SCAD Museum of Artwork Appoints Daniel S. Palmer as Chief Curator
The Savannah School of Artwork and Design proudly proclaims the appointment of Daniel S. Palmer as the brand new chief curator of the SCAD Museum of Artwork, simply in time for the educating museum’s Tenth-anniversary celebration.
“Daniel Palmer is a prolific curator who brings to SCAD MOA a wealth of information and expertise and a dedication to illustration, amplifying the voices and impression of worldwide artists,” stated Kari Herrin, government director of SCAD museums and exhibitions. “As we usher in an thrilling second decade, Daniel will probably be an inspiring curatorial and programming chief who will transfer the museum ahead with imaginative and prescient and tenacity.”
Previous to becoming a member of SCAD MOA, Palmer was curator at Public Artwork Fund, New York, the place he led an bold program of exhibitions that includes work by artists equivalent to Melvin Edwards, Awol Erizku, Carmen Herrera, Harold Ancart, Tony Oursler, and Liz Glynn, amongst others. He has beforehand held curatorial positions on the Jewish Museum and the Whitney Museum of American Artwork.
“I’m thrilled to affix the SCAD Museum of Artwork as chief curator,” stated Palmer. “It’s an honor to proceed this dynamic establishment’s mission of bringing rising and eminent artists to encourage college students and the neighborhood at a pioneering college like SCAD. I look ahead to main the museum’s excellent workforce as we encourage creativity and spark dialogue in idyllic Savannah. I’d like to precise my gratitude to all of the unimaginable artists, colleagues, and mates I’ve had the privilege of working with over time for his or her assist. I look ahead to many new collaborations as I enter this new chapter.”
Palmer joins a extremely completed curatorial workforce at SCAD MOA, which just lately opened new exhibitions by internationally-celebrated artists Katharina Grosse, Barthélémy Toguo, and Doreen Lynette Garner, amongst others, as a part of the college’s thirteenth annual SCAD deFINE ART signature sequence of conversations and curated experiences with very important voices in artwork and design.
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