San Diego County, California, United States
Self-starting team leader with over ten years of curatorial experience in museums and galleries; expert in the life of objects; art historical scholar and educator; engaging and dynamic person who is professional, personable, organized, and creative at problem-solving; expert in cultivating and developing relationships with donors and lenders. Specialization: European art history from Antiquity to Modern period; expertise in Renaissance art, Byzantine and Russian medieval art, and Islamic arts; art historical research; permanent collections curation; exhibition planning and development; research and writing in English, Italian, Russian, German, and Greek. Experience: Staff, project, and budget management; strategic planning and audience development; public programming; public speaking and public relations; fundraising. Technical competence: PC and MAC, including Access, collections management and library software, FileMaker Pro, HTML, Microsoft Office, Outlook, and Photoshop.
History of Built Environment from antiquity to present Advanced Ideas in Built Environment and Theory of Architecture History and Theory Contemporary Ideas in Built Environment
Pre-20th Century Art Women Artists from Antiquity to Present Museum and Curatorial Practice Contemporary Art Public Art Art and Science
The final stages of research and writing for a comprehensive book exploring the artistic agency and portability of architecture in the post-Byzantine Mediterranean. This book will illuminate the activities of the Venetian Renaissance sculptor and architect Alevisio Novy or Alvise Lamberti da Montagnana. A student of Mauro Codussi, Alevisio worked for the Crimean Khan Meñli I Giray (r. 1475-1515) and the Grand Prince Ivan III of Russia III (r. 1462-1505). Focusing on a synthesis of architecture and sculpture in the art of Alevisio Novy, this research will address the following areas: the interaction of spatial and sculptural characteristics, the creative methods of masters, and the intersection of the Italian Renaissance, post-Byzantine, and Ottoman artistic approaches in architectural and sculptural forms in Venice, Istanbul, Muscovy, and the Crimea. The project seeks to rewrite the history of migration of Renaissance artists from Italy to the Eastern Mediterranean and Southeastern Europe.
Project Curator, multi-site exhibition, "Helen and Newton Harrison: California Work," Venues: La Jolla Historical Society, Escondido Center for the Arts, San Diego Public Library/Art Gallery/Downtown, and UC San Diego Art Gallery Funded by Getty’s Foundation Pacific Standard Time, Art and Science Initiative, 2024-25 https://pst.art/en/exhibitions/helen-and-newton-harrison-california-work
Art and the City: Introduction to Italian Renaissance Art The Year 1500: A Global History of Art and Architecture Introduction to Art History: Renaissance Art and Methodologies of Art History