Cathleen Chaffee Explained

Cathleen Ann Chaffee
Birth Place:United States
Alma Mater:Ithaca College,
The Courtauld Institute of Art,
New York University Institute of Fine Arts
Occupation:Curator, writer, art historian
Organization:Buffalo AKG Art Museum (formerly Albright-Knox Art Gallery)

Cathleen Chaffee[1] is an American curator, writer, and art historian specializing in contemporary art.[2] She currently serves as the chief curator of the Buffalo AKG Art Museum (formerly the Albright–Knox Art Gallery) in Buffalo, New York, where she joined in January 2014.[3] [4] [5]

Biography

Chaffee attended Ithaca College;[6] followed by study at Courtauld Institute of Art where she received a M.A. degree; and the New York University Institute of Fine Arts where she received a Ph.D. in 2013.[7] Her dissertation was Décors: Marcel Broodthaers's Late Exhibition Practice, 1974-1975, and her advisor was Robert Storr.[8]

She previously worked at the Yale University Art Gallery from 2010 to 2013 in New Haven;[9] [10] the Museum of Modern Art from 2007 to 2008 in New York City; and the Cleveland Museum of Art from 2001 to 2004.[11] Notable exhibitions curated by Chaffee include Marisol: A Retrospective (in 2023-25), the largest posthumous survey of the artist's work,[12] Stanley Whitney: How High the Moon (in 2024-25),[13] Stanley Whitney: the Italian Paintings (in 2022),[14] (co-curated with Vincenzo de Bellis) an installation of works Whitney made in Italy since the 1990s. Introducing Tony Conrad: A Retrospective (in 2018),[15] the first large-scale museum survey devoted to artworks Conrad presented in museum and gallery settings, and part of an ongoing reappraisal of his creative achievement;[16] Joe Bradley (in 2017);[17] Clyfford Still / Mark Bradford (in 2016);[18] Erin Shirreff (in 2016); Eija-Liisa Ahtila: Ecologies of Drama (from 2015 to 2016);[19] Screen Play: Life in an Animated World (in 2015);[20] Overtime: The Art of Work (in 2015);[21] and Looking at Tomorrow: Light and Language from The Panza Collection, 1967–1990 (from 2015 to 2016).

She was awarded a Curatorial Fellowship from the VIA Art Fund in 2018; and a Fulbright Fellowship in 2008 to Belgium.

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: 27 March 1999. WomenSpeak Day Monday at IC. subscription. live. 2022-01-20. Newspapers.com. The Ithaca Journal. 3. en. https://web.archive.org/web/20220120073407/http://www.newspapers.com/image/257153325/ . 2022-01-20 .
  2. Web site: Boucher. Brian. 2015-03-17. 25 Women Curators On the Rise. 2022-01-20. Artnet News. en-US.
  3. Web site: Laster. Paul. Meet the Curator Rethinking Painting. 2022-01-20. Vice magazine. 23 August 2017 . en.
  4. Web site: September 13, 2017. The Albright-Knox Art Gallery Names Cathleen Chaffe Chief Curator. live. 2022-01-20. Artforum.com. en-US. https://web.archive.org/web/20190428191134/https://www.artforum.com/news/albright-knox-art-gallery-names-cathleen-chaffee-chief-curator-71079 . 2019-04-28 .
  5. News: Bowley. Graham. 2021-01-21. Do Museums Need a Shopping Network for Art Donations?. en-US. The New York Times. 2022-01-20. 0362-4331.
  6. Web site: November 3, 2013. Cathleen Chaffee Appointed Curator of Albright-Knox Gallery. live. 2022-01-20. Art & Education. https://web.archive.org/web/20220120072809/https://www.artandeducation.net/news/56382/cathleen-chaffee-appointed-curator-of-albright-knox-gallery . 2022-01-20 .
  7. Web site: Wang. Annie. October 30, 2013. Albright-Knox Appoints Cathleen Chaffee as Curator. live. 2022-01-20. Art in America. en-US. https://web.archive.org/web/20200927110307/https://www.artnews.com/art-in-america/features/albright-knox-appoints-cathleen-chaffee-as-curator-59569/ . 2020-09-27 .
  8. Web site: Institute of Fine Arts Annual 2012 - 2013 by The Institute of Fine Arts, NYU - Issuu . 2022-07-28 . issuu.com . 20 January 2016 . 57 . en.
  9. Web site: Dunne. Susan. 13 September 2013. That 70's Show: Exhibit Goes Back in Time. subscription. live. 2022-01-20. Newspapers.com. Hartford Courant. D1. en. https://web.archive.org/web/20220120071724/http://www.newspapers.com/image/263546742/ . 2022-01-20 .
  10. Web site: Weinberg. Elizabeth. 2014-02-20. Virtual Reality. live. 2022-01-20. Daily Nutmeg New Haven. https://web.archive.org/web/20140220071250/http://dailynutmeg.com/2014/02/20/yale-university-art-gallery-photorealism-virtual-reality/ . 2014-02-20 .
  11. Web site: Halio. Grace. 2017-11-27. Cathleen Chaffee Named VIA Art Fund's 2018 Curatorial Fellow. 2022-01-20. ARTnews.com. en-US.
  12. Web site: 2023-09-29 . Marisol, the once popular Pop artist, is back in the spotlight in major travelling show . 2024-07-15 . The Art Newspaper - International art news and events.
  13. Web site: Schultz . Charles . 2024-05-01 . Stanley Whitney: How High the Moon . 2024-07-15 . The Brooklyn Rail . en-US.
  14. Web site: Abrams . Amah-Rose . 2022-05-04 . Stanley Whitney's Italian paintings reveal an art practice in transition . 2022-07-28 . Wallpaper*.
  15. Web site: Kapplow . Heather . 2019-01-01 . A Mad Scientist of the New York Avant-Garde Gets a Retrospective . 2022-07-28 . Hyperallergic . en-US.
  16. Web site: Introducing Tony Conrad: A Retrospective | Buffalo AKG Art Museum .
  17. Web site: Dabkowski . Colin . Albright-Knox show explores Joe Bradley's diverse career . 2022-07-28 . Buffalo News . 21 June 2017 . en.
  18. Web site: Whyte. Murray. 2016-09-23. Throwing shade: Mark Bradford tackles Clyfford Still. live. 2022-01-20. the Guardian. en. https://web.archive.org/web/20160923234832/https://www.theguardian.com/artanddesign/2016/sep/23/shade-mark-bradford-tackles-clyfford-still-exhibition-buffalo-denver . 2016-09-23 .
  19. Web site: Moynihan. Conor. Eija-Liisa Ahtila's multichannel installation commands attention. 2022-01-20. Buffalo News. 17 December 2015 . en.
  20. News: Hampton. Chris. 2015-07-31. Unpacking and Decoding the World of Animation. en-US. The New York Times. 2022-01-20. 0362-4331.
  21. Sarlin . Paige . 2015-11-01 . Review: Overtime: The Art of Work . Afterimage . en . 43 . 3 . 27–29 . 10.1525/aft.2015.43.3.27 . 0300-7472.

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