Image in header: “Watching Fog”, courtesy of Robert Dieboll from the 2022 Members Prize Show
Saturday, March 25, 2023 – 10am-4pm
Sunday, March 26, 2023 – 10am-2:30pm
Registration is open until March 10, 2023 5:00PM EST
This event will be conducted on ZOOM
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2023 PORTFOLIO REVIEWERS
Chenoa Baker
Associate Curator, Beacon Gallery
Reviewing: Saturday + Sunday
About | Chenoa Baker (she/her) is an empathetic curator, wordsmith, and descendant of self-emancipators. Equity and collectivism are the core tenants of her curatorial work. She empowers a range of clientele — individuals, firms, and institutions — to elevate their social impact, publication, and exhibition projects. She is the current Associate Curator at Beacon Gallery. Her independent work includes a wide repertoire of shows: Gio Swaby: Fresh Up at the Peabody Essex Museum; Simone Leigh at ICA/Boston and Simone Leigh: Sovereignty at the 59th La Biennale di Venezia; and Touching Roots: Black Ancestral Legacies in the Americas at MFA/Boston. Her autobiographical-style art criticism appears in Public Parking (Feb. 2023), Material Intelligence (June 2023), Boston Art Review, Sixty Inches From Center, Helena Metaferia: Generations, Art For This Moment, Burnaway, Art & Object, Black Art in America, and Sugarcane Magazine.
Kaitlyn Ovett Clark
Manager of Exhibitions, Tufts University Art Galleries; Managing Editor, Boston Art Review
Reviewing: Saturday + Sunday
About | Kaitlyn Ovett Clark (she/her) is the Manager of Exhibitions for Tufts University Art Galleries. She has been with the galleries since 2016, previously holding roles as Preparator, and Exhibitions Coordinator. Kaitlyn also serves as the Managing Editor for Boston Art Review. Her administrative work has driven her interests in community, education, space and access inclusion within the arts. Kaitlyn received her BA from Indiana University-Bloomington, where she double-majored in Studio Arts and Art History. She later obtained a BFA in Ceramics from Indiana University-Purdue University-Indianapolis. In 2015, Kaitlyn earned a MFA at Tufts University in conjunction with the School of the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston.
Haley Clouser
Assistant Curator, Savannah College of Art and Design Museum of Art
Reviewing: Saturday + Sunday
About | Haley Clouser (she/they) is the Assistant Curator at the Savannah College of Art and Design Museum of Art, as well as an independent curator and writer. Her curatorial work and research focuses on modern and contemporary art, with specialization in sculpture and installation. Previously, she was the Curatorial Fellow at deCordova Sculpture Park and Museum. She has also held curatorial and exhibition roles at the Virginia Museum of Fine Arts, and has interned at the Smithsonian American Art Museum and Hirshhorn. Recent exhibitions include Rachel Hayes: Transcending Space, Carolina Caycedo: Apparitions/Apariciones, and TERRITORIAL: The Land and Us. Her writing can be found in Burnaway, Boston Art Review, NUMBER., INC., among other publications.
Lissa Cramer
Director, Boston University Art Galleries
Reviewing: Saturday + Sunday
About | Lissa Cramer (she/her) is the Director of the Boston University Art Galleries. She received her MS in Arts Administration from Boston University and a BA in Art History from the University of Kansas. She has previously worked for The Art Institute of Chicago, The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art in Kansas City, MO, and Tufts University Art Galleries in Medford, MA. Cramer has achieved success with multiple exhibitions and publications throughout her career, including Josef Albers Formulations: Articulation, Life Altering: Selections from a Kansas City Collection, and Cey Adams, Departure: 40 Years of Art and Design. Cramer also teaches Modern Art 1860-1970 for the Boston University MET College.
Sonja Czekalski
Gallery Director, Hera Gallery
Reviewing: Saturday
About | Sonja Czekalski (she/her) is a Rhode Island based interdisciplinary artist and MFA Graduate in Fine Arts from the Massachusetts College of Art and Design, Boston, MA. Her current work embeds itself in the fourth wave of American feminism meeting at the intersection of women’s craft, visceral memory, and sustainability. Czekalski is the Gallery Director of the historic Hera Gallery in Wakefield, RI. She teaches an array of studio art courses at several New England universities and museums. Czekalski exhibits both regionally and internationally. Recent exhibitions include the Newport Art Museum in Newport RI, Laconia Gallery in Boston MA, and at RANT Arts in Burnie, Tasmania. She is an artist member at Hera Gallery, a member of the North American Hand Papermakers, and a contributor to Witches Magazine.
Deborah Davidson
Director, Suffolk University Gallery; Founder + Director, Catalyst Conversations
Reviewing: Sunday
About | Deborah Davidson (she/her) is an artist, curator and educator. She is founder and director of Catalyst Conversations, devoted to the dialogue between art and science. She is part of the core faculty in the MFA program at Lesley University, maintains a studio practice and directs the Suffolk University Gallery. Her independent curatorial projects include Cannot Be Described In Words: Drawing/Daring, The Art Complex Museum. She was the featured artist in Agni 61, the BU literary magazine. Davidson is also featured on the Mass Cultural Council’s podcast Creative Minds Outloud. Her work is in many private and public collections, including Yale University, Wellesley College, Boston Public Library, Museum of Fine Arts, Boston and the Houghton Library, Harvard University. She has had solo exhibitions at the Danforth Museum of Art, Kingston Gallery, Oresman Gallery, Smith College and the Nesto Gallery, Milton Academy. Awards include Finalist, Brother Thomas Fellowship, Artist in Residence, Northeastern University, Berkshire Taconic A.R.T. grant, and a residency at the Virginia Center for Creative Arts. She received her M.F.A. from the School of the Museum of Fine Arts/Tufts University and B.A. from Binghamton University.
Gina Fraone
Gallery Director, Lanoue Gallery
Reviewing: Saturday
About | Gina Fraone (she/her) is the current Director of Lanoue Gallery in Boston’s SoWa Arts District. She has worked as a professional art consultant, gallery director, and exhibitions curator for twenty years, building both private art collections and sourcing for public art spaces. Prior to joining Lanoue Gallery, Gina spent four years running a contemporary art gallery on the Bowery in Manhattan, where she curated numerous exhibitions with both mid-career and emerging artists. She has been a course instructor for both the Sotheby’s Institute of Art and for “Looking Together” courses at the Museum of Fine Arts in Boston. She holds an MA in Art History and Museum Studies from Tufts University. She currently teaches a course on art collecting at The Cambridge Center for Adult Education.
Caitee Hoglund
Gallery Director, 13 Forest Gallery
Reviewing: Saturday + Sunday
About | Caitee Hoglund (she/her) joined 13 Forest Gallery as the Director in 2017, where she has been curating a dynamic program of exhibitions and events with a wide variety of Boston’s finest artists. Hoglund has also served as a juror for several local arts institutions, including the Attleboro Arts Museum, Mosesian Center for the Arts, and the Arlington Center for the Arts. Before her time at 13 Forest, Hoglund earned her Master’s Degree in Art History and Museum Studies from Tufts University.
LaiSun Keane
Owner + Director, LaiSun Keane Gallery
Reviewing: Saturday
About | LaiSun Keane (she/her) is an art gallery owner based in Boston and has been a part of the Boston art scene since 2015. She started her journey as a volunteer and junior level worker for non-profits and galleries and eventually became co-owner of a gallery. In April 2020, she opened her own eponymous gallery dedicated to showcasing non-mainstream voices and creating thematic and narrative based exhibitions. Her gallery has participated in Art Fairs in New York, Los Angeles and Miami. LaiSun holds a BA in Art Theory from the University of New South Wales, Sydney Australia.
Kate Kostopoulous
Director, Chase Young Gallery
Reviewing: Sunday
About | Kate Kostopoulous (she/her) Director of Chase Young Gallery, received her BA in Writing and Literature at Emerson, MA in Arts Administration at Savannah College of Art, and a Masters of Music from Cleveland Institute of Music. Her experiences as both a performer and arts administrator have provided her a unique and comprehensive perspective on various aspects of art. Her interest in education, innovation, and preservation led her to pursue her passion promoting visual art on a larger scale in various art galleries. In 2016, she became owner of Chase Young Gallery and continues to be a valued resource not only for both emerging and established artists, but also for beginning and experienced art buyers and collectors.
Tess Lukey
Associate Curator of Native American Art, The Trustees of the Reservations
Reviewing: Saturday
About | Tess Lukey (she/her) is the Associate Curator of Native American Art for the Trustees of the Reservations. Her curatorial and research work focus is the intersection of historic and contemporary native American art. She specializes in pre-20th-century Native American materials, but also has experience in Maya art history and folk art. She received her MA in Native American Art History with a minor in Museum Studies from the University of New Mexico and a dual BFA in Art History and Ceramics from the Massachusetts College of Art and Design. She has worked for the Society of Arts and Crafts and the Museum of Fine Arts in Boston, the John Sommers Gallery, the Maxwell Museum of Anthropology, and the Hibben Center for Archaeology Studies in Albuquerque, NM. In her spare time, she is a traditional potter and basket weaver practicing the techniques of her own Indigenous community.
Barbara O’Brien
Independent contemporary art curator and consultant
Reviewing: Saturday + Sunday
About | Barbara O’Brien (she/her) an independent curator and critic based in Milwaukee, was Executive Director of the Kemper Museum of Contemporary Art in Kansas City, Missouri from 2012-2017 after serving as chief curator and director of exhibitions since 2009. She curated dozens of exhibitions there including monographic shows featuring David Bates, Lois Dodd, the Gao Brothers, Ana Maria Hernando, and Laura McPhee.
After earning her MFA in 1990 at Rhode Island School of Design, O’Brien spent nearly twenty years in Boston where her positions included; Editor in Chief of Art New England magazine, Director of the Trustman Art Gallery at Simmons University, and Director of the Gallery and Visiting Artist Program at Montserrat College of Art.
Jessica Roscio
Director + Curator, Danforth Art Museum at Framingham State University
Reviewing: Saturday
About | Jessica Roscio (she/her) joined the Danforth Art Museum in 2011, was appointed Curator in 2015, and became the Director in 2020. She has overseen curatorial and administrative operations since the Museum became a part of Framingham State University. Prior to the Danforth, Roscio held positions at the National Museum of Women in the Arts, Washington, D.C., and the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston. She has been a regular contributor to Aspect Initiative, an online gallery focusing on contemporary photography. Roscio has an MA in Art History from the University at Buffalo and a Ph.D. in American Studies, with a focus on the History of Photography, from Boston University.
Caitlin Julia Rubin
Independent Curator
Reviewing: Saturday + Sunday
About | Caitlin Julia Rubin (she/her) Caitlin Julia Rubin is an independent curator and writer. Most recently, she was the Associate Curator & Director of Programs at the Rose Art Museum at Brandeis University. Within this position and in prior years at the Rose, she organized and co-organized exhibitions and projects by Mark Dion, Rosalyn Drexler, Jennie C. Jones, Tuesday Smillie, and Caroline Woolard, among others; collaborated with visiting artists to foster new, site-responsive initiatives; and curated numerous collection-focused presentations. With Lauren Haynes (Director of Curatorial Affairs and Programs, Queens Museum), she is currently co-curating the exhibition Lyle Ashton Harris: Our first and last love, which will open at the Rose in February 2023 before traveling to other venues.
Mallory A. Ruymann
Managing Partner + Head of Curatorial Projects, art_works
Reviewing: Saturday
About | Mallory A. Ruymann (she/her) is a curator, art advisor, and art historian. She is the Managing Partner and Head of Curatorial Projects at art_works, where she builds and manages collections of contemporary art for corporations and individuals across the United States and Canada. She has worked at many art institutions, including Tufts University Art Galleries, MassArt Art Museum, Institution of Contemporary Art/Boston, Acadia Summer Arts Program, Fabric Workshop and Museum, and the Chinati Foundation. Her writing has appeared in academic journals and The Rib, Big, Red + Shiny, and Boston Art Review. She has recently independently curated exhibitions for Praise Shadows and Abigail Ogilvy Gallery.
Brenda Taylor
Owner, Brenda Taylor Gallery
Reviewing: Saturday + Sunday
About | Brenda Taylor’s (she/her) interest in the arts was sparked as a child attending small-scale antique auctions with her great aunt and uncle. Since then, her passion for the arts has grown exponentially. Taylor opened her first gallery in Boston’s historic Back Bay at 81 Newbury Street in 1991. After four years on Newbury Street, Taylor relocated to New York City; first at 584 Broadway and then moving into 529 W. 20th Street.
Taylor has been a guest speaker at numerous academic institutions, including Brown University, University of Massachusetts, Cue Art Foundation, New York Foundation for the Arts and San Jose State University.
Brenda Taylor Gallery has appeared on BRAVO’s Gallery Girls as well as participated in numerous art fairs such as Art Miami and Seafair.
Leah Triplett Harrington
Curator, Now + There
Reviewing: Saturday
About | Leah Triplett Harrington (she/her) is a curator, writer, and editor. As curator for Now + There she facilitates the Public Art Accelerator and organizes large-scale public art commissions, most recently What Do We Have in Common? by Janet Zweig, Ambrosia by Cicely Carew, The Shape of Play by Sari Carel, and ¡Provecho! by Justin Favela. She is also a founding editor of publication and platform The Rib and editor-at-large for Boston Art Review. Her writing has most recently appeared in those publications and Sculpture, Public Art Dialogue, Flash Art, Hyperallergic, WBUR’s The Artery, Big Red & Shiny, and The Brooklyn Rail. As an independent curator, she has organized projects for Boston University Art Galleries, Trestle Gallery, Herter Gallery, and others. In 2021, she was the inaugural curatorial mentor for Praise Shadows Art Gallery and taught in the MFA program in Painting at Boston University.
Eli Young
Assistant Curator, Fitchburg Art Museum
Reviewing: Saturday
About | Eli Yung (she/they) is the Assistant Curator at the Fitchburg Art Museum. Their curatorial work reflects an abiding interest in creative practices that explore gender performance and Queer representation. They earned their MA in American Studies from Brown University, specializing in the politics of preservation and the intersection of art and activism. They received their BA in English and History from Trinity University after completing a year of study at the University of Oxford. Their previous experience includes work at the National Museum of American History in DC, the John Hay Library in Rhode Island, and Coates Library in Texas.