DC’S Rubell Museum Appoints Caitlin Berry as Inaugural Director
The Rubell Museum in Washington, DC, on Monday named Caitlin Berry as its first director. Berry, beforehand the director of the Cody Gallery at Marymount College in Arlington, Virginia, will oversee the museum in its new dwelling, a 32,000-square-foot complicated occupying the town’s former Randall Junior Excessive Faculty and slated to open to the general public on October 29. An knowledgeable in Washington Coloration Faculty, midcentury African American, and modern artwork, Berry will work with the Rubell household and with Juan Valdez, director of the Rubell Museum in Miami, to create exhibitions and programming on the Washington establishment, with a watch to public engagement.
“The Rubell Museum DC will solely deal with the artwork of as we speak and invite the general public to come across new concepts impressed by the nuanced expressions and lived experiences of the artists on view,” Berry stated in an announcement. “I look ahead to increasing my work of fostering collaboration within the artwork ecosystem in DC and contributing to the dynamic cultural dialog that takes place right here.”
On the Cody Gallery, Berry organized exhibitions on the work of Nekisha Durrett and Dave Eassa, and, and co-curated Jennie Lea Knight: Girls of Jefferson Place, alongside John Anderson and Meaghan Kent. Independently, she curated solo reveals for Eric Uhlir and Joseph Shetler at Tradition Home DC. Berry earlier served as a director at Hemphill High quality Arts in Washington. She earned her BA in artwork historical past and communications from Wake Forest College and holds a postbaccalaureate in gallery administration from the identical establishment.
“Caitlin’s data and keenness for the DC arts neighborhood make her the proper companion for weaving the museum into the town and surrounding area,” stated Mera Rubell. “She is deeply dedicated each to artists and to creating artwork accessible to a variety of audiences, which is our aim in creating this museum.”
Berry assumes her new position this month.
