PMA Appoints Elizabeth S. Humphrey as Assistant Curator of American Art
On June 25, 2026, Elizabeth S. Humphrey will commence her new position as Assistant Curator of American Art at the Portland Museum of Art (PMA). In this role, she will be responsible for researching, curating exhibitions, and managing collections, with a special emphasis on art from the 18th and 19th centuries, the Black diaspora, and 20th-century African American works. Currently serving as an independent curator for an exhibition celebrating New York's abolition anniversary, Humphrey has previously worked with institutions like the Delaware Art Museum and the Barnes Foundation. Concurrently, PMA is planning a significant $100 million expansion of its facilities.
Key facts
- Elizabeth S. Humphrey appointed Assistant Curator of American Art at Portland Museum of Art.
- Appointment announced June 25, 2026.
- Humphrey specializes in 18th- and 19th-century American art, Black diaspora, and 20th-century African American art.
- She is co-curating an exhibition at Museum of the City of New York for 200th anniversary of abolition in New York.
- Previously organized traveling exhibition 'There Is a Woman in Every Color: Black Women in Art' at Bowdoin College Museum of Art.
- Has worked at Barnes Foundation, Lillie Carroll Jackson Civil Rights Museum, and Winterthur Museum.
- Completing Ph.D. in Art History at University of Delaware; dissertation on racial perception in North American art, 1830–1864.
- PMA's Blueprint project is a $100M campus expansion designed by LEVER Architecture.
Entities
Artists
- Elizabeth S. Humphrey
Institutions
- Portland Museum of Art
- Museum of the City of New York
- Delaware Art Museum
- Bowdoin College Museum of Art
- Barnes Foundation
- Lillie Carroll Jackson Civil Rights Museum
- Winterthur Museum, Garden and Library
- University of Delaware
- Smithsonian’s National Museum of African American History and Culture
- LEVER Architecture
Locations
- Portland
- Maine
- New York City
- New York
- Delaware
- Bowdoin
- Winterthur
- University of Delaware