
Kelly Shindler is the Director of Exhibitions & Public Interpretation at the Pew Center for Arts & Heritage in Philadelphia, where she supports project grants and capacity building awards that enrich and amplify the region’s vibrant cultural community. Prior to joining the Pew Center, Kelly was a curator at the Contemporary Art Museum St. Louis (CAM), where she organized over thirty exhibitions with artists at all stages of their careers, including Nicole Eisenman, Deana Lawson, Lari Pittman, Sheila Hicks, and Josh Faught. She also worked at Art21, producer of the documentary series Art:21—Art in the Twenty-First Century, for many years. She holds dual MAs in Modern Art History, Theory, and Criticism and Arts Administration and Policy from the School of the Art Institute of Chicago.
Sponsored by the Department of Art History, Theory and Criticism, the Alumni Series focuses on professional practice and navigating careers in the arts after graduation.
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