In-person
Gallery Tour: "Nordic Utopia? African Americans in the 20th Century"
Date
July 10, 2024
Admission
Members: Free
Non-Members: $10.00
Hear the story of Nordic Utopia? African Americans in the 20th Century from Leslie Anne Anderson, Chief Curator at the National Nordic Museum and one of the exhibition co-curators. This is a unique opportunity to join a small group for a deep dive into the exhibition's narrative, illuminating the untold stories of performing artists who sought new possibilities, inspiration, and environments in the Nordic countries as an alternative to Paris. The tour will also provide behind-the-scenes access to learn about the curatorial process in developing a large-scale traveling exhibition.
This tour is limited to 25 people and registration is required. Please select from the available dates at the button above. Museum admission must be purchased separately.
Speakers
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Leslie Anne Anderson
BioChief Curator
Leslie Anne Anderson is Chief Curator at the National Nordic Museum, a mayoral-appointed Seattle Arts Commissioner, and chair of Seattle’s Public Art Advisory Committee.Leslie Anne Anderson
Chief Curator
Leslie Anne Anderson is Chief Curator at the National Nordic Museum, a mayoral-appointed Seattle Arts Commissioner, and chair of Seattle’s Public Art Advisory Committee.Prior to her arrival in the Pacific Northwest, she held curatorial positions at the Utah Museum of Fine Arts/University of Utah and Indianapolis Museum of Art. She has been an American Scandinavian-Foundation Fellow and a Fulbright scholar at the University of Copenhagen. She has organized dozens of exhibitions with collaborators like the Ateneum Art Museum/Finnish National Gallery and Sweden’s Nationalmuseum, published in numerous scholarly journals, and acquired over 1,000 works of fine and decorative art for collections in her purview. Recently, she was also the commissioning curator of Jónsi: FLÓÐ and co-curator of the traveling exhibition Nordic Utopia? African Americans in the 20th Century. Leslie is the recipient of the international Association of Art Museum Curators Award for Excellence (First Place) in 2018, the Utah Museums Association Award for Excellence in 2020, and the University of Florida Alumni Association’s “40 Gators Under 40” honor in 2023.
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