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\n\tThe Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art and the Momentary in Bentonville, Arkansas, announced that the appointment of Courtenay Finn as the next chief curator of both institutions. Finn will start in her role on August 24. She will report to Austen Bailly, who was promoted from chief curator to deputy director of curatorial affairs in October.<\/p>\n
\n\tFinn is currently chief curator and director of programs at the Orange County Museum of Art, which merged with the University of California, Irvine last year. She has previously served as the chief curator at moCa Cleveland in Ohio, senior curator at the Aspen Art Museum in Colorado, and curator at Art in General in New York.<\/p>\n
\n\tDuring her tenure at OCMA, she worked on the opening of the museum\u2019s building, grew its visitorship figures by 200 percent, added more than 100 works to the collection, including works by artists like Joan Brown, Derek Fordjour, Luchita Hurtado, and Yoshitomo. Additionally, she co-curated the \u201c2025 California Biennial: Desperate, Scared, But Social,\u201d and organized solo exhibitions of Alice Neel, Tony Lewis, Yu Ji, and Fred Eversley, as well as the two-artist exhibition \u201cDeux Femmes: Leonor Fini & Leonora Carrington.\u201d<\/p>\n
\n\tFinn\u2019s appointment comes just a couple weeks after Crystal Bridges opened a major expansion that added 114,000 square feet of new galleries, education and programming spaces to its original footprint of 200,000 square feet.<\/p>\n
\n\t\u201cI am thrilled to be joining the incredible team at Crystal Bridges, especially at this moment of growth and expansion,\u201d Finn said in a statement. \u201chave watched the extraordinary work being done since the museum\u2019s founding and I am excited to build on our shared commitment to exhibitions, programs, and initiatives that increase access, spark curiosity, and transform and expand traditional narratives.\u201d \u00a0<\/p>\n
\n\tIn addition to Finn\u2019s appointment, Crystal Bridges and the Momentary also announced the hirings of Ryan Owen as chief development officer, who started on June 15, as well as Shayne Hart as chief communications and marketing officer, who joined in February. Finne, Owen, and Hart will all join the museum\u2019s executive council.<\/p>\n
\n\t\u201cWe are delighted to welcome Courtenay, Ryan, and Shayne to our executive leadership team at such a transformative moment for the institution,\u201d Crystal Bridges executive director Rod Bigelow said in a statement.\u201cEach brings a distinct perspective, deep expertise, and a shared commitment to our mission. Together, they will help guide Crystal Bridges and the Momentary into this next phase of growth and impact.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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