Ana Lopes Email & Phone Number

Los Angeles, Ca, Us

Los Angeles Metropolitan Area

Liaised between the gallery represented artists and non-represented artists for external and internal projects, including but not limited to fair presentations, publications, public programs and appearances, and exhibitions.Served as project lead, working cross-departmentally to successfully execute exhibitions of new bodies of work by Mai-Thu Perret, Jason Fox, Mario Ayala, and Joel Mesler.Developed the first solo presentation of Chico da Silva’s work in the United States, leading all aspects of the exhibition planning from sourcing artworks, conservation, exhibition curation, and sales strategy.

Los Angeles, California, United States

Assisted Artist Liaisons with all administrative needs and supports exhibition and project development (from planning to execution) for represented and guest artists, including Derek Fordjour, Danielle Brathwaite-Shirley, The Racial Imaginary Institute, and Shara Hughes.Worked cross-departmentally to share details on upcoming artist projects, coordinate artist birthdays, update artwork records, and schedule artist travel and studio visits.

Annandale-On-Hudson, New York

Supports curatorial, research, and administrative needs of curator, Nana Adusei-Poku, on forthcoming exhibition Black Melancholia, in collaboration with museum staff.Updates and generates exhibition checklists based on ongoing research, correspondence with institutional and private lenders, and communications with artists regarding installation and photography requirements.Prepares material and images for inclusion in forthcoming exhibition catalog.

Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States

Independently completed archive, library, and online research to generate artist bibliographies and exhibition checklists for 2021 exhibitions (postponed due to COVID-19).Provided curatorial and administrative support, such as weekly research reports, to CCVA director, Dan Byers, to support forthcoming exhibitions, including Tony Cokes: If UR Reading This It's 2 Late: Vol. 2.

Manhattan

Managed exhibition archival material and development of vitrine and wall texts for God Made My Face: A Collective Portrait of James Baldwin, working closely with curator, Hilton Als.Assisted library and archival research tasks, including editing fact sheets and artist CVs, relating to exhibitions of artists such as Diane Arbus, Gordon Matta-Clark, and Wolfgang Tillmans.

New York City Metropolitan Area

Performed research, compiled information on artist and artworks and generated artist bibliographies for the 2019 exhibition, She Persists: A Century of Women in NY.Created a research document containing over 65 artists delineating what major New York Collections collections held their works, artist bios, and examples of their works.

Greater New York City Area

Assisted Development Director with preparing grant proposals and reportingSupported Printed Matter staffs with special programs such as the LA Arts Book Fair

New York City

Collaborated with curatorial staff at Triangle and Asian Art in America Archive to put on A Disappearing Act, an exhibition featuring new works by artists Cici Wu and Su Yu-Hsien, curated by Xiaofei Mo.Worked with Artists-in-Residence Dachal Choi, Simo and Tuike Alitalo with their programming.

Master Of Arts - Ma, Curatorial Studies

Thesis: The Disembodied Artifact: Brasilidade and the erasure of Afro-Brazilian Performance Legacies

Bachelor Of Arts - Ba, Latin American Studies

Thesis: Decolonizing Junctures: A Comparative Analysis of Institutional Change at the Museum of Modern Art (MoMA) and El Museo de Arte.