Isolde Brielmaier (born 1971) is an American

curator A curator (from la, cura, meaning "to take care") is a manager or overseer. When working with cultural organizations, a curator is typically a "collections curator" or an "exhibitions curator", and has multifaceted tasks dependent on the parti ...

and scholar working in New York City.

Early life and education

Brielmaier was born in

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, Washington to

Uganda }), is a landlocked country in East Africa. The country is bordered to the east by Kenya, to the north by South Sudan, to the west by the Democratic Republic of the Congo, to the south-west by Rwanda, and to the south by Tanzania. The sou ...

n and Austrian parents who encouraged involvement in the arts. She studied

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and modern dance, working as a dancer for many years. Brielmaier earned her Ph.D. in Art History and Critical Studies from

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Career

In addition to her work as an independent curator, Brielmaier has worked in senior positions at the Guggenheim, the SCAD Museum of Art, the Bronx Museum and most recently as Executive Director of Art, Culture and Community for Westfield. She teaches critical studies in

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Tisch's photography department. Brielmaier is Guest Curator at the

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in New York. In July 2021 Brielmaier was named the Deputy Director of the New Museum in New York City. Her position will begin on September 1, 2021.

References

1971 births Living people American women curators American curators African-American curators American people of Ugandan descent American people of Austrian descent Columbia Graduate School of Arts and Sciences alumni People from Seattle Tisch School of the Arts faculty {{US-artist-stub