Biography
Education
BA, MA, University of Michigan; M.Phil., CUNY Graduate Center
Professional experience includes
Curator, American Federation of Arts; editor: Sculpture, Glass Quarterly, Metalsmith; curatorial positions at: Detroit Institute of Arts, University of Michigan Museum of Art, Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum
Curatorial projects include
“Natural Wonders: The Sublime in Contemporary Art,” Brandywine River Museum of Art, Chadds Ford, PA; “Uneasy Beauty: Discomfort in Contemporary Adornment”, Fuller Craft Museum, Brockton, MA; “Case Studies: Art in a Valise;” “Wonder Women: Idols in Contemporary Art,” Katonah Museum of Art, NY; “Playtime: Toys for Adults,” Brookfield Craft Center, CT; “Divine Flesh: Contemporary Goddess Imagery,” Artopia Gallery; “Elie Nadelman: Classical Folk,” McNay Art Museum, San Antonio, TX and The Frick Pittsburgh; “A Disarming Beauty: The Venus de Milo in 20th-Century Art,” Salvador Dali Museum, St. Petersburg, FL; “Romancing the Brain,” Pittsburgh Center for the Arts; “Seductive Matter,” Rice University Gallery, Houston
Author
On Body and Soul: Contemporary Armor to Amulets; Natural Wonders: The Sublime in Contemporary Art; Michele Oka Doner: Natural Seduction
Publications include
The New York Times Book Review, Utne Reader, ARTnews, Art & Antiques, Sculpture
