Lecturer, History of Art & Architecture Director of Exhibitions & Galleries, Montserrat College of Art
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Lynne Cooney, Ph.D., is a curator, art historian, and educator with over fifteen years of experience working in art institutions and cultural non-profit organizations. She is currently the Director of Exhibitions and Galleries at Montserrat College of Art. She previously served as the Artistic Director and chief curator of the Boston University Art Galleries where she curated numerous group and solo exhibitions for the Stone and 808 Galleries including solo projects by the artists Willie Cole, Raul Gonzalez, Geoffrey Chadsey, Alexandria Smith, and Sheila Pree Bright. Lynne received her M.A./Ph.D. in art history from Boston University’s Department of the History of Art and Architecture. Her dissertation focuses on collection and exhibition practices in South Africa in relationship to colonial histories and decolonization theories. In 2014, she was the recipient of a Fulbright U.S. Student Fellowship to South Africa.
Dissertation:
“From the Gertrude Posel Gallery to the Wits Art Museum: Exhibiting African Art at a South African University” [2021]