Alumni at Work
Our alumni held the following positions, as of April 2019.
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Graduated 2020
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Manager of Programs at the Lunder Institute for American Art, Colby College's Museum of Art.
Graduated 2015 - 2019
- Art Program Officer, Driehaus Foundation
- Curator of Contemporary Art, Eskenazi Museum of Art, Indiana University
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Curator, 15 Salones Regionales de Artistas, Santander Colombia
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Director, Drimart Gallery (Istanbul)
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Director of Education, Evanston Art Center
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Associate Director, Major Gifts for Art & Public Life, University of Chicago
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Deputy Development Director, Southern California, the Obama Foundation
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Chicago Program Director, ProjectArt, Inc.
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Assistant Educator, Learning & Public Engagement, Art Institute of Chicago
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Assistant Curator, Peabody-Essex Museum (Salem, Massachusetts)
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Development Associate, Hyde Park Art Center (Chicago)
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Director of Collections, Historic Bethlehem Museums & Sites (Bethlehem, Pennsylvania)
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Curatorial & Exhibitions Manager, Kochi Muziris Biennale (Fort Kochi, India)
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Associate Director of Programs, Asia Society India Center (Mumbai)
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Director of Community Interaction, Experimental Sound Studio (Chicago)
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Project Manager, Chicago Architecture Biennial
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Assistant Director, Graduate Admissions, SAIC
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Curatorial Fellow, Walker Art Center (Minneapolis)
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Assistant Curator, DePaul Art Museum (Chicago)
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Hilla Rebay Curatorial Intern, Guggenheim Museum (New York, Bilbao, Venice)
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Operations Manager, Renegade Craft Fair (Chicago)
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Legislative Aide/Arts Liaison, City of Chicago
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Manager, Events & Gallery Operations, Neubauer Collegium, University of Chicago
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Development & Marketing Manager, Video Data Bank (Chicago)
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Gallery Manager, Pro Arts (San Francisco)
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Assistant director of Exhibitions, SAIC
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Curatorial Assistant, Indianapolis Museum of Art
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Executive Director, YuHua Art Gallery
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General Manager, RAWdance (San Francisco)
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Exhibition & Program Coordinator, US Pavilion at 2018 Venice Architecture Biennale
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Assistant Director, Office of Civic Engagement, University of Chicago
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Editor, Artnet (Beijing); Senior Editor, The Art Newspaper China
Graduated 2010-2014
- Cultural Affairs Coordinator for the Public Art Department, DCASE Chicago, IL
- Director, Cultural and Social Entrepreneurship Undergraduate Program, Instituto Tecnológico de Estudios Superiores de Monterrey (Mexico City)
- Director, Fashion Resource Center, SAIC
- Development Director, ACRE (Chicago)
- Jewish Currents, an award-winning magazine of politics, culture, and ideas that publishes quarterly in print and daily online. jewishcurrents.org
- William S Arnett Curator, Souls Grown Deep Foundation (Athens, Georgia)
- Senior Event Coordinator, Loyola Marymount University (Los Angeles)
- Assistant Director, David Owsley Museum of Art, Ball State University (Muncie, Indiana)
- Marketing & Communications Manager, New Jersey State Museum
- Co-director, Events & Public Programs, Graduate School of Architecture, Planning & Preservation, Columbia University (New York)
- Exhibit Manager, Garfield Park Conservatory Alliance (Chicago)
- Curator of Education, Spelman College Museum of Fine Art (Atlanta)
- Director of Education, Chicago Artists’ Coalition
- Co-founder/director, The Storehouse (Galien MI)
- Managing Editor, Contemporary Art Group (Chicago)
- Arts Program Officer, Kenneth Rainin Foundation (Oakland, California)
- Manager, Advancement Marketing, Dalhousie University (Halifax, Canada)
- Director of Programs, Young Chicago Authors
- Manager of Publications & Curatorial Associate, US Biennial/Prospect New Orleans
- Curriculum & Community Development Manager, Chicago Architecture Foundation
- Exhibitions Coordinator, Houston Museum of Fine Arts
- Traveling Exhibitions Manager, the Field Museum (Chicago)
- Curator, National Taiwan Museum of Fine Arts
- Collections & Exhibitions Manager, DePaul Art Museum (Chicago)
- Founder, Independent Curator & Project Consultant, MIXEDNUTS (Chicago)
- Curatorial Manager, Hull House Museum (Chicago)
- Managing Director, Andrew Kreps Gallery (Chicago)
- Exhibitions Curator, NYU Abu Dhabi Art Gallery
- Director of Development, Chicago Artists’ Coalition
- Director of Public Events & Community Programs, Scripps College (Claremont, California)
- Coordinator, Asian Art Museum & Gardner Center, Seattle Art Museum
- Assistant Curator & Project Manager, HOW Art Museum (Shanghai)
- Volunteer Coordinator, Families First (Indianapolis)
- Assistant Curator of Public Programs, MCA Chicago
- Fine Art Specialist, Haven Art Group (Chicago)
- Managing Director, Fundación Cacao México (Mexico City)
- Associate Director & Registrar, Richard Gray Gallery (Chicago)
- Manager of Public Programs, Seattle Art Museum
- Assistant Director, Gallery 400, University of Illinois at Chicago
- Manager, Corporate Partnerships & Communications, San Francisco Symphony
- PSFR Associate, UN High Commissioner for Refugees (Rome, Italy)
- Curator, John Michael Kohler Arts Center (Sheboygan, Wisconsin)
- Director, Susanne Vielmetter Los Angeles Projects
- Director of Collections, University Club of Chicago
- PhD candidate, Goldsmiths College (London)
- Development Associate, Inner City Arts (Los Angeles)
- Public Relations Assistant, Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco
- Program Coordinator, Smithsonian Associates, Smithsonian Institution
- Assistant Registrar, J Paul Getty Museum (Los Angeles)
- Exhibitions Manager, Photography Department, Art Institute of Chicago
- Program Officer, the Siragusa Family Foundation (Chicago)
- Manager of Member Communications, Art Institute of Chicago
- Senior Specialist, Exhibitions & Public Interpretation, the Pew Center for Arts & Heritage
- Independent Consultant: Blueshift Project, PINTA Miami, Dialogues in Cuban Art, CIFO
- Researcher, Slover Linett Audience Research (Chicago)
- Production Director, Links Hall (Chicago)
- Curator, Townhouse Gallery (Cairo, Egypt)
- Curator, Shenzhen Biennial (Beijing)
- Curatorial assistant, MCA Chicago
- Academic Affairs Manager, California Institute of the Arts (Los Angeles)
- Director of Operations, AIGA Chicago
- Staff Writer, Art Practical (San Francisco); Contributing critic, Artforum magazine (New York); Contributing critic, SFAQ; Artist Liaison, Fraenkel Gallery (San Francisco)
- Associate Curator, Jan Shrem & Maria Manetti Shrem Museum of Art, UC Davis
- Marketing Coordinator, Walker Art Center (Minneapolis)
Graduated 2005-2009
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Head of Global Events, AtScale/Make BI Work on Big Data (New York)
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National Director of Foundation Relations at Boys and Girls Clubs of America
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Visual Media Senior Specialist, Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory
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Assistant Curator, Eli and Edythe Broad Art Museum at Michigan State University
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Principal, THE MISSION (Chicago-Houston)
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Assistant Director of Youth Programs, Art Institute of Chicago
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Public Art Coordinator, Rose Fitzgerald Kennedy Greenway Conservancy (Boston)
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Grants Manager, Barnes Foundation (Philadelphia)
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Global Learning Manager & Operations, Science Gallery International (Dublin, Ireland)
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Director, City Museum (St. Louis)
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Chief of Staff, SAIC
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Head of Exhibitions & Publications, The Fabric Workshop & Museum (Philadelphia)
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Registrar, Cranbrook Art Museum (Bloomfield Hills, Michigan)
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Vice President of Programming, Gathering Place for Tulsa & Guthrie Green (Tulsa, Oklahoma)
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Art Advisor, Zlot Buell & Associates (San Francisco)
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Director, Annual Giving, California College of the Arts (San Francisco)
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Operations Manager, RxArt (New York)
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Marketing Director, AIGA Seattle
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Director, Seventeen Gallery (London)
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Director & Curator, DeVos Art Museum at Northern Michigan University
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Director, Claremorris Gallery (Ireland)
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Director of Individual & Major Gifts, Chicago Public Library Foundation
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Chief Strategist, MBMD Strategic Consultants (Chicago)
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Account Manager, Christie’s (Chicago)
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Public Affairs Specialist, Art in Embassies Program, US Department of State
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Director of Public Engagement, Pioneer Works Center for Arts & Innovation (Brooklyn)
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Assistant Curator of Photography, Art Institute of Chicago
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Collections Manager, MacLean Collection (Lake Forest, Illinois)
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Senior Research Analyst, Global Development, New York University
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Program Director, Arts Midwest (Minneapolis)
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Director, Individual Giving, New York Academy of Sciences
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Development Officer, Peabody Essex Museum (Salem, Massachusetts)
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Corporate & Foundation Relationship Manager, Greater Chicago Food Depository
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Senior Development Officer, the Living City Foundation for Toronto & Region Conservation Authority
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New Initiatives Manager, Peabody Essex Museum (Salem, Massachusetts)
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Director of Corporate Development, Chicago Symphony Orchestra
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PhD Candidate in Cultural Studies and Graduate Instructor, George Mason University
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Assistant Director, University Development, UC San Francisco
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Director of Development & Membership, Museum of Wisconsin Art (West Bend)
Graduated 2000-2004
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Director, Carrie Secrist Gallery (Chicago)
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Associate Director for Corporate & Foundation Relations, Nicholas Institute for Environmental Policy (Durham, North Carolina)
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Studio Arts & Exhibition Director, Puerto Rican Arts Alliance (Chicago)
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Chief of Staff, The Costume Institute, Metropolitan Museum of Art (New York)
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Director of Philanthropy, Brain Research Foundation (Chicago)
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Executive Director of Institutional Relations, Art Institute of Chicago
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Director, Major gifts, Northwestern University
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Principal, Strata Fine Art Service (Washington, DC)
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Exhibitor Relations Manager, EXPO Chicago
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Director, Reykjavik Art Museum
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President, Josephinum Academy of the Sacred Heart (Chicago)
Graduated 1995-1999
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Executive Director, James Lumber Center, College of Lake County
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Director of Art & Conservation, Public Design Commission of the City of New York
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Senior Consultant, Latz & Company (Chicago); Co-owner, Shane Campbell Gallery (Chicago)
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Principal, Daniel Danzig & Associates (Pasadena, California); Member, The Museum Group
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Vice President, Public Affairs, Country Music Television (Nashville)
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Chief of Curatorial Affairs, Peabody Essex Museum (Salem, Massachusetts)
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Managing Director, Blair Thomas & Co/Chicago International Puppet Theatre Festival, Links Hall Advisory Board
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Finance Director, Community Foundation of Burke County (Morgantown, North Carolina)