Experience

The Renaissance Society at The University of Chicago

• Museums, Historical Sites, and Zoos
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Deputy Director

  • Jan 2021 - Present

• Interim Assistant Director

  • Feb 2020 - Jan 2021

• Director Of Finance And Operations

  • Apr 2017 - Feb 2020

• Interim Director of Communications

  • Nov 2016 - Apr 2017



Haynes Court

• Chicago

• Founder

  • Sep 2020 - Present

  Haynes Court is a project space, hosting exhibitions by contemporary artists working internationally and in Chicago. Exhibited artists include Zarouhie Abdalian, Mary Simpson, Claudia Hart, Alva Mooses, John Divola, Jenine Marsh, Julia Phillips and others. Haynes Court is a project space, hosting exhibitions by contemporary artists working internationally and in Chicago. Exhibited artists include Zarouhie Abdalian, Mary Simpson, Claudia Hart, Alva Mooses, John Divola, Jenine Marsh, Julia Phillips and others.



Art Institute of Chicago

• United States
• Museums, Historical Sites, and Zoos
• 700 & Above Employee

• Lecturer, Department of Arts Administration and Policy

  • 2014 - Present

  Courses taught include: Curatorial Practice; Art Fairs and Biennials: History, Theory, and Practice; Statements, Grants, Proposals; The Visible Side: Student-run Exhibitions; Nonprofit Financial Management; Exhibition Incubator; Art & the World of Big Money; Communicating Cultural Change; Artists and the Art Market Courses taught include: Curatorial Practice; Art Fairs and Biennials: History, Theory, and Practice; Statements, Grants, Proposals; The Visible Side: Student-run Exhibitions; Nonprofit Financial Management; Exhibition Incubator; Art & the World of Big Money; Communicating Cultural Change; Artists and the Art Market



Art & Field

• Chicago

• Principal

  • 2016 - 2021

  (Not currently taking clients) Art & Field is a boutique collections and curatorial management advisory specializing in contemporary art. Through Art & Field, I provide an array of consulting services to private collections, museums, nonprofits, and artists. Services include art database implementation and collections/acquisitions management; curatorial research and writing; collection surveys; installations; framing, storage, conservation, and appraisals management and referrals; acquisitions and market research; condition reporting; temporary loans management. I prioritize projects that overlap with my interests in contemporary art and culture. In 2021 I curated the art program for 225 West Wacker in Chicago as part of Spear Street Capital's property development. Select recent clients and collaborators include the Rodney D. Lubeznik Collection, Balyasny Asset Management, Cushman and Wakefield, Valerio Dewalt Train, Dominican University, Boreas Fine Art, the Chicago Architectural Biennial, and the Haggerty Art Museum. Show less



Freelance

• Chicago

• Independent Curator

  • 2009 - 2019

  Recent curatorial projects include Let's Do It! (Columbia College Chicago); Deborah Boardman: Painter, & (Hyde Park Art Center); Human Human (Loyola University); How Much Land (McCormick Gallery); recent publications include the Journal of Artists' Books, Art in Print, and Bad at Sports. Recent curatorial projects include Let's Do It! (Columbia College Chicago); Deborah Boardman: Painter, & (Hyde Park Art Center); Human Human (Loyola University); How Much Land (McCormick Gallery); recent publications include the Journal of Artists' Books, Art in Print, and Bad at Sports.



Rodney D. Lubeznik Collection

• Chicago

• Curator and Collection Manager

  • 2014 - 2016

  Manage the development, care and curation of a growing contemporary art collection. Manage the development, care and curation of a growing contemporary art collection.



Columbia College Chicago

• United States
• Higher Education
• 700 & Above Employee

• Acting Assistant Director, 2013 - 2014 | Curator, 2010-2013

  • Jun 2010 - Jun 2014

  Curate and oversee exhibitions, public programs, and visiting artists series in an academic gallery and art center aligned with the Interdisciplinary Arts graduate program at Columbia College Chicago. All of my exhibitions and curatorial work was oriented around artists' books and works on paper within the context of contemporary art and interdisciplinary practices.

• Adjunct Instructor

  • Jan 2012 - May 2014

  -Graduate Seminar: Art Gallery and Marketplace Management-Independent Studies: Directed Curatorial Research-Graduate Seminar: Exhibition Management-Graduate Seminar: Directed Graduate Projects-Advisor to thesis students



Dominican University

• United States
• Higher Education
• 700 & Above Employee

• Director of Exhibitions and Adjuct Instructor

  • May 2007 - May 2011

  Oversee an exhibitions program oriented around modern and contemporary art. Taught courses in department of Art History 2011 - 2012. Oversee an exhibitions program oriented around modern and contemporary art. Taught courses in department of Art History 2011 - 2012.



Art Chicago and NEXT: The Invitational Exhibition of Emerging Art

• Director, Programs, Special Projects and Marketing

  • Jun 2009 - Jun 2010

  Oversee all aspects of marketing, outreach, exhibitions and public programs for a major modern and contemporary art fair. Organized inaugural editions of CONVERGE Curators Forum and extensive public programming on myriad topics related to contemporary art and the art market. Oversee all aspects of marketing, outreach, exhibitions and public programs for a major modern and contemporary art fair. Organized inaugural editions of CONVERGE Curators Forum and extensive public programming on myriad topics related to contemporary art and the art market.



THE MART

• Real Estate
• 100 - 200 Employee

• Public Programs, Special Projects and Marketing Manager, Art Chicago

  • Feb 2008 - Jun 2009

  Manage all aspects of marketing in addition to special programs, exhibitions, education and outreach for major modern and contemporary art fair. Manage all aspects of marketing in addition to special programs, exhibitions, education and outreach for major modern and contemporary art fair.



Around the Coyote

• Gallery / Festival Coordinator

  • May 2006 - Feb 2008

  Organized biannual arts festivals in the Wicker Park/Bucktown neighborhood and coordinated year round exhibitions and related programming in the Around the Coyote gallery. Organized biannual arts festivals in the Wicker Park/Bucktown neighborhood and coordinated year round exhibitions and related programming in the Around the Coyote gallery.