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Kemper Museum of Contemporary Art Appoints Erin Dziedzic as new Curator and Head of Adult Programs

The Kemper Museum of Contemporary Art announce Erin Dziedzic as its new Curator and Head of Adult Programs. Dziedzic (pronounced “Je-jitz”) is currently curator at the Savannah College of Art and Design in Savannah, Georgia. She begins work at the Kemper Museum in late April.

Erin DziedzicErin Dziedzic, curator and head of adult programs Photo: Bruce Mathews

With the Museum’s Board and Executive Director, Dziedzic will shape the curatorial vision of the Museum and develop the Museum’s adult educational programming as the Museum approaches its 20th anniversary in 2014. Museum Executive Director Barbara O’Brien said, “Adding the role of envisioning and creating public programs to that of Curator puts front and center the Kemper Museum goal of being an artist-centric museum. Working in dynamic conversation with living artists is an important complement to our growing permanent collection and leading edge exhibition program.”

Dziedzic organized exhibitions of contemporary art and accompanying programs at the Savannah College of Art and Design (SCAD) at SCAD Museum of Art and numerous galleries at the college’s four locations in Savannah, Atlanta, Hong Kong, and Lacoste, France. She has worked on exhibitions with dozens of contemporary artists from around the globe, including Jean-Michel Othoniel, Damián Ortega, Liza Lou, and Yeondoo Jung, among others. She is founder/editor of artcore journal (artcorejournal.net), an online contemporary art journal. She also serves as the fourth guest editor of Art Papers, May/June 2013 issue.

A native of Palmer, Massachusetts, Dziedzic holds a MA in art history (summa cum laude) from the Savannah College of Art and Design as well as a BA in art history (magna cum laude) from the University of Massachusetts, Dartmouth.

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