The Art Museum Appoints Two New Curators

The Art Museum has welcomed two new members to its curatorial staff: Srimoyee Mitra, who takes on the role of Senior Curator for Exhibitions and Programs, and Denise Birkhofer, who will serve as Curator for Academic and Collections Initiatives. Originally from Mumbai, Mitra began her professional journey as an arts writer for Art India and Time Out Mumbai. In 2008, she relocated to Canada to pursue a Master’s degree in art history at York University. Between 2008 and 2011, she worked as Program Coordinator at the South Asian Visual Arts Centre (SAVAC). From 2011 to 2017, she held the position of Curator of Contemporary Art at the Art Gallery of Windsor, where she curated notable exhibitions like Border Cultures (2013–2015) and Wafaa Bilal: 168:01 (2016). In 2017, she became the Director of Stamps Gallery at the University of Michigan.