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Kelsey Sloane is a curator, writer, and arts administrator from Troy, New York. She received her MA in Gallery Management & Exhibition Specialization (MGES, now MGMM) from Western Colorado University in 2020, and completed her BA with a dual degree in Art History and Arts Management from Purchase College in 2016.
Kelsey Sloane is a curator, writer, and arts administrator from Troy, New York. She received her MA in Gallery Management & Exhibition Specialization (MGES, now MGMM) from Western Colorado University in 2020, and completed her BA with a dual degree in Art History and Arts Management from Purchase College in 2016. Her studies have focused primarily on curatorial theory and exhibition design, modern art history, and non-profit management. She has additionally studied French art and its markets at the Institut d’études supérieures des arts (IESA) in Paris, France, and was recently published in the academic Garage Art Journal based in Moscow, Russia.
Sloane is currently the Program Coordinator of the Milton Avery Graduate School of the Arts at Bard College (Bard MFA), where she supports their interdisciplinary, low-residency program. Prior to this position, she was the Assistant Curator at Art Omi, where she supported a robust exhibition schedule and facilitated all interpretation, tours, and public events since 2018. Her recent exhibitions include Jeffrey Gibson: To Feel Myself Beloved on the Earth, Portia Munson: Flood, and Allana Clarke: A Particular Fantasy, in the Newmark Gallery at Art Omi.
Kelsey Sloane’s participation in the MGES (now MGMM) program opened doors for her in her career as a curator and arts administrator. “The program at Western allowed me to not only take my first steps into the arts and culture sector, but to fully embark into my curatorial career with a solid foundation in both the practical and theoretical,” she said.
Through the MGES (now MGMM) program, Sloane completed her required curatorial internship at Art Omi, which would grow into her integral position within the organization’s robust exhibitions program. At work and beyond, she often applies the skills and knowledge she gained from her time at Western. “I use my education daily, whether I am conducting collections research and preparing exhibition text, engaging directly with international artists, or purchasing fabrication materials and assisting with physical installations.”
