Residence, de Young, Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco
Michael Horse & Kim Shuck, June 2010
Jeanine Briggs, Transfigurations, 30 June – 1 August 2010
Fantastic Drastic Plastic Artist Talk with interactive project, 30 July 2010
Alexandra Blum, Silhouettes and Conversations: Articulating a Communal Vision, August 2010
Alejandro Jodorowsky: Blood into Gold, Museum of Arts and Design (MAD), 23 September – 8 October 2010, New York, NY – continued on to MoMA PS1
El Topo, 23 September 2010
The Holy Mountain, 24 September 2010
Art as a Way of Transformation (Master Class with Alejandro Jodorowsky), 25 September 2010
Fando Y Lis, 30 September 2010
Santa Sangre, 1 October 2010
La Cravate + La Constellation Jodorowsky, 7 October 2010
The Rainbow Thief, 8 October 2010
Lunch Matters: Eating in the Danger Zone, 15 July – 26 August 2009, The Rubin Museum, New York, NY
EDUCATION
New York University, New York, NY
Certificate in Appraisal Studies in Fine and Decorative Arts
City College, City University of New York, New York, NY
Master of Arts, Museum Studies
Drexel University, Philadelphia, PA
Bachelor of Science (Cum Laude), Fashion Design
Double Minor: Art History, Theater Production
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