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Lisa D. Freiman<br />
Art Cur<strong>at</strong>or<br />
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Lisa D. Freiman is senior cur<strong>at</strong>or and chair of the Department of Contemporary<br />
Art <strong>at</strong> the Indianapolis Museum of Art (IMA). In the fall of 2010, Freiman was<br />
appointed by the United St<strong>at</strong>es Department of St<strong>at</strong>e to be commissioner of the U.S.<br />
Pavilion in the 54th Intern<strong>at</strong>ional Art Exhibition, The Venice Biennale. In June 2011,<br />
she presented six newly commissioned, site-responsive works by Puerto Rico-based<br />
artists Allora & Calzadilla, the first collabor<strong>at</strong>ive to be presented in the U.S. Pavilion.<br />
Under Freiman’s vision and direction, the IMA opened 100 Acres: The Virginia B.<br />
Fairbanks Art & N<strong>at</strong>ure Park to intern<strong>at</strong>ional critical acclaim in June 2010. 100 Acres<br />
offers a new resilient model for sculpture parks in the 21st century, emphasizing<br />
experiment<strong>at</strong>ion, place-making, and public engagement with a constantly changing<br />
constell<strong>at</strong>ion of commissioned artworks. Inaugural install<strong>at</strong>ions included works<br />
by eight artists and artist collabor<strong>at</strong>ives from around the world including Atelier<br />
Van Lieshout, Kendall Buster, Jeppe Hein, Alfredo Jaar, Los Carpinteros, Type A,<br />
Tea Mäkipää, and Andrea Zittel.<br />
Educ<strong>at</strong>ion<br />
The Getty Leadership Institute<br />
Museum Leadership Institute<br />
Emory University<br />
Doctor of Philosophy, Art History Department<br />
Master of Arts, Art History Department<br />
Certific<strong>at</strong>e in Women’s Studies, Institute for Women’s Studies<br />
Oberlin College<br />
BA Art History<br />
Selected Recognition + Exhibition<br />
Art + Auction: The Power Issue<br />
U.S. Commissioner, U.S. Pavilion, the 54th Intern<strong>at</strong>ional Art Exhibition,<br />
The Venice Biennale<br />
Crabb Professional Fellowship, Indianapolis Museum of Art<br />
Rel<strong>at</strong>ed Projects<br />
Indianapolis Museum of Art, Senior Cur<strong>at</strong>or and Chair, Department of<br />
Contemporary Art<br />
The Central Artery/Tunnel Project, Artery Arts Program, Boston, MA<br />
Teaching<br />
The University of Georgia, Franklin College of Arts and Sciences,<br />
Lamar Dodd School of Art<br />
Assistant Professor of Contemporary Art History, Criticism, and Theory<br />
< U.S. Pavilion, Venice Biennale, 2011
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