Joan BankemperNew York, New York, USA

Sophie's Garden

Based in New York City, Joan Bankemper was born in Covington, Kentucky in 1959. Bankemper holds a B.F.A. from the Kansas City Art Institute and an M.F.A. from the Maryland Institute College of Art. Her workRead more

Henrik Plenge JakobsenCopenhagen, Denmark

Henrik Plenge Jakobsen

Henrik Jakobsen was born in 1967 in Copenhagen, Denmark, where he lives and works. Jakobsen studied at the Royal Danish Academy of Fine Arts,Copenhagen; Institut des Hautes Etudes en Art Plastique, Paris; and the L’Ecole Nationale Superieur desRead more

Holly MoeBandera, Texas, USA

Good News

Born in 1958 in Madison, WI, Holly Moe lives and works in Bandera, TX. Moe holds a B.S. from the University of California, Los Angeles and an M.F.A. from The University of Texas at San Antonio. SheRead more

Panelists

Elizabeth ArmstrongCurator, Walker Art Center, Minneapolis, Minnesota

Elizabeth Armstrong is a curator at the Walker Art Center in Minneapolis, MinnesotaRead more

David AvalosCurator, Walker Art Center, Minneapolis, Minnesota

Born in San Diego in 1947, David Avalos is a forceful societal observer and provocateur who employs confrontational gesture, poetic metaphor, philosophical inquiry, public interaction, and a variety of more standard art-making skills – video, sculpture, photography, etc. – in theRead more

Dana Friis-HansenSenior Curator, Contemporary Arts Museum, Houston, TX

Dana Friis-Hansen is a senior curator at the Contemporary Arts Museum in Houston, TexasRead more

Thelma GoldenAssociate Curator, Whitney Museum of American Art, New York and Branch Director, Whitney Museum at Philip Morris

Thelma Golden is an associate curator at the Whitney Museum of American Art in New York and the branch director of the Whitney Museum at Philip MorrisRead more

Maaretta JaukkuriChief Curator, Museum of Contemporary Art, Helsinki, Finland

Maaretta Jaukkuri is the Chief Curator of the Museum of Contemporary Art in Helsinki, FinlandRead more