MAEP Coordinator
Department: Contemporary Art

Current MIA Projects

Working on upcoming exhibitions with Jennifer Danos, Natasha Pestich, and Marcus Young. Reviewing proposals for “MCAD@MIA,“ and planning for Northern Spark 2012. Visiting studios and reaching out to local artists.

Education

• B.A., History of Art, College of Wooster
• M.A., 20th Century Art, Goldsmiths College, University of London
• MRes, Visual Cultures, Goldsmiths College, University of London

Background/Work History

• Deputy Director, Franklin Art Works
• Visiting Assistant Professor, Art Department, Macalester College
• Adjunct Lecturer, Liberal Arts Department, Minneapolis College of Art & Design
• Researcher, Department of Visual Cultures, Goldsmiths College

Specialty/Area of Interest

Minnesota artists; contemporary art; visual culture.

Selected Exhibitions and Projects

• “Semblances: Jennifer Danos, Natasha Pestich, and Marcus Young”
• “MCAD@MIA 2012”
• Juror, “Open Door 7,” Rosalux Gallery, fall 2010
• Guest curator, Form + Content Gallery, winter 2010

Publications

• “Semblances“ exhibition brochure, 2011
• “Ground Truth“ exhibition brochure, 2011
• “Flourish,” exhibition brochure, MAEP, 2010
• “We Believe in Something,” exhibition brochure, MAEP, 2009
• “Brave New Worlds,”exhibition review, Art Papers (January/February 2008), p. 46-47

Contact

catkins@artsmia.org

October 2011