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Christine Y. Kim
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Britton Family Curator-at-Large, North American Art christine.y.kim@tate.org.uk

Education

New York University, Gallatin School of Individualized Study in American Studies and Critical Theory Interdisciplinary M.A., 1998

Masters Thesis: Mutation, Aura and the Art Experience in Cyberspace, 1999

Connecticut College, New London, B.A., 1993

Double Major: Art History and French; Minor: Asian/Asian-American Studies

Université Paris Sorbonne and L’Institut Catholique, Paris, France, 1992-93

Yonsei University, International Division, Seoul Korea,1991

Employment

Britton Family Curator-at-Large, North American Art, Tate Modern, London, 2021 - present

Barbara Chase-Riboud and Robert Motherwell, collection display 2024-25

Poetics of Blackness: Dawoud Bey and Roy DeCarava, collection display 2025-26

Sovereignty of Quiet: Elizabeth Catlett, Njideka Akunyili Crosby, Barkley Hendricks, Rashid Johnson, Tau Lewis, Jennifer Packer, Paul Mpagi Sepuya, Charles White, collection display 2026-27

Curator, Contemporary Art, Los Angeles County Museum of Art, 2019 – 2021

Black American Portraits,* 2021-22

Julie Mehretu,* 2019 - 2021 co-organized with the Whitney Museum of American Art, New York, 2020; toured the High Museum of Art, Atlanta 2020-21; and the Walker Art Center, Minneapolis, 2021-22

Associate Curator, Contemporary Art, Los Angeles County Museum of Art, 2010 – 2019

Isaac Julien: Playtime, 2019

Frances Stark: The Magic Flute, 2017

Diana Thater: The Sympathetic Imagination,* 2015 co-curated with Lynne Cooke; toured Museum of Contemporary Art, Chicago, 2016-17

My Barbarian: Double Agency, co-curated with Rita Gonzalez, 2015

James Turrell: A Retrospective*, 2013-15 co-curated with Michael Govan in conjunction with the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston and the Solomon R. Guggenheim Foundation, New York; toured National Gallery of Australia, Canberra, 2014 and The Israel Museum, Jerusalem, 2014-15

Figure and Form in Contemporary Photography: Selections from the Permanent Collection, 2012

Christian Marclay: The Clock, 2011, 2012, 2015

Human Nature: Selections from the Permanent Collection, 2011

Teresa Margolles in collaboration with Los Angeles Nomadic Division (LAND), 2010-11

Associate Curator, The Studio Museum in Harlem, New York, 2004 – 08

Kehinde Wiley: World Stage Africa, Lagos – Dakar,* 2008

Flow* 2008

Odili Donald Odita: Equalizer, 2008

Portraits, Landscapes and Abstractions: Highlights from The Studio Museum in Harlem Permanent Collection at City Hall,* Hon. Michael Bloomberg, 2007-09

Midnight’s Daydream: Artists-in-Residence,* 2007

Henry Taylor: Sis and Bra, 2007

Philosophy of Time Travel,* 2007

Collection in Context: Silhouette, 2007

Quid Pro Quo: Artists-in-Residence,* 2006

Nadine Robinson: Alles Grau,* 2006

Frequency,* 2005

Collection in Context: Selections from the Permanent Collection, 2005

Meschac Gaba: Tresses,* 2005

Scratch: Artists-in-Residence,* 2005

Lamar Peterson: Picture in a Picture, 2005

Assistant Curator, The Studio Museum in Harlem, 2002 – 2004

Figuratively* 2004

Veni Vidi Video II, 2004

Hands On, Hands Down: Artists-in-Residence,* 2003

Black Belt,* 2003.

Veni Vidi Video, 2003

Collection in Context: Selections from the Permanent Collection, 2002

Ironic Iconic: Artists-in-Residence,* 2002

Edgar Arceneaux: Drawings of Removal, 2002

Curatorial Assistant, The Studio Museum in Harlem, 2000 – 2002

Africaine, 2001

Freestyle,* 2001

John Bankston: Capture and Escape of Mr. M, Ch. 1, 2001

Harlem Postcards (ongoing seasonal project), 2002 – 2007

Researcher and Writer, Whitney Museum of American Art, New York, 1999 – 2000

The American Century: Art & Culture, 1900-2000

Guest-Curated Exhibitions

Co-curator with Harry Choi, Minor Feelings, Los Angeles County Museum of Art, touring exhibition 2027-28*

Curator and co-producer, sister dreamer, lauren’s halsey’s ode to tha surge n splurge of south central los angeles, presented by Los Angeles Nomadic Division (LAND), in partnership with summaeverythang community center, South Central, Los Angeles, 2026-27

Co-curator with Rita Gonzalez, 12th Gwangju Biennale The Ends: Politics of Participation in the Post-Internet Age, 2019*

Curatorial Advisor, Prospect.3 Notes for Now, New Orleans, 2013*

Curator, Art Public, Art Basel Miami Beach, 2012

Curator, Art Public, Art Basel Miami Beach, 2011

Curator, 19th Annual, Korean Cultural Center, Los Angeles, 2011

Curator, 18th Annual, Korean Cultural Center, Los Angeles, 2010

Co-curator with Malik Gaines, We Want a New Object, California Institute of the Arts M.F.A.

exhibition, Los Angeles, 2008

Curator, Peter Norton Residence, CPW1, New York, 2005 - 06

Curator, Purloined, Artists Space, New York, 2001

Curator, The Light Show, Gale Gates (Emerging Curator Series), Brooklyn, 2000

Selected Publications and Essays (excluding exhibition publications noted above *)

“The Aughts and the F Shows: Studio Museum in Harlem 2000-08” Studio Museum in Harlem forthcoming publication (2026).

“Julie Mehretu” Meaning, Matter, Memory: Selections from the Studio Museum in Harlem Collection, Studio Museum in Harlem, New York (2025).

“Suki Seokyeong Kang: Willow Drum Oriole.” Suki Seokyeong Kang: Willow Drum Oriole, exhibition catalogue, ed. June Young Kwak and Harry Choi, Leeum Museum, Berlin: Hatze Cantz Verlag (2024)

“Calida Rawles: In Conversation.” Calida Rawles: Away with the Tides, exhibition catalogue, ed. Maritza M. Lacayo, Pérez Art Museum Miami (2024)

“Mickalene Thomas: Experimentation and the Aughts.” Mickalene Thomas: All About Love, exhibition catalogue, ed. Ed Schad, The Broad, Los Angeles and Hayward Gallery, London (2024)

”Letter to my Sixth Grade Self.” Best! Letters from Asian Americans in the arts, Eds. Christopher K. Ho and Daisy Nam, Paper Monument (2021)

“1966 and the Light in LA.” Unexpected Light: Works by Young-Il Ahn, Baik Art (2017)

“Kori Newkirk.” Issue Magazine (Issue2 2015)

“Deposing Dualities in Prospect 3.” Prospect 3: Notes for Now, Prestel, NY (2014)

“Wangechi Mutu: The Pin-ups.” Wangechi Mutu: A Shady Promise, Damiani Press (2008)

“Mark Bradford: it’s tricky to rock a rhyme to rock a rhyme that’s right on time.” Zing Magazine (Winter 2005)

“Long Ago and Far Away.” Eduardo Sarabia exhibition catalogue, I-20, New York (2003)

“Kehinde Wiley Faux Real.” Interview, Issue 7 (Fall 2003), 54-67

“Colorblind? Luis Gispert, Rico Gatson, Glenn Kaino, Julie Mehretu, Yunhee Min, Kori Newkirk, Nadine Robinson, Eduardo Sarabia, Eric Wesley.” V Magazine (March/April 2003)

“Faux Real: Interview with Kehinde Wiley.” Black Romantic exhibition catalogue, ed. Thelma Golden, The Studio Museum in Harlem, New York (2002)

“Candice Breitz: Third Degree Burn.” Candice Breitz exhibition catalogue, Centrum fϋr Gegensartskunst, Linz, Austria (2001)

“Intervention with Odili Donald Odita.” Odili Donald Odita exhibition catalogue, Florence Lynch, New York (2001)

“(212) Staging Illusion.” (212): Diti Almog, Wayne Gonzales, Odili Donald Odita, Lisa Ruyter, and John Tremblay exhibition catalogue (2000)

“From Dual to Plural: Five Korean American Artists.” The Korean War in American Art & Culture: Fifty Years Later exhibition catalogue, East Hampton: Keener’s East End Litho (2000), 31-35

Selected Exhibition Reviews & Feature Articles

2025

Tillet, Salamishah. “The Harlem Renaissance.” Harper’s Bazaar (September 2025)

2024

Gelt, Jessica. “Lauren Halsey unveils the design for a monumental sculpture part in South L.A.” The Los Angeles Times (May 20, 2024)

2023

Feaster, Felicia. “A thrilling exhibition of Black subjects and artists at Spelman.” The Atlanta Journal-Constitution (February 15, 2023)

Harris, Gareth. “February book bag: from overlooked female Abstract Expressionists to a tome of new and old Black American Portraits.” The Art Newspaper (February 7, 2023)

Hicks, Cinque. “Review: Powerful ‘Black American Portraits’ at Spelman sets new benchmark.” ArtsATL (March 6, 2023)

2022

Liou, Caroline Ellen. “A Survey of Black American Portraiture is a Revelation.” Hyperallergic (January 16, 2022)

2021

Brito, Daniella. “Julie Mehretu Reminds Us That Borders Are Meant to Be Trespassed.” Hyperallergic (May 3, 2021)

Cheng, Scarlet. “The forgotten faces of American art: LACMA surveys 200 years of Black portraiture.” The Art Newspaper (November 5, 2021)

Cheng, Scarlet. “LACMA acquires 60 works with a focus on Black representation.” The Art Newspaper (December 16, 2021)

George, Cassidy. “The Irreducible Julie Mehretu.” New York Magazine (March 26, 2021)

Farago, Jason. “Julie Mehretu’s Long Journey Home.” New York Times (March 25, 2021)

Ho, Christopher K.; Nam, Daisy. “Interviews: Christopher K. Ho and Daisy Nam.” Artforum (May 21, 2021)

Keats, Jonathan. “In A Thrilling Whitney Retrospective, Ethiopian-American Artist Julie Mehretu Maps A Radical New Path For Geopolitics.” Forbes (April 26, 2021)

Kennicott, Phillip. “At the Whitney, the monumental works of Julie Mehretu begin to stack up.” Washington Post (July 7, 2021)

Knight, Christopher. “Review: Obama portraits find good company in L.A. museum show that signals Black lives matter.” Los Angeles Times (November 7, 2021)

Pogrebin, Robin. “Julie Mehretu’s Reckoning with Success.” New York Times (March 21, 2021)

Takac, Balasz. “LACMA Presents Black American Portraits to Complement the Obama Portrait Tour.” Widewalls (November 6, 2021)

2020

Bryan-Wilson, Julia. “Julie Mehretu, LACMA.” Artforum (February 2020)

Gerwin, Daniel. “Julie Mehretu’s Sublime Abstractions of History.” Hyperallergic (January 6, 2020)

Greenberger, Alex. “The Studio Museum in Harlem Effect: How the Institution Became a Key Art Space.” ARTnews (December 8, 2020)

2019

Cotter, Holland; Smith, Roberta; Farago, Jason; Schwendener, Martha. “Best Art Books of 2019.” New York Times (December 5, 2019)

Scott, Chadd. “Julie Mehretu Mid-Career Survey Dazzles At Los Angeles County Museum Of Art.” Forbes (December 29, 2019)

Knight, Christopher. “In ‘Julie Mehretu’ at LACMA, the world explodes on canvas.” Los Angeles Times (December 19, 2019)

Merjian, Ara H. “Julie Mehretu Review: War, Racial Conflict and Migration Simmer Beneath Abstract Surfaces.” Frieze (November 27, 2019)

Wagley, Catherine. “Julie Mehretu’s New LACMA Survey Reveals an Artist at the Peak of Her Power—But Also One Unusually Eager to Share the Credit.” Artnet (November 11, 2019)

Takac, Balasz. “Who are the Curators Behind 3 Marvelous Shows Coming up at LACMA?” Widewalls (May 5, 2019)

2018

Chung, Hayoung. “Curators Strive to Transcend National Borders at the Gwangju Biennale.” Hyperallergic (October 12, 2018)

Kwon Mee-yoo. “Looking for Needle in Gwangju’s Biennale’s Haystack.” The Korea Times (September 13, 2019)

Movius, Lisa. “11 Curators Delve into South Korea’s Hidden Traumas.” The Art Newspaper (October 1, 2018)

Moldan, Teresa. “Gwangju Biennale: Imagined Borders.” Ocula Magazine (September 20, 2018)

Perlson, Hili. “The Gwangju Biennale is Overly Ambitious, Muddled, Difficult to Navigate -- and at Times, Extremely Rewarding.” Artnet (September 11, 2018)

Pogrebin, Robin. “With New Urgency, Museums Cultivate Curators of Color.” New York Times (August 8, 2018)

Sherlock, Amy. “Gwangju Biennale: Imagined Borders” Frieze October 15, 2018

Zion, Amy. “12th Gwangju Biennale: Imagined Borders.” Art Agenda (October 19, 2019)

2017

Griffin, Jonathan. “Frances Stark: ‘Contemporary artists are hyper-alienated and hyper-competitive.’” The Guardian (April 24, 2017)

Wagley, Catherine G. “Sweet Melodies: Frances Stark Stages Mozart’s ‘Magic Flute’ in Los Angeles.” ARTnews (May 5, 2017)

2016

Griffin, Jonathan. “Diana Thater at Los Angeles County Museum of Art.” Art in America (February 1, 2016)

Kim, Christine Y. “Diana Thater ‘The Sympathetic Imagination’ at LACMA, Los Angeles.” Interview with Diana Thater, Mousse Magazine (2016)

Olivier, Ellen. “Celebrating the diverse voices of women in the arts.” Los Angeles Times (October 18, 2016)

2015

Gaines, Malik. (as told to Jonathan Velasco) “500 Words ‘My Barbarian: Double Agency.’” Artforum (April 24, 2015)

Kino, Carol. “Film and Video Artist Diana Thater’s First Retrospective at LACMA.” Wall Street Journal (November 5, 2015)

Mizota, Sharon. “‘Diana Thater: The Sympathetic Imagination’ stuns the senses.” Los Angeles Times (December 9, 2015)

Stromberg, Matt. “In Diana Thater’s Immersive Videoscapes at LACMA, Viewers Enter a World Governed by Animals.” Artsy (November 30, 2015)

2013

Binkley, Christina. “James Turrell Brings Light to LACMA.” Wall Street Journal (May 10, 2013)

Failing, Patricia. “It’s not about Light; It is Light.” ARTnews (September 4, 2013)

Griffin, Jonathan. “James Turrell Interview.” Financial Times (May 24, 2013)

Hylton, Will S. “How James Turrell Knocked the Art World off its Feet.” New York Times Magazine (June 13, 2013)

Knight, Christopher. “The Light through James Turrell’s eyes.” Los Angeles Times (May 28, 2013)

Nathan, Hillary. “Light at the End of the Turrell.” ARTnews (April 4, 2013)

Pincus-Roth, Zachary. James Turrell’s Mind-Bending One-Person Light Show is the Hottest Ticket in L.A.” LA Weekly (May 25, 2013)

Sheets, Hilarie M. “A Tribute for Light Into Art.” New York Times (March 21, 2013)

2012

Abrams, Amy. “Christine Y. Kim Profile.” Art in America (June 6, 2012)

2011

Johnson, Reed. “For Christian Marclay, ‘The Clock’ continues to tick.” Los Angeles Times (May 18, 2011)

Muchnic, Suzanne. “50 Years of Support – and Changing Tastes – at the Los Angeles County Museum of Art.” Los Angeles Times (May 15, 2011)

Stewart, Laura H. “A Conversation with Christine Y. Kim Associate Curator of Contemporary Art at LACMA.” artBahrain.org (December 2011)

2010

Olivier, Ellen. “Scene & Heard: Los Angeles Nomadic Division art fundraiser.” Los Angeles Times (July 25, 2010)

Myers, Holly. “Art that Makes a Public Spectacle of Itself.” Los Angeles Times (June 6, 2010)

Muchnic, Suzanne. “New Faces on Southland Art Museum Scene.” Los Angeles Times (April 4, 2010)

2009

Chung, Sookhee. “The insights to prepare until the next generation is required.” The Korea Times (October 6, 2009)

2008

Collins, Lauren. “Studio Visit: Lost and Found.” The New Yorker (Sept 1, 2008)

Cotter, Holland. “Out of Africa, Whatever Africa May Be.” The New York Times (April 4, 2008)

Fels, Sophie. “Paint it Black: Portraitist Kehinde Wiley temporarily sets up shop in Africa.” TimeOut New York, Issue 667 (July 10-16, 2008)

Gilbert, Alan. “New African Art, Resisting Assimilation.” The Village Voice (April 29, 2008)

Kunitz, Daniel. “Wiley Conquers the ‘World Stage.’” The New York Sun (August 8, 2008)

Lipton, Shana Tang. “Student Art Show Takes a Field Trip to Chinatown.” Los Angeles Times (May 29, 2008), 26

O’Toole, Sean. “Flow.” Frieze (June – August 2008)

Smith, Roberta. “Art Review. Kehinde Wiley: A Hot Conceptualist Finds the Secret of Skin.” The New York Times (Sept. 4, 2008)

2007

Bayliss, Sarah H. “c.” ARTnews, Vol. 106. No. 8 (September 2007), 140-41

Finkel, Jori. “A Reluctant Fraternity, Thinking Post-Black.” The New York Times (June 10, 2007), AR 29

Goodbody, Bridget L. “Riffing on Modernism: Through the Roof, Brancusi!” The New York Times (April 20, 2007), E28

Richard, Frances. “Midnight’s Daydream: Titus Kaphar, Wardell Milan II, Demetrius Oliver.” Artforum (November 2007), 371

Schwendener, Martha. “Three Contemporaries, Each With A Different Way to View the Past.” The New York Times (August 11, 2007), B13

2006

Cotter, Holland. “Nadine Robinson: Alles Grau.” The New York Times (Saturday, 8, 2006), E28

Cotter, Holland. “Quid Pro Quo: Rashawn Griffin, Karyn Olivier, and Clifford Owens.” The New York Times (Saturday, 8, 2006), E28

Goodyear, Sarah. “Wangechi Mutu: An Artist Comes Into Her Own.” BKLYN (Spring 2006), 20-3

Gronlund, Melissa. “Frequency.” Frieze. Issue 97 (March 2006), 154-5

Kastner, Jeffrey. “Frequency.” Artforum, Vol. XLIV, No. 5 (January 2006), 217

Kazanjian, Dodie. “Fierce Creatures.” Vogue (June 2006), 214-19, 241

2005

Cascade, Rebecca. “T + L 2005 Women’s Travel Special.” Travel + Leisure (October 25, 2005), 77-8

Cotter, Holland. “Meschac Gaba: ‘Tresses.’” The New York Times (March 4, 2005), E37

Cotter, Holland. “Scratch.” The New York Times (July 29, 2005), E23

Cotter, Holland. “Studio Museum in Harlem: Scratch: 2004-05 Artists-in-Residence: William Cordova, Michael Queenland and Marc Andre Robinson.” The New York Times (August 18, 2005), E23

Hart, Hugh. Review. The Los Angeles Times (January 26, 2005), E10

Jana, Reena. “Paint it Black.” TimeOut New York, Issue 519 (September 8-14, 2005), 21

Lowry, Vicky. “A Fresh Take.” Elle Décor (September 2005), 160-63

Smith, Roberta. “Altered Views in the House of Modernism.” (April 29, 2005), E31

Smith, Roberta. “Where Issues of Black Identity Meet the Concerns of Every Artist.” (November 18, 2005), E37

Smith, Roberta. “Studio Museum in Harlem: Frequency.” The New York Times (November 25, 2005), B33

Vogel, Carol. “An Artist’s Gallery of Ideas.” The New York Times (May 5, 2005), E1

2004

Barreneche, Raul A. “Fine, Found and Borrowed.” The New York Times (June 17, 2004), F1

Cotter, Holland. “Black Comes in Many Shadings.” The New York Times (August 13, 2004), E29

Eleey, Peter. “Black Belt.” Frieze (March 2004), 95

Fineman, Mia. “The History of Art, in Baggy Jeans and Bomber Jackets.” The New York Times (December 19, 2004), AR 39

Nicols, Matthew Guy. “‘Hands On, Hands Down,’ at the Studio Museum in Harlem.” Art in America (February 2004), 126

2003

Budick, Ariella. “Bruce Lee: Icon of African-Asian Fusion.” Newsday (October 23, 2003)

Dailey, Meghan. “Black Belt.” Artforum (September 2003), 70

Murray, Derek. “‘Ironic/Iconic’ at the Studio Museum in Harlem.” Art in America (March 2003), 127

Smith, Roberta. “A Cornucopia of Cultural Exchange, Beginning With a Martial Arts Hero.” The New York Times (November 28, 2003), E47

2002

Barliant, Claire. “Africaine.” Art on Paper (July-August, 2002)

Bayliss, Sarah. “Where Art Can Be Made as Well as Hung.” The New York Times (December 8, 2002), AR44

Cotter, Holland. “Ironic/Iconic.” The New York Times (August 2, 2002)

Griffin, Tim. “Ironic/Iconic.” Artforum (November 2002), 189

Murray, Soraya. “Africaine.” Nka Journal Contemporary African Art (Fall/Winter 2002), 88

“(Re)Direct(ing) Light.” NYFA: For Your Information (Summer 2002), 4

2001

Cotter, Holland. “Claudia and Julia Mueller, Olu Oguibe, Senam Okudzeto, Outtara Watts.” The New York Times (July 27, 2001), E29

Cotter, Holland. “A Full Studio Museum Show Starts with 28 Young Artists and a Shoehorn.” The New York Times (May 11, 2001), E36

Cotter, Holland. “Invoking Marcus Garvey While Looking Ahead.” The New York Times (August 24, 2001), E30

Murray, Derek Conrad. “Freestyle.” Nka Journal Contemporary African Art (Fall/Winter 2001), 92

Saltz, Jerry. “Post-Black: Radical Intelligence at The Studio Museum in Harlem.” Village Voice (May 22, 2001)

Sirmans, Franklin. “Mapping a New, and Urgent, History of the World.” The New York Times (December 9, 2001), AR41

2000

“The Light Show,” NY Arts (October 2000), 67

Cotter, Holland. “For Hikers Seeking Art, Brooklyn Is a Left Bank.” The New York Times (December 15, 2000), E37

Sirmans, Franklin. “The Light Show.” TimeOut New York (October 12-19, 2000), 58

1998

“Past present,” Arts & Travel (January 25, 1998)

Selected Published & Broadcast Interviews

“Black American Portaits, LACMA” IMUUR2: Art, Aesthetics, and Asian America convening, Cantor Arts Center, Stanford University, October 28-20, 2022

“James Turrell Experiments with ‘The Thingness of Light Itself’” Fine Art, National Public Radio, September 2014

“Christine Y. Kim,” Amy Abrams, Interviews, Art in America, June 2012

Interview with Christian Marclay, Christine Y. Kim et al. Radio 360, KCRW, July 2011

Interview with Christine Y. Kim, Inside Africa, CNN International, April 2005

Interview with Thelma Golden, Christine Y. Kim, Sanford Biggers and Adia Millett by Charlie Rose, Charlie Rose, PBS, June 8, 2001

Selected Awards, Grants & Fellowships

International Art Critics Association (AICA-USA) “James Turrell: A Retrospective” First place, Best Monographic Museum Exhibition in the U.S. 2014

Artis Curatorial Research, Israel 2013

Japan Foundation Art Curator Exchange Program 2011

ARTTable New Leadership Award 2011

Cultural Services of the French Embassy Research Grant 2007

Fund for Arts Research, American Center Foundation, 2002

Turkish Cultural Institute, 1999

Teaching experience

Visiting critic, University of Pennsylvania Graduate School of Fine Arts, 2018-19

Visiting faculty, Bard College, 2001-02

Professional Committees & Boards

Denniston Hill, Board Member, 2025-present

A&L Berg Foundation, Advisor, 2024-present

GYOPO, Co-Founder, Steering Committee Chair, Board Chair, 2017-present

Museums Moving Forward (MMF), Board Member, 2023-present

Stop DiscriminiAsian, Co-founder, 2020-22

Los Angeles Nomadic Division (LAND), Co-Founder and Advisory Board, 2009-present

LA><ART, Advisory Board, 2006 – 2019

Denniston Hill, New York, Advisory Board 2004-2024

Whitney Biennial Zeitgeist Panel, 2004

Association of American Museum Curators (AAMC) 2002–present

ARTTABLE 2002-2015

National Summer Curators’ Conference Steering Committee 2002-04