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2018-10-29
The Portland Art Museum announces Kathleen Ash-Milby (CCL 2015) as its Curator of Native American Art
The Portland Art Museum has announced Kathleen Ash-Milby (CCL 2015) as its new Curator of Native American Art. Over the course of nearly two decades as an Associate Curator at the National Museum of the American Indian, Kathleen has organized numerous exhibitions of modern and contemporary Native art. In 2016, she was also ... Read More >
2018-10-24
Theresa Papanikolas (CCL 2016) named Curator of American Art at the Seattle Art Museum
Seattle Art Museum has named Theresa Papanikolas (CCL 2016) as their new Curator of American Art. Theresa participated in the CCL Fellowship in 2016 as Curator of European and American Art at the Honolulu Museum of Art and was later named Deputy Director of Art and Programs. Her most recent exhibition, Georgia O'Keefe: Visions ... Read More >
2018-10-17
Elizabeth W. Easton Awarded the Wilbur Cross Medal
Elizabeth (Buffy) Easton, Director and Co-founder of the Center for Curatorial Leadership (CCL), has been awarded the Wilbur Cross Medal—the highest honor accorded to alumni of Yale University's Graduate School. The award recognizes Easton's contributions as an art historian, curator, and co-founder, with Agnes Gund, of the Center for Curatorial Leadership in 2007. ... Read More >
2018-10-02
North Carolina Museum of Art names Valerie Hillings (CCL 2016) as Director
Valerie Hillings (CCL 2016) has been named the Director of the North Carolina Museum of Art. Valerie will join the NCMA from the Solomon R. Guggenheim Museumwhere she has worked since 2004—most recently as Curator and Associate Director of Curatorial Affairs for the Guggenheim Abu Dhabi. During her time in the CCL Fellowship, ... Read More >
2018-08-23
Christina Nielsen (CCL 2017) named Hannah and Russel Kully Director of the Art Collections at The Huntington Library, Art Collections, and Botanical Gardens
The Huntington Library, Art Collections, and Botanical Gardens has named Christina Nielsen (CCL 2017) the Hannah and Russel Kully Director of the Art Collections. Most recently the William and Lia Poorvu Curator of the Collection and Exhibition Program at the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum, Christina completed the CCL Fellowship last year, completing ... Read More >
2018-08-20
Akili Tommasino (CCL/Mellon Seminar 2014) named Associate Curator, Modern and Contemporary Art at the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston
Akili Tomassino (CCL/Mellon Seminar 2014) has been named the new Associate Curator, Modern and Contemporary Art at the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston. Most recently, Akili served as Curatorial Assistant in the Department of Painting and Sculpture at MoMA The Museum of Modern Art, where he organized the exhibition "Projects 101: Lone ... Read More >
2018-08-13
Naomi Beckwith (CCL 2017) promoted to Manilow Senior Curator at the Museum of Contemporary Art Chicago
We're thrilled for Naomi Beckwith (CCL 2017), who has been promoted to Manilow Senior Curator at the Museum of Contemporary Art Chicago. Naomi completed the CCL Fellowship last year, where she participated in CCL's signature curriculum and received mentorship from Adam Weinberg at the Whitney Museum of American Art. Most recently, she ... Read More >
2018-08-03
University of Michigan Museum of Art names Vera Grant (CCL 2016) Deputy Director of Curatorial Affairs and Curator of Modern and Contemporary Art
Vera Grant (CCL 2016) has been named Deputy Director of Curatorial Affairs and Curator of Modern and Contemporary Art at the UMMA: University of Michigan Museum of Art. Most recently Director of the The Cooper Gallery at the Hutchins Center for African & African American Research at Harvard University, Vera has organized a number of exhibitions and ... Read More >
2018-08-03
White Cube names Toby Kamps (CCL 2015) as Director of External Projects
Toby Kamps (CCL 2015) has been named Director of External Projects at White Cube, London. Of his hire, White Cube notes, "Toby joins White Cube from the Blaffer Art Museum, University of Houston, where he held the position of Jane Dale Owen Director and Chief Curator. Since 2016, he has ... Read More >
2018-08-01
Program Highlights | 2018 CCL/Mellon Foundation Seminar
Highlights from the Fifth Annual CCL/Mellon Foundation Seminar in Curatorial Practice This July, the Center for Curatorial Leadership (CCL) convened its fifth annual CCL/Mellon Foundation Seminar in Curatorial Practice. The program assembled 15 art history doctoral students from a dozen universities specializing in areas ranging from Roman glass portraits through to modern ... Read More >