Guerrilla Girls Lecture at DePauw University

On Wednesday, Nov 18, I'll be giving a lecture at DePauw University on the exhibition Not Ready to Make Nice: Guerrilla Girls in the Artworld and Beyond, which is currently on view at DePauw's Galleries at Peeler. Click here for more info.

Vacancy Exhibition Review, Recommended by NewCity

Great review by Amy Haddad in NewCity. "[The] installations powerfully address race, gender, memory and trauma in occupied and abandoned urban spaces. All the exhibited pieces demonstrate how collaborative and creative efforts are making a difference in Chicago’s constantly shifting urban environment."

Columbia College at the Chicago Architecture Biennial

Columbia Chronicle journalist, Zoe Eitel, interviewed the leaders of the inaugural Chicago Architecture Biennial, as well as myself, and highlights Columbia's partnership with this exciting event, and our many accompanying projects. 

Link to article here. To learn more about the exciting upcoming events for the exhibition, Vacancy: Urban Interruption and (Re)generation, visit the event Google Calendar.

Terrain Biennial 2015

This Sunday, artist Fereshteh Toosi and I will debut her site-specific installation, On the Line, for the 2nd Terrain Biennial, held in Oak Park, IL and around the world. Sneak preview below:

Presenting Transdisciplinary Art, INOVA Research Summit,

In March I presented with curators Fionn Meade and Kristan Kennedy, and artists Kirsten Leenaars, Emily Roysdon and Shahryar Nashat at a research summit organized by INOVA curator and director Sara Krajewski at the Institute of Visual Arts, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee. The presentations and conversation focused on the challenges and opportunities of presenting leading edge art forms that are increasingly transdisciplinary, and supporting hybrid work that merges process, performance, conceptual art, technology and research methodologies to create dynamic and varied art experiences.

2nd Terrain Biennial, Oak Park, IL and around the world

This August I'll be curating a lovely home in Oak Park as part of the 2nd Terrain Biennial, organized by Sabina Ott, and working alongside a dozen international curators and amazing artists creating public works for this project. Now I get to choose my artist, how fun! 

NYC Actions with Guerrilla Girls, The Illuminator and G.U.L.F.

Last weekend, while in NYC to celebrate the Guerrilla Girls' 30th birthday, I followed the actions of the GG's, The Illuminator and G.U.L.F. at various sites around the city. Here's some of my favorite pics, see also ArtNews coverage (using one of my tweets) of G.U.L.F. at the Guggenheim, and Wall Street Journal and NY Arts Magazine coverage of the GG + Illuminator actions at the Whitney Museum and Chelsea gallery district.

Beyond Coasts: Haiti in the Midwest

Beyond Coasts Symposium at Northwestern University

April 24-25, 2015

I will be speaking about curating Haitian Vodou. 

College Art Association, February 2015, NYC

Co-Chairing (with Shelly Rosenblum) a Panel for the Association of Academic Museums and Galleries, and sharing a presentation. 

Session Title: Engaging Intersections: The Academic Gallery as a Catalyst for Connection

Presentations:

Interdisciplinary Research Models: Examples from the Morris and Helen Belkin Art Gallery, Shelly Rosenblum, Curator of Academic Programs, Morris and Helen Belkin Art Gallery, University of British Columbia

Curatorial Collaboration: Organizing a Multidisciplinary Exhibition Through a Student Seminar, Emily Croll, Director, The College of New Jersey Art Gallery

Small Museum, Smaller Staff, and the Importance of Student Involvement, Erika Leppmann, Director, Schneider Museum of Art, Southern Oregon University

Expanding from the Gallery: How Socially-Engaged Practice Leads to Student Success, Neysa Page-Lieberman, Director and Curator, Department of Exhibitions, Performance and Student Spaces, Columbia College Chicago