Curator-in-Residence Yaelle S. Amir

CFAR is delighted to welcome Yaelle S. Amir as 2020-21 Curator-in-Residence. Yaelle will present three projects for “Dismantling the House: Programs on Power.” Read Yaelle’s curatorial introduction to the series and about the particpating artists and the upcoming programming here.

Yaelle S. Amir is a curator and researcher with a primary focus on artists whose practices supplement the initiatives of existing social movements, rendering themes within those struggles in ways that both interrogate these issues and promote them to a wider audience. Yaelle’s programming has appeared in art institutions throughout the United States including Artists Space (NY), CUE Art Foundation (NY), The Elizabeth Foundation (NY), Franklin Street Works (CT), Holding Contemporary (OR), and Marginal Utility (PA) among many others. She has held curatorial and research positions at major institutions including MoMA NY, the International Center of Photography, and New York University. In Portland, she was Curator of Exhibitions and Public Programs at Newspace Center for Photography and Co-Curator of the Portland2019 Biennial. She currently teaches art and curatorial studies at Lewis & Clark College.