Curator/Director of Special Projects

[GregoryGalligan]

Headline: Curator/Director of Special Projects
Name: Gregory Galligan
Email Address: gregory.galligan@gmail.com
Current Location: New York, NY USA

Preferred Job Category: Curator

Personal Statement:
Curatorial, educational, and managerial distinction in the academy and museums in projects requiring excellent skills and experience in contemporary and historical fine arts; extensive experience in research, writing, criticism, editing, university teaching, curating, administration/management, and independent projects; distinctive record of directing multi-staged projects and venues entailing exceptional creative, organizational, analytical, and executive skills/experience/diplomacy; demonstrable record of skillfully managing budgets and special projects staff; well-versed in both the profit and not-for-profit sectors; strong interest in policy planning and evaluation, creative collaboration, inspired leadership, and strategic development.

Education:
2007 Institute of Fine Arts, New York University
Ph.D., Art History
• Dissertation: The Cube in the Kaleidoscope: The American Reception of French Cubism, 1928–1938
• Secondary Concentration in Islamic Art and Architecture

1997 Institute of Fine Arts, New York University
M.A., Art History
• Modern Art of America & Europe
Thesis: Cézanne’s Pivot: The Black Clock, ca. 1870
• Islamic Art and Architecture
Thesis: The Great Mosque of Córdoba: Of Exile and the Founding of Early Muslim Self-Identity

1985 New York University
M.A., History
• Thesis: The Interior Germany: Biedermeier Style and Bűrgher Ideology, 1810–1848

1982 Eastman School of Music, University of Rochester
B.M., Musicology and Performance
• Major instrument: Piano

Professional Experience:
Curating /Consulting /Special Projects
(Exhibitions in italics)

2004–Present Montclair Art Museum
Curatorial Contributor, Guest Curator, Project Director
Cézanne and American Modernism, 2009–2010
Morgan Russell & His Modern Mentors, 2008
Morgan Russell & The Old Masters, 2006
Morgan Russell Archives and Collection
Enhancement Project, 2004–2006
• Directed comprehensive evaluation of archives/collection; managed budget and staff; accessioned art works; co-created/wrote/edited Comprehensive Guide; reported to the chief curator, museum director, art committee, board of trustees, and Luce Foundation; curated related exhibitions; Montclair Art Museum - American & Native American Art - Montclair, NJ (New Jersey), “Special Collections”

2008–Present The Parrish Art Museum
Curatorial/Educational Writer
American Views: Landscape Paintings from the Collection of the
Parrish Art Museum (Sept.–Nov. 2009); pending funding
East End Stories (50 artist biographies); Parrish Art Museum

2008–2009 Guggenheim Museum
Research Consultant
The Third Mind: American Artists Contemplate Asia, 1860–1989

2008 (Jan.–June) Grey Art Gallery, New York University
Contributing Editor, Writer
New York Cool: Painting & Sculpture from the NYU Art Collection

Applicable Skills:
Curating, editing, writing, management, consulting, public speaking.