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New York, NY, April 21, 2021 —The 2021 Fellowships to the Association of Art Museum Curators’s (AAMC) Art Curators Conference were announced today. Representing 88 organizations, in 25 U.S. states and 11 countries the 107 Fellows will have full participation in the 2021 Art Curators Conference, held virtually on April 29 & 30, and May 3 & 4. The Fellowships provide critical support to nonprofit art curators to attend the only conference solely dedicated to the curatorial profession. The 2021 Fellows have shared that they identify as 89% female, 8% male, and 3% with no response, and 47% BIPOC, 47% white, and 6% with no response.
Since 2010, over 230 curators from around the globe have deepened their practice and expanded their professional networks through Conference Fellowships. This year, AAMC Foundation, awarded three types of Fellowships:
- Curators Experiencing Hardship: The severe effects of the pandemic on the nonprofit arts community presents financial hardship for many curators, this program made possible through funding from the Samuel H. Kress Foundation, gave access to 33 curators.
- U.K. Curators: Supported through funding from the Art Fund and in partnership with Museum Detox, 31 U.K. curators were awarded Fellowships.
- American Art Curators: Made possible through funding from the Henry Luce Foundation, this fellowship supported 43 curators working in American Art (including U.S. Latinx and Native American, Decorative Arts & Design, pre-war, Modern and Contemporary areas).
“It is a privilege to be able to host over 100 fellows at our Art Curators Conference this year,” said Marianne Lamonaca, Board President, AAMC & AAMC Foundation, “We also want to acknowledge the generosity of our many supporters that made these fellowships possible, and all the speakers, sponsors, and advocates that will make this year’s Conference a success.”
The 2021 Art Curators Conference will focus on the visual arts community’s interpretation, promotion, and usage of, as well as its reaction to and impact on the concept of identity. Panels will investigate the appropriation of Native American and First Nation cultures, the identity of Islamic art, loss of self and history in assimilation, and a culture of silence within the curatorial community. It will also feature a workshop with Dr. Kenneth V. Hardy, Ph.D., Clinical & Organizational Consultant, Eikenberg Institute for Relationships on Becoming and Being a Cross-Racial Ally; a feature program on FOCUS: Global Museum Practice: African Restitution Case Studies; a talk on Algerian National Museal Collections; and a special presentation from Conference Benefactor Sponsor Sotheby’s on Museum & Marketplace Collaborations.
Keynote presentations will be given by Dr. Porchia Moore, Department Head and Assistant Professor of Museum Studies, University of Florida; Suhanya Raffel, Museum Director, M+ of West Kowloon Cultural District Authority; and Elizabeth Alexander, President, The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation in conversation with Mabel O. Wilson, Nancy and George Rupp Professor of Architecture, Planning and Preservation, Professor in African American and African Diasporic Studies, and Director of the Institute for Research in African American Studies (IRAAS), Columbia University. Networking and social gatherings will occur through RoundTable discussions, geographic and speciality area conversations, and breakout rooms. Additional special events include the Awards for Excellence celebration and artist studio visits. More about the Conference is available on artcurators.org. Registration to attend closes on April 27, 2021.
Conference Fellowships are made possible by the Art Fund, Henry Luce Foundation, Museum Detox and Samuel H. Kress Foundation. AAMC Foundation is also grateful to the 2021 Art Curators Conference: Benefactor Sponsor, Sotheby’s, Conference Patron Supporter, Lucidea, and to the Conference advertisers, especially our Featured Advertisers: Bard Graduate Center, Gill & Lagodich Antique Frames & Mirrors, Masterpiece International, Menconi + Schoelkopf Fine Art, PHI Foundation for Contemporary Art, Montreal, and TEFAF.
2021 Art Curators Conference Fellows
Cina Aissa, Independent Curator, England, U.K.
Colette Alhabahbeh-Mello, Independent Curator, F.L., U.S.
Korantema Anyimadu, Cultural producer and Independent Curator, Freelance, England, U.K.
Sarah Ayers, Founder, Patch & Remington, M.I., U.S.
Beathur Mgoza Baker, Curator & Cultural Producer, Madlozi Art & Heritage, Africa, Johannesburg, South Africa
Diana Blanchard Gross, Curator, Blanchard Gross Curatorial Services, V.A., U.S.
Amanda Bock, The Lynne and Harold Honickman Assistant Curator of Photographs, Philadelphia Museum of Art, P.A., U.S.
Cheryl Bowen, Co-Director, Museums X, England, U.K.
Surya Bowyer, Curator of Collections, QE Collections, Queen Elizabeth's School, Barnet, England, U.K.
Rebecca Bray, Assistant Curator, Royal Academy of Arts, England, U.K.
Jessica Bell Brown, Associate Curator of Contemporary Art, Baltimore Museum of Art, M.D., U.S.
Shilpi Chandra, Curatorial Manager, Pelham Art Center, N.Y., U.S.
Sarah Cho, Curatorial Assistant of American Paintings & Sculpture and Decorative Arts,
Baltimore Museum of Art, M.D., U.S.
Diana Chou, Curator, San Diego Chinese Historical Museum, C.A., U.S.
Ilaria Conti, Independent Curator, Rome, Italy / New York, N.Y.
Chelsea Dacus, Assistant Curator, Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, T.X., U.S.
Grace Davies, Experiences and Partnerships Curator, National Trust, England, U.K.
Allegra K. Davis, Curatorial Assistant, The Olana Partnership, N.Y., U.S.
Christina De Leon, Associate Curator of Latino Design, Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum, N.Y., U.S.
Dianna Djokey, Communities Curator, John Hansard Gallery, England, U.K.
Fawn Douglas, Co-Curator, Nevada Museum of Art, N.V., U.S.
Lorén Elhili, Independent Curator and Arts Organiser, England, U.K.
Aindrea Emelife, Independent Curator, Writer, Author and member of the Mayor of London's Commission for Diversity in the Public Realm, England, U.K.
Emily Ann Francisco, Curatorial Assistant, National Gallery of Art, D.C., U.S.
Ruth Garde, Arts Curator/Producer, Freelance, England, U.K.
Baishali Ghosh, Curator, Academy of Fine Arts, West Bengal, India
Jacqueline Goldstein, Curator, The Jewish Museum of Florida-FIU, F.L., U.S.
Lydia Gordon, Associate Curator, Peabody Essex Museum, M.A., U.S.
Cecelia Graham, Co-Director, Catalyst Arts, Northern Ireland, U.K.
Susan Green, Marcia Manhart Endowed Associate Curator of Contemporary Art & Design,
Philbrook Museum of Art, O.K., U.S.
John Hagen, Curator of Indigenous Arts, Anchorage Museum, A.K., U.S.
Sarah Hardy, Curator-Manager, The De Morgan Foundation, England, U.K.
Andrea Hawkins, Senior Curator, Arts&Heritage, England, U.K.
Corinna Henderson, Curatorial Trainee, The National Gallery, England, U.K.
Alana Hernandez, Executive Director and Curator, CALA Alliance, A.Z., U.S.
David Horowitz, Assistant Curator, Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum, N.Y., U.S.
Sarah Humphreville, Senior Curatorial Assistant, Whitney Museum of American Art, N.Y., U.S.
Scout Hutchinson, Contract Curatorial Assistant, Fruitlands Museum / Mead Art Museum, M.A., U.S.
Siera Hyte, Ann Lunder Leland Curatorial Fellow, Colby College Museum of Art, M.E., U.S.
Jessica Insley, Collections Curator, Mount Stuart Trust, Scotland, U.K.
Karissa White Isaacs, Associate Curator, Tweed Museum of Art, M.N., U.S.
Betsy Johnson, Assistant Curator, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden, D.C., U.S.
Anthony Kalume, Curator, Diversity Lewes, England, U.K.
Vaishnavi Kambadur, Curatorial Assistant, Museum of Art & Photography, Karnataka, India
Kiki Karoglou, Independent Curator, Guest curator, GOARCH and US Consulate in Thessaloniki, N.Y., U.S.
Lisa Kennedy, Independent Curator, England, U.K.
Madeleine Kennedy, Independent Curator, England, U.K.
Ramsay Kolber, Curatorial Research Associate, Collection Strategic Plan, Whitney Museum of American Art, N.Y., U.S.
Veronique Lapeyre, Founder, Zanana Project, Scotland, U.K.
Krista Lauer, Curatorial Assistant & Octopus Initiative Administrator, MCA Denver, C.O., U.S.
Nathalia Lavigne, Independent Curator working on a project, Paço das artes, São Paulo, Brazil
Amina Lawal Agoro, Independent Researcher & Cultural Producer, BOKANTAJ, England, U.K.
Debra A. Lennard, Curatorial Assistant, Department of Contemporary Art, Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, M.A., U.S.
Adi Lerer, Independent Curator, Tate Liverpool, England, U.K.
Audrey Lewis, Associate Curator, Brandywine River Museum of Art, P.A., U.S.
Beatriz Lobo Britto, Programme Coordinator, The NewBridge Project, England, U.K.
Monique Long, Independent Curator, C.A., U.S.
Sarah Loyer, Associate Curator and Exhibitions Manager, The Broad, C.A., U.S.
Joshua Lubin-Levy, Joan Tisch Teaching Fellow, Whitney Museum of American Art, N.Y., U.S.
Leilani Lynch, Curator, The Bass, F.L., U.S.
Samantha Lyons, Assistant Curator, San Jose Museum of Quilts & Textiles, C.A., U.S.
Anna O. Marley, Curator of Historical American Art, Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts, P.A., U.S.
Emma Mawdsley, Head of Collections Development and Review & Curator of Art, National Army Museum, England, U.K.
Marie-Therese Mayne, Open Treasure Exhibitions Officer, Durham Cathedral, England, U.K.
Lana Meador, Assistant Curator, San Antonio Museum of Art, T.X., U.S.
Suzana Milevska, Independent Curator, North Macedonia
Ritwika Misra, Project Manager, Weavers Studio Resource Centre, West Bengal, India
Pavithra Muddaya, Chief Curator - Vimor Museum of Living Textiles, Vimor Handloom Foundation, Karanataka, India
Sayali Mundye, Independent Cultural Manager/Curator, Indian Art and Design Educators Association, Tamil Nadu, India
Elena Munoz, Curatorial Assistant, The Newark Museum of Art, N.J., U.S.
JC Niala, Acting Keeper of Anthropology, Horniman Museum & Gardens, England, U.K.
Devi Noor, Curatorial Assistant, American Art, Los Angeles County Museum of Art, C.A., U.S.
Tara Okeke, Museum Futures Trainee, Horniman Museum and Gardens, England, U.K.
Emily M. Orr, Assistant Curator of Modern and Contemporary American Design,
Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum, N.Y., U.S.
Jen Padgett, Associate Curator, Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art, A.R., U.S.
Carrie Pilto, Independent Curator, Amsterdam, Netherlands
Fernanda Pitta, Senior Curator, Pinacoteca de São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil
Laura-Maria Popoviciu, Curator Pre-1900, Government Art Collection, England, U.K.
Anni Pullagura, Curatorial Assistant, Institute of Contemporary Art/Boston, M.A., U.S.
Shruti Ramlingaiah, Independent Curator and art writer, Maharashtra, India
Sofia Reeser del Rio, Independent Curator, Madrid, Spain
Alex Reynolds, Collections and Engagement Officer, Poole Museums, England, U.K.
Ellen E. Roberts, Harold and Anne Berkley Smith Curator of American Art, Norton Museum of Art, F.L., U.S.
Claire Robinson, Collections and Exhibitions Curator, University of St Andrews, Scotland, U.K.
Andrea P. Rosen, Curator, Fleming Museum of Art, University of Vermont, V.T., U.S.
Paige Rozanski, Curatorial Associate, National Gallery of Art, D.C., U.S.
Vanessa Sage, Assistant Curator, Figge Art Museum, I.O., U.S.
Alinta Sara, Curator, BOKANTAJ, England, U.K.
Annemarie Sawkins, Independent Curator, W.I., U.S.
Jennifer Scanlan, Independent Curator, O.K., U.S.
Brianna Sharpe, Curator & Registrar, Imagine Museum, F.L., U.S.
Pema Kesang Sherpa, Branch Inspector, Directorate of Handicrafts and Handloom, Sikkim, India
Irene Mei Shum, Independent Curator, N.J., U.S.
Nadia Thondrayen, Exhibitions Curator, John Hansard Gallery, England, U.K.
Jen Tobias, Associate Director of Exhibitions & Art Collections; Associate Curator of Art, Denver Botanic Gardens, C.O., U.S.
Jyoti Tokas, Curator, National Gallery of Modern Art Jaipur House New Delhi, Delhi, India
Dana Turkovic, Curator, Laumeier Sculpture Park, M.O., U.S.
Kenlontae Turner, Curator of Collections, Hampton University Museum, V.A., U.S.
Darienne Turner, Assistant Curator of Indigenous Art of the Americas, Baltimore Museum of Art, M.D., U.S.
Raquel Villar-Pérez, Assistant Curator, Photoworks, England, U.K.
Ruta Waghmare-Baptista, Curator – Collections, Education and Outreach, Dr. Bhau Daji Lad Mumbai City Museum, Mumbai, India
Kjell Wangensteen, Associate Curator, Indianapolis Museum of Art, I.N., U.S.
Spencer Wigmore, Assistant Curator of Paintings, Sculpture, and Works on Paper, Amon Carter Museum of American Art, T.X., U.S.
Alyssa Wood, Curatorial Assistant, Dallas Museum of Art, T.X., U.S.
Hina Maqsood Zaidi, Curatorial Assistant, Birmingham Museum of Art, A.L., U.S.
Rachel Sadvary Zebro , Assistant Curator, Phoenix Art Museum, A.Z., U.S.
Fang Zhang, UMMA docent, University of Michigan-Ann Arbor, M.I., U.S.
About AAMC & AAMC Foundation
Founded in 2001, the Association of Art Museum Curators (AAMC) & AAMC Foundation advances the curatorial field through forward-looking leadership in development and educational opportunities for learning and connecting at every stage of a curator’s career. In partnership with more than 1,300 members, we serve as a resource for the profession’s best practices, codes of conduct and ethical standards. We provide a platform for the exchange of a broad range of information on critical issues driving the field, including diversity and inclusion, digital innovation, artistic voices and histories, and marketing and audience engagement. Our members include independent curators and staff members from 500+ art organizations and museums in eighteen countries, ranging from leading national institutions to community-based art organizations. Through our work we serve members, professional colleagues, and the public, and our outreach reflects diverse perspectives within the field, often examining strategic directions of curatorial practice and art organization management. With a network spanning the globe, we are an ambassador and advocate for all art curators and the leading champion of their significant contributions.
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