Kathy Halbreich

Kathy Halbreich (/ˈhɑːlbraɪʃ/ HAHL-brysh; born 1949) is an American art curator and museum director.

Early life and education

Halbreich was born to Betty Stoll and Sonny Halbreich in 1949.[1] She earned her BA from Bennington College.

Career

Halbreich was director of the Albert and Vera List Visual Arts Center at MIT, where she designed a new arts building with architect I.M. Pei. She was then the curator of contemporary art at the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston.[2]

In 1991, Halbreich was hired as director of the Walker Art Center. Under her leadership, the museum broadened its reputation for developing emerging talent, hosting avant-garde performances and exhibitions. She oversaw a $73.8 million expansion at the Walker and announced her retirement in 2007.[3] She was hired as an associate director of the Museum of Modern Art in 2008.[2][4] At MoMA, Halbreich curated a 2014 retrospective of German artist Sigmar Polke and a 2018 Bruce Nauman exhibition.[5][6]

In September, 2017 Halbreich was appointed director of the Robert Rauschenberg Foundation.[7]

Other activities

Halbreich was a member of the juries that selected Kerstin Brätsch for the Edvard Munch Art Award (2017)[8] and Doris Salcedo for the Nomura Art Award (2019).[9] She has also served on the selection committee that chose the artist exhibiting at the American pavilion at the Venice Biennale.[10]

References

  1. ^ Thurman, Judith (November 12, 2012). "Ask Betty". The New Yorker.
  2. ^ a b Vogel, Carol (October 1, 2007). "In New York, Kathy Halbreich becomes the new face at Museum of Modern Art". The New York Times.
  3. ^ Vogel, Carol (March 20, 2007). "Influential Director Resigns at Minneapolis Art Center". The New York Times.
  4. ^ "Kathy Halbreich". MoMA. Retrieved September 12, 2015.
  5. ^ Sheets, Hilarie M. (April 2, 2014). "MoMA's Kathy Halbreich Is Connecting the Polke Dots". ARTnews.
  6. ^ "Bruce Nauman: Disappearing Acts". The Museum of Modern Art. Retrieved 2017-09-29.
  7. ^ Russeth, Andrew (2017-09-28). "Rauschenberg Foundation Taps MoMA's Kathy Halbreich to Be Director". ARTnews. Retrieved 2017-09-29.
  8. ^ Alex Greenberger (14 November 2017), Kerstin Brätsch Wins 2017 Edvard Munch Art Award ARTnews.
  9. ^ Maximilíano Durón (31 October 2019), Doris Salcedo Wins $1 M. Nomura Award, World’s Largest Art Prize ARTnews.
  10. ^ Carol Vogel (3 August 2004), American Art Is Adrift For Biennale In Venice New York Times.