Jill Dawsey Named Associate Curator at Museum of Contemporary Art San Diego

SAN DIEGO, CA.- Dr. Hugh M. Davies, The David C. Copley Director and CEO of the Museum of Contemporary Art San Diego, announced that Jill Dawsey has been appointed the new Associate Curator. Dawsey has held curatorial posts at the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art and, most recently, at the Utah Museum of Fine Arts. She began work at MCASD Dec. 5. “Jill Dawsey has the eye and intellect to identify today’s most compelling artists and contextualize them within the history [...]

Gretchen Dietrich Named Executive Director of the Utah Museum of Fine Arts

SALT LAKE CITY, UT.- Gretchen Dietrich, an innovative museum professional and a skilled administrator, has been selected as the Executive Director of the Utah Museum of Fine Arts (UMFA), effective August 1, 2010, pending notification of the Academic Senate and approval of the Board of Trustees. Following an extensive national search conducted by Management Consultants for the Arts in Stamford, Connecticut, the search committee, comprised of both University of Utah and Salt Lake community members, unanimously recommended Dietrich for the [...]

Las Artes de México on View at the Utah Museum of Fine Arts

SALT LAKE CITY, UT.- The Utah Museum of Fine Arts (UMFA) presents Las Artes de México, an exhibition celebrating more than 3,500 years of Mexican art, history, and culture. On loan from the Gilcrease Museum in Tulsa, Oklahoma, this exhibition will be on view in six of the UMFA’s first-floor galleries during the summer of 2010. Las Artes de México offers a dynamic look at Mexico’s ancient, folk, and modern cultures, showcasing art from many different eras and regions. From [...]

Painters of Utah’s Red Rock on View at the Utah Museum of Fine Arts

SALT LAKE CITY, UT.- The vast deserts and mesmerizing canyon regions of southern Utah have inspired filmmakers, poets, and artists for over 160 years. In the exhibition, The Continuing Allure: Painters of Utah’s Red Rock, on view in the Utah Museum of Fine Arts (UMFA) G.W. Anderson Family Great Hall from January 14 through June 27, 2010, visitors will encounter large, breathtaking paintings by some of the West’s premier artists. Organized by Donna Poulton, UMFA Associate Curator of Utah and [...]