Barbara J. Bloemink, Ph.D.

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Director & Chief Curator of 5 US Art Museums

International Museum Consultant
Organized 70+ International Art Exhibitions
Fundraising, Exhibitions Management & Strategic Planning Experience
Broad, In-depth Academic Background
Published, Lectured, and Taught at University Level
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PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE HIGHLIGHTS:
International Adjunct Exhibitions Curator, Writer, Museum Consultant, Lecturer
2014 - 2015

"Transposition," Art Director & Scriptwriter for artist's video

European Influences, Florine Stettheimer, advisor & catalog contributor, Lenbachhaus,
Munich
Element 47: The Art Collection, Marquand Books
Board Member & Consultant, Proposed National Portrait Gallery, The Netherlands
Florine Stettheimer: Alternate Modernist, Proposed Exhibition, The Jewish Museum, NY,
NY

Anderson Ranch Art Center, Aspen, CO

2010 2013
Executive Director
Oversight for 28 Annual Artists Residencies (international participants)
Responsible for $3 million budget, raised New Revenue of $2.3M from individual donors
Managed development and writing of new 5 and 10 year long Strategic Plans
Initiated Visiting Artists Series bringing in Significant Artists, including:
Bill Viola | Kara Walker | Tip Dunham | Wangechi Mutu | Tom Sachs |
Sanford Biggers | Ursula
von
Rydingsvard | Cindy Sherman | Mickalene Thomas | Angel Otero | Marina
Abramovic
International Adjunct Curator & Senior Museum Consultant
2007 2010
New Museum of International Contemporary Design, Holon, Israel, opened 2010
o Chief Curator, Originating Exhibition: "Design Now: Concepts in Contemporary
Design"
o Consulted on the establishment and development of Museum Governance,
Budgets
Vlaardingen Museum (The Netherlands) :
o Designed New Collections Layout & Management Plan
o Organized Future Programs Budget and Strategic Plan
Katonah Museum of Art: Guest Curator: "Dress Codes" (July October
2009)
International Contemporary Art Biennial: Prospect 1: Catalog Essayist
(New Orleans, LA )
Smithsonian's Cooper-Hewitt National Design Museum, New York, NY
Curatorial Director supervised staf of 24

2002 2006

Developed Artistic Vision / Strategic Plan for Museum Exhibitions / Programming /

Acquisitions
Significantly Upgraded Exhibitions: Quality / Diversity / Breadth / Contemporary Focus
Increased Exhibitions Attendance by 89%, to 227,000 from 120,000 (over 4 year tenure)
Initiated International Travel Program for Exhibitions, Netted $600K+ in New
Revenues
Initiated In-house Publications Department: Netted $80K in New Revenue (per year)
Guggenheim Las Vegas & Guggenheim Hermitage Museums, Las Vegas, NV

2000 2002

Managing Director Supervised Exhibition Development of works from Guggenheim,

Hermitage
& Kunsthistoriches Museums
Virginia Contemporary Art Museum, Virginia Beach, VA
19971999
Director & Chief Curator supervised staf of 40 / Achieved $4M balanced Budget (from $300K
deficit)

Barbara Bloemink
Kemper Museum of Contemporary Art & Design, Kansas City, MO
1993 1996
Director & Chief Curator $6M Annual Budget / Developed Exhibition Strategy & Organized
over 20
new exhibitions of art & design
Adjunct Curator Concurrent with writing Ph.D. dissertation
Organized Exhibitions at:
The Whitney Museum of American Art, New York, NY
Kansas City, MO
The Carnegie Mellon University Gallery, Pittsburgh, PA
NY
The Mint Museum, Charlotte, NC

1989 1992

Grand Arts Foundation,

The Katonah Museum of Art,

The Hudson River Museum, Yonkers, NY

1983 1988
Curator of Contemporary Art supervised staf of 4 / Developed Curatorial Vision / Produced
Cable TV Series
Sothebys | Cataloger of Contemporary & American Art / Dept. Head Painting, SPBLA
1978-1983

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EDUCATION:
Yale University, New Haven, CT
Ph.D | International Contemporary Art, J. Paul Mellon Dissertation Fellowship (2 year)
M.Phil | 17th-20th Century American Art
Rose Herrick Jackson Fellowship Yale Art Gallery
Marsha Brady Tucker Fellowship Yale Art Gallery
The Institute of Fine Arts NYU, New York, NY
M.A. | 19th-20th Century European Art
Stanford University, Stanford, CA
B.A. | Art History & Communications, with Honors & Distinction
Additional Certifications :
Aspen Institute Leadership Seminar
Aspen Institute Leadership Seminar II
Heyman Center for Philanthropy and Fundraising, NYU
o
Certification of Completion of Intensive Program
Getty Museum Management Leadership Program

Professional Associations:
American Association of Museums
Association of Art Museum Curators
College Art Association
ArtTable

Addendum:
Books / Exhibitions / Museum Acquisitions / Public Lectures /Publications

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