Meet the Jurors

This page contains an archive of the curators who have collaborated with us on the selection of grant winners and finalists, organized by year, from 2018 through 2024. Full biographies and juror statements are available on their respective pages. Curator's professional appointments listed were at the time of their work with us.

Meet the Jurors

Past Jurors

Lauren Rosati Associate Curator The Metropolitan Museum of ArtNew York City

Maya Brooks Assistant Curator North Carolina Museum of Art

Laura Phipps Assistant Curator Whitney Museumof American Art

Rachel Winter Assistant Curator Eli and EdytheBroad Art Museum

Emily Edwards Assistant Curator Dallas Contemporary

Inês Costa Curator Focal Point GallerySouthend-on-Sea

Simone Krug Curator Aspen Art Museum

Rachel Reese Waldrop Director & Curator Institute of Contemporary Art(ICA) Chattanooga

Jody Graf Assistant Curator MoMA PS1

Pamela Meadows Curator Boulder Museum ofContemporary Art

Tyler Blackwell Cynthia Woods MitchellAssociate Curator Blaffer Art Museumat the University of Houston

Caitlin Julia Rubin Associate Curator& Director of Programs Rose Art Museumat Brandeis University

Selby Nimrod Assistant Curator MIT List Visual Arts Center

María Elena Ortiz Curator Pérez Art Museum Miami

Christine Koppes Curator and Directorof Public Programs San Jose Instituteof Contemporary Art

Jade Powers Assistant Curator Kemper Museumof Contemporary Art

Amber Esseiva Associate Curator Institute forContemporary Art VCU

Leila Grothe Associate Curator forContemporary Art Baltimore Museum of Art

Lauren R. O’Connell Assistant Curatorof Contemporary Art Scottsdale Museumof Contemporary Art

Karen Patterson Curator Fabric Workshopand Museum

Leilani Lynch Curator The BassMuseum of Art

Rachel Adams Chief Curator& Director of Programs Bemis Centerfor Contemporary Arts

Mia Lopez Assistant Curator DePaul Art MuseumChicago

Patricia Restrepo Assistant Curator Contemporary ArtsMuseum Houston

Misa Jeffereis Assistant Curator Contemporary ArtMuseum St. Louis

Magdalyn Asimakis Independent Curator New York & Toronto

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Lauren Rosati
Associate Curator
The Metropolitan Museum of Art
New York City

Maya Brooks
Assistant Curator
North Carolina Museum of Art

Laura Phipps
Assistant Curator
Whitney Museum
of American Art

Rachel Winter
Assistant Curator
Eli and Edythe
Broad Art Museum

Emily Edwards
Assistant Curator
Dallas Contemporary

Inês Costa
Curator
Focal Point Gallery
Southend-on-Sea

Simone Krug
Curator
Aspen Art Museum

Rachel Reese Waldrop
Director & Curator
Institute of Contemporary Art
(ICA) Chattanooga

Jody Graf
Assistant Curator
MoMA PS1

Pamela Meadows
Curator
Boulder Museum of
Contemporary Art

Tyler Blackwell
Cynthia Woods Mitchell
Associate Curator
Blaffer Art Museum
at the University of Houston

Caitlin Julia Rubin
Associate Curator
& Director of Programs
Rose Art Museum
at Brandeis University

Selby Nimrod
Assistant Curator
MIT List Visual Arts Center

María Elena Ortiz
Curator
Pérez Art Museum Miami

Christine Koppes
Curator and Director
of Public Programs
San Jose Institute
of Contemporary Art

Jade Powers
Assistant Curator
Kemper Museum
of Contemporary Art

Amber Esseiva
Associate Curator
Institute for
Contemporary Art VCU

Leila Grothe
Associate Curator for
Contemporary Art
Baltimore Museum of Art

Lauren R. O’Connell
Assistant Curator
of Contemporary Art
Scottsdale Museum
of Contemporary Art

Karen Patterson
Curator
Fabric Workshop
and Museum

Leilani Lynch
Curator
The Bass
Museum of Art

Rachel Adams
Chief Curator
& Director of Programs
Bemis Center
for Contemporary Arts

Mia Lopez
Assistant Curator
DePaul Art Museum
Chicago

Patricia Restrepo
Assistant Curator
Contemporary Arts
Museum Houston

Misa Jeffereis
Assistant Curator
Contemporary Art
Museum St. Louis

Magdalyn Asimakis
Independent Curator
New York & Toronto

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