Kathleen S. Bartels

Kathleen S. Bartels is the Executive Director and CEO of the Museum of Contemporary Art Toronto (MOCA).[1] [2] Prior to joining the museum, she was Director of the Vancouver Art Gallery in Vancouver, B.C., where she guided the Gallery’s growth in its arts programs and exhibitions.[3]

Career

Prior to becoming Director of the Vancouver Art Gallery, Bartels was Assistant Director at the Museum of Contemporary Art in Los Angeles for more than a decade. In 2000, Bartels was offered the position of director at the Vancouver Art Gallery.[4]

To date, Bartels has co-curated four Gallery exhibitions with Canadian artist Jeff Wall, including Anthony Hernandez (2009), Kerry James Marshall (2010), Patrick Faigenbaum (2013), and Martin Honert (2013). Bartels is also currently serving as a Board Member of the British Columbia Achievement Foundation.[5]

Publications
  • Martin Honert. Vancouver Art Gallery. 2013.
  • Patrick Faigenbaum. Vancouver Art Gallery. 2013.
  • Kerry James Marshall. Vancouver Art Gallery. 2010.
  • Kai Althoff. Vancouver Art Gallery. 2009.
  • Anthony Hernandez. Vancouver Art Gallery. 2009.

Honours

In 2015, Bartels won the Outstanding Individual Award by the Downtown Vancouver Business Improvement Association.[6] Bartels was also named one of British Columbia's 35 Most Influential Women in February 2016.[7]

References
  1. "Press Release: Kathleen Bartels joins Toronto's MOCA as Executive Director and CEO". Museum of Contemporary Art Toronto. 2020-04-02. Retrieved 2021-07-02.
  2. "Kathleen Bartels to Lead Toronto's Museum of Contemporary Art". www.artforum.com. Retrieved 2021-07-02.
  3. "canadianart.ca/features/kathleen_bartels".
  4. Tobler, Jim (Spring 2007). "Kathleen Bartels: A massive change is gonna come". NUVO Magazine.
  5. "vanartgallery.bc.ca/about-us/about-us".
  6. "allianceforarts.com/blog/2015/6/15/vancouver-art-gallerys-director-honoured-with-dvbias-2015-annual-appreciation-award".
  7. "bcbusiness.ca/hot-lists/bcs-35-most-influential-women-the-full-list".
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