Talks: Ian Berry

Join Locust Projects and Oolite Arts for a conversation with Ian Berry, Dayton Director of The Frances Young Tang Teaching Museum and Art Gallery and professor of liberal arts at Skidmore College.

Ian Berry has organized over 100 exhibitions at museums across the United States, and expanded the Tang’s collection with significant additions in historical photography and contemporary art. Projects include group shows “Living with Duchamp” and “3-D Doings: The Imagist Object in Chicago Art,” solo exhibition ”Njideka Akunyili Crosby: Predecessors,” a two-year residency and installation with Kamau Amu Patton, and the career-survey Dona Nelson: Stand Alone Paintings.

Berry is a leader in the field of college and university museums and speaks regularly on inventive curatorial practice. He is widely known for his publications including monographs on Terry Adkins, Corita Kent, Nicholas Krushenick, Tim Rollins and K.O.S., Alma Thomas, and Fred Tomaselli. He is a board member of the Museum Association of New York, has chaired the Visual Arts Panel of the New York State Council on the Arts, and serves on advisory committees for regional and national arts organizations.

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