Shana Dumont Garr is a contemporary art curator, writer, and educator based in Greater Boston. Currently she is a professor at Emerson College in the Department of Visual and Media Arts and an assistant curator of campus engagement at Emerson Contemporary.
Garr is doctoral student in art and philosophy at the Institute for Doctoral Studies in the Visual Arts, focusing her research on spirituality as it impacts human and more-than-human relationships.
Garr was the Curator of Fruitlands Museum in Harvard from 2016-2022, most recently co-curating the New England Triennial with Sarah Montross, Chief Curator at deCordova Sculpture Park + Museum. Previously Garr served as the director of Kingston Gallery, the Director of exhibitions and programs at Artspace in Raleigh, NC, and roles at the Ackland Art Museum in Chapel Hill, NC, and the Montserrat College of Art Gallery and Visiting Artist Program in Beverly, MA. Garr earned her MA in Art History from Boston University, and her BA in Creative Writing and Art from Colby College in Waterville, ME.
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Contemporary Art Curator
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