Returning to the roots of the Arts Center’s past, Ian Berry, the curator of the first exhibition at the Arts Center’s River Street location will be returning to jury our Fence Select Exhibition.  Berry curated an exhibition called “Showroom” that “challenged the viewer to look at the (main gallery) space in a different way. “From a vacant furniture store to a vibrant center for the arts.” We are very happy to have Berry join us on Troy Night Out during our Fence Recognition and opening event.

Ian Berry is Dayton Director of The Frances Young Tang Teaching Museum and Art Gallery and Professor of Liberal Arts at Skidmore College. He has organized over 100 museum exhibitions for the Tang and museums across the United States. Recent curatorial projects include: 3-D Doings: The Imagist Object in Chicago Art 1964-1980; Njideka Akunyili Crosby: Predecessors; and surveys of painters Dona Nelson and Mary Weatherford. During his tenure, the Tang’s encyclopedic collection has expanded greatly with significant additions across the history of photography and contemporary art.

Berry is a leader in the field of college and university museums, and is a regular speaker on interdisciplinary, inventive curatorial practice and teaching in museums. He is well known for his active publication record including monographs on artists Terry Adkins, Nancy Grossman, Corita Kent, Nicholas Krushenick, Tim Rollins and K.O.S., Alma Thomas, and Kara Walker.  He is a board member of the Museum Association of New York, has chaired the Visual Arts Panel of the New York State Council on the Arts, and serves on several advisory committees for regional and national arts organizations.