EDUCATION:
1998 Ramapo College of New Jersey, Mahwah, New Jersey; B.A. in Art History/Studio Art
2004 Seton Hall University, South Orange, New Jersey; M.A. in Museum Professions
2008 Seton Hall University, South Orange, New Jersey; Certificate in Financial Management for Non-Profits
2011 Support Center for Non-Profit Management; Certificate in Fundraising for Non-Profits
MUSEUM/GALLERY EXPERIENCE:
2006 to Present
Director, Walsh Gallery, Seton Hall University, South Orange, New Jersey.
2008
Project Consultant – Peter W. Rodino Collection, Seton Hall Law School, Newark, New Jersey
2005
Part-Time, Temporary Registrar, Montclair State University Art Galleries, Montclair, New Jersey.
2005
Museum Consultant, Ridgewood Schoolhouse Museum, Ridgewood, New Jersey.
2005
Museum Consultant/Acting Assistant Director, American Museum of Candy History, Somerset, New Jersey.
February 2005
Monitor, The Gates Project, New York, New York.
2003 to 2005
Curator, Waterloo Foundation for the Arts, Stanhope, New Jersey.
2003
Registrarial Intern, South Street Seaport Museum, New York, New York.
2000 – 2001
Registrarial/ Curatorial Intern, Historical Society of Rockland County, New City, New York.
2000 – 2002
Docent, Storm King Art Center, Mountainville, New York.
TEACHING:
Spring 2017
Adjunct Professor of Museum Studies, Anatomy of a Museum, Seton Hall University, South Orange, New Jersey.
Fall 2013 to Present
Adjunct Professor of Museum Studies, Exhibitions A - Z, Seton Hall University, South Orange, New Jersey.
Fall 2006 to Present
Adjunct Professor of Museum Studies, Producing an Exhibition, Seton Hall University, South Orange, New Jersey.
Fall 2004 – 05, 09, 11
Adjunct Professor of Art History, Introduction to Art in Western Civilization I & II, Montclair State University, Montclair, New Jersey.
PUBLICATIONS:
Reviewer - "Eugene Seong: Eternal Spirits and Timeless Landscapes" August 13, 2019, AS | MAG
Essayist - "Strange Attractors" exhibition catalogue, Walsh Gallery, Seton Hall University, South Orange, NJ, 2019
Essayist - "Lorrie Fredette: Poetic Reality" exhibition catalogue, San Jose Museum of Art, San Jose, California, 2018
Essayist - "Tortured Artists and Mad Scientists – Separated at Birth" by Wavelength (collaborative curatorial practice with Gianluca Bianchino) The Brooklyn Rail, December 13, 2017
Essayist - "It's Complicated" exhibition catalogue, Walsh Gallery, Seton Hall University, South Orange, N.J., 2017
Essayist - "The Big Empty" exhibition catalogue, Rooster Gallery, LES, New York, N.Y., 2016
Essayist - "Through the Lens" exhibition catalogue, Hunterdon Art Museum, Clinton, N.J., 2015
Reviewer - "Pebble Drinkers exhibition is Easy to Swallow" March 24, 2015, Brick City Live
Reviewer - "Aljira's Emerge Fellows Have Arrived" November 10, 2014, Brick City Live
Essayist - "Stack and Rack" - exhibition catalogue - Seton Hall University, South Orange, N.J. 2013
Essayist - "Ryan Roa - Standing on the Corner" exhibition catalogue, S.O.A. Gallery, New Jersey Institute of Technology, Newark, N.J., 2010
Author/Catalogue Design - "Wahala Temi - Body Work" exhibition catalogue, Walsh Gallery, Seton Hall University; South Orange, N.J., 2010
Co-Author/Editor/Catalogue Design - "Uncommon Threads" exhibition catalogue, Walsh Gallery, Seton Hall University: South Orange, N.J., 2009
Essayist – “The Price of Freedom” exhibition catalogue, City without Walls: Newark, N.J., 2008
Co-Author – “Lilliput” exhibition catalogue, Red Saw Art: Newark, N.J., 2007
April 2019 - presenter - Gallery Resources for Faculty and Staff - Seton Hall University, South Orange, NJ
February 2019 - panelist - College Art Association "University Galleries: Strategies for Active Engagement", New York, NY
November 2018 - Lecturer "Contemporary Curatorial Practice and Visitor-Centered Experiences in University Museums and Galleries", for the China Federation of Literary and Art Circles, Seton Hall University, South Orange, N.J.
April 2018, - Panelist "In Conversation: Curators" moderated by Anonda Bell, Rutgers University, Newark, N.J.
February 2018 - Presenter "Slide Night - Women's History Month" Montclair Art Museum, Montclair, New Jersey - organized by Mary Birmingham and Sarah Walko of the Visual Arts Center of New Jersey
April 2017 - Curatorial Consultant - "Artist Portfolio Reviews" Pro Arts - Jersey City, New Jersey
March 2017 - Speaker - "Art 31" Maitland Art Museum, Maitland, Florida
April 2016 - Curatorial Consultant - "Artist Portfolio Review" Pro Arts - Jersey City, New Jersey
March 2015 - Curatorial Consultant - "Artist Portfolio Review" Pro Arts - Jersey City, New Jersey