Madhuvanti Ghose

Madhuvanti Ghose

Program

CCL Class of 2020

Institution

Art Institute of Chicago

Title

Alsdorf Associate Curator of Indian, Southeast Asian, Himalayan and Islamic Art

Institution at time of Fellowship

Art Institute of Chicago

Residency

Museum of Fine Arts, Houston

Mentor

Gary Tinterow, Museum of Fine Arts, Houston

Madhuvanti Ghose is the inaugural Alsdorf Associate Curator of Indian, Southeast Asian, Himalayan, and Islamic Art at the Art Institute of Chicago. She has curated tradition–based as well as modern and contemporary exhibitions including the site-specific Public Notice 3 by Jitish Kallat (2010–11); Gates of the Lord: The Tradition of Krishna Paintings (2015–2016); Vanishing Beauty: Asian Jewelry and Ritual Objects from the Barbara and David Kipper Collection (2016); and India Modern: The Paintings of M.F. Husain(2017–18).

Between 2012–16 Ghose led the Vivekananda Memorial Program for Museum Excellence with the Government of India that was designed to foster professional exchanges between the Art Institute and various museums in India. It resulted in the introduction of a uniform database platform across India’s national museums and the creation of the Museums of India web portal. She serves on the executive committee of the board of trustees of the American Association of Art Museum Curators and is Vice President of its Governance and Nominating Committee. 

Ghose has a Ph.D. from London University and was previously Lecturer in South Asian Art and Archaeology at the School of Oriental and African Studies (SOAS), London.

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