Brooklyn Museum appoints first full-time Indigenous Art Curator
The Brooklyn Museum has appointed Darienne (Dare) Turner as its inaugural full-time Curator of Indigenous Art. An enrolled member of California's Yurok Tribe, Turner will manage a collection that includes more than 13,600 Native American artworks spanning from 1100 B.C.E. to today. Previously, she worked at the Baltimore Museum of Art as the assistant curator of Indigenous Art since 2017. Turner earned her master's degree from the Bard Graduate Center and her bachelor's from Stanford University. She is set to commence her new position in August 2023.
Key facts
- Darienne (Dare) Turner hired as first full-time Curator of Indigenous Art at Brooklyn Museum
- Collection includes over 13,600 items dating between 1100 B.C.E. and present
- Turner is an enrolled member of the Yurok Tribe of California
- Previously assistant curator of Indigenous Art at Baltimore Museum of Art since 2017
- Holds master's degree from Bard Graduate Center and bachelor's from Stanford University
- Start date: August 2023
- Turner expressed excitement about re-presenting historic collection
- Brooklyn Museum aims to rethink representation
Entities
Artists
- Darienne (Dare) Turner
Institutions
- Brooklyn Museum
- Baltimore Museum of Art
- Bard Graduate Center
- Stanford University
- Yurok Tribe of California
Locations
- New York
- United States
- California