Katherine Slusher
Published Books, Articles, Exhibition Catalogues & Reviews
David Goldblatt speaks with Katherine Slusher: Conversations with Photographers, Madrid: La Fábrica, (editions in English and Spanish), 2011.
MemyselfandI. Photo Portraits of Picasso, Cologne: Ludwig Museum, (editions in English, German, and Spanish), 2011.
David Douglas Duncan: Journeys to the Muslim World 1946-1956, The Ransom Edition, Austin: Harry Ransom Center at the University of Texas, Fall, 2010.
Looking Sideways: Roland Penrose and Surrealism, exhibition publication, Fundación Picasso, Málaga & Tenerife Espacio de las Artes (English and Spanish, 239 pp.), 2008.
Lee Miller: Evocation and Memory,exhibition catalogue, Fundación Picasso,Málaga (English and Spanish,142 pp.), 2008.
Lee Miller and Roland Penrose: The Green Memories of Desire. Munich, Berlin, London, New York: Prestel, 2007.
Lee Miller: Picasso in Private, exhibition catalogue, Institut de Cultura de Barcelona & Museu Picasso, Barcelona (editions in English, Spanish & Catalan,199 pp.), 2007.
“Lee Miller and Surrealism”, Lee Miller, exhibition catalogue, Bilbao Bizkaia Kutxa Foundation, Bilbao, Spain, 2006.
Alex Harris: Islands in Time, curator/author, Valencia Institute of Modern Art (IVAM), (240 pp.),Valencia, Spain, 2000.
“Alex Harris: illes en el temps”,(Catalan text), El Contemporani, Editorial Afers, Centre d’Estudis Històrics Internacionals, University of Barcelona, July-December, 2001.
Vilallonga: Poetic Symbolism from Barcelona, curator/ publication author, Los Angeles Thousand Oaks Center, California, 2000.
ARTnews, Spanish art exhibition reviews, May, 1999.
Cutting Edge: Linocuts by Jim Jacob, curator/author, exhibition catalogue, Barcelona, 1998 and Madrid, 2000.
“Vilallonga, un simbolista entre l’esperit i la matèria”, (Catalan text), El Contemporani, Editorial Afers, Centre d’Estudis Històrics Internacionals, University of Barcelona July-Dec. 1997.
Imaginary Library: Design Bindings and Sculptural Books by Pamela Moore, curator/author, exhibition catalogue, Barcelona, 1997.
International Art Guide, co-author, National Endowment for the Arts, Washington DC, 1994.
The Prints of Roy Lichtenstein: A Catalogue Raisonné 1948-1993, co-author of exhibition history, Washington DC: Hudson Hills Press and National Gallery of Art, 1994.
Contemporary Spanish Photography, ed. Betty Hahn. Albuquerque: University of New Mexico Press, 1985. “Spanish Photography Today: A Historical Overview” by Joan Fontcuberta (translation with Nancy Morris).
Curated Exhibitions & Programs
Head Curator. “Looking Sideways: Roland Penrose and Surrealism ”, Tenerife Espacio del Arte, Tenerife, Canary Islands, February 6 – April 19, 2009 and the Picasso Foundation, Málaga, Spain, October 23, 2008 – January 25, 2009.
Head Curator. “Lee Miller: Evocation and Memory”, Fundación Picasso, Málaga, October 2, 2008-Januaryy 15, 2009.
Head Curator. “Lee Miller: Picasso in Private”, Picasso Museum, Barcelona, Spain, May 31-September 17, 2007
exhibition Consultant. “Barcelona! Gaudi-Picasso-Dali”, Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, March 6 – June 3, 2007
Guest Curator. “Thy Brother’s Keeper”, photography exhibition organized by the Alternative Museum, NYC in collaboration with the Flint Institute of the Arts, April 2006.
Curator. “Paths of the Heart: Prints by Jim Jacob”, linocut exhibition, Museu Etnològic, Barcelona, Spain, July 2002 – April 2003.
Participating Curator. “Glossalgia”, Hellenic-American Union and the Frissiras Museum, Athens, Greece, March, 2001.
Curator and Tour Coordinator. “Pa d’Àngel”, group exhibition of 55 international artists, opened at Article 26, Barcelona in December, 1998; toured to Hellenic Americn Union, Athens, Greece, February, 2000 and Lowe Art Gallery, Syracuse University, New York, January, 2001.
Curator. “Alex Harris: Islands in Time”, photography exhibition opened at IVAM-Valencia Institute of Modern Art, Valencia, Spain, September, 2000.
Curator. “Vilallonga: Poetic Symbolism from Barcelona”, exhibition at the Thousand Oaks Civic Arts Plaza, California, May - August, 2000.
Curator and Tour Coordinator. “Cutting Edge: Linocuts of Jim Jacob”, exhibition opened at the Institut Franco-Americain, Rennes, France, January, 1999 and toured to the Hellenic American Union in Athens, Greece in February-March, 1999.
Tour Coordinator and Co-Curator. “Passing Shots: A Travel Series by Betty Hahn”, photography exhibition opened at the Institut d’Estudis Nord-americans for the Primavera Fotogràfica, April-May, 1998 and toured to the Roman Temple in Vic, May-June, 1999. With Diana Gaston, Museum of Photograhic Arts, San Diego.
Curator and Tour Coordinator.“Imaginary Library: Design Bindings and Sculptural Books by Pamela Moore”, exhibition opened at the Institut d’Estudis Nord-americans, April-May, 1997, and toured to the Hellenic American Union in Athens, Greece, May, 1997, Roman Temple, Vic, Spain, June-July, 1997, Institut Franco-Americain, Rennes, France, Dec.-Jan., 1998, Caja de Ahorros del Mediterraneo, Valencia, Spain, June-July, 1999.
Exhibition Installation and Design. “Collaborations: Artists and Printers, Lithographs from Tamarind Institute”, October-November, 1996.
Professional Experience
2008-2009 |
UNIVERSITY LECTURER
University of Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain
Series of accredited lectures held at the National Museum of Catalonia, in conjunction with their current exhibitions: 2009 - Robert Capa and the Spanish Civil War: Art, Image, & Memory, curated by International Center of Photography, NY. 2008 - Duchamp, Man Ray, & Picabia: 20th Century Anti-Art, curated by Tate Britain, London.
2003 to 2009 |
AUTHOR & CURATOR
Lee Miller Archives/The Penrose Collection, East Sussex, UK
Wrote dual biography, Lee Miller and Roland Penrose: The Green Memories of Desire (Prestel Publishers, 2007). Research and development of exhibitions drawn from the Lee Miller Archives and the Roland Penrose Collection. Exhibitions include photographs of Picasso by Lee Miller, Picasso Museum, Barcelona, Spain (2007), and selected works on paper and paintings by Roland Penrose and his Surrealist colleagues, Picasso Foundation, Málaga, Spain (2008) and Tenerife Espacio de las Artes, Canary Islands, Spain (2009)..
2000 to 2004 |
VISUAL ARTS PROGRAM DIRECTOR
Syracuse University, Barcelona, Spain
Designed and developed the Barcelona summer university program for Syracuse Visual and Performing Arts graduate and undergraduate students. Duties included coordinating partnerships with local Barcelona universities, art schools and city officials, hiring art professors and developing course content.
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Program AbroadConsultant
Developed the ground work for a Barcelona campus and full time academic year university program for Syracuse University’s Division of International Programs Abroad. Set up meetings for visiting directors and staff members, negotiated classroom rental space, identified local course offerings for the College of Arts and Sciences, Visual and Performng Arts, and the School of Management.
1999 to 2001 |
UNIVERSITY SITE COORDINATOR
Boston College, Barcelona, Spain
Served as a liaison to Boston College for university exchange students, organized weekly cultural activities in and around Barcelona as well as trips to Madrid, Sevilla, and Canary Islands. Offered housing and individual advisement.
1994 to 1999 |
DIRECTOR OF CULTURAL PROGRAMS
Institute of North American Studies, Barcelona, Spain
Implemented international traveling exhibition network in Europe, curated exhibitions, circulated performing arts and visual arts throughout Spain. Organized lecture series and specialized tours on the arts for visiting professionals. Developed internship programs for American and Spanish university students in Barcelona.
1985 to 1992 |
ASSISTANT EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR. Worked in expanding and developing all areas of cultural programming for a nationally recognized private, not-for-profit cultural organization. Regularly coordinated activities with the Barcelona City government, the Autonomous Government of Catalunya, the US Consulate’s Office in Barcelona and the University of Barcelona.
1994 |
COLLECTIONS RESEARCH DEPARTMENT
The Phillips Collection, Washington, D.C.
Revised and updated the information for the museum collection using the personal archives of Duncan Phillips for the Summary Catalogue.
1993 to 1994 |
INTERNATIONAL FELLOW
National Endowment for the Arts, Washington,D.C.
Worked for the International Program of the NEA under the directorship of Jane Alexander. Developed numerous proposals and initiatives for cultural exchange between the US and Spain.
1993 |
RESEARCHER, DEPARTMENT OF MODERN PRINTS & DRAWINGS
The National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C.
Wrote and researched the Exhibition History for the catalogue raisonné of Roy Lichtenstein’s major print exhibition held at the NGA. Worked on upcoming exhibitions including Milton Avery and Gemini G.E.L graphic artists.
Lectures & Panels
Guest Lecturer, HAVERFORD COLLEGE, Man Ray at Work with Lee Miller, Photography Dept, Haverford, PA, April, 2010.
Guest Lecturer, MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY, women photographers and combat: Gerda Taro, Margaret Bourke-White and Lee Miller, Photography Dept, Lansing, MI, March, 2010.
Guest Lecturer, UNIVERSITY OF BARCELONA, women photographers and combat: Gerda Taro, Margaret Bourke-White and Lee Miller, July 16, 2009.
Guest Lecturer, UNIVERSITY OF BARCELONA, Man Ray and Lee Miller, July 17, 2008.
Guest Lecturer, TEMPLE UNIVERSITY, Pictorial Strategies, Dept. of Journalism, Philadelphia, PA, March 25, 2008.
Guest Lecturer, SYRACUSE UNIVERSITY, Curating Lee Miller, Museum Studies Dept, Syracuse, NY, March 19, 2008.
Guest Lecturer, BOSTON COLLEGE, Lee Miller and Surrealism, Fine Arts Dept. and Women’s Studies Program, Boston, MA, March 12, 2008.
Lecturer and Panelist, VICTORIA & ALBERT MUSEUM, the Quintessential Lee Miller Symposium, Through the Looking Glass: Reflections of Lee Miller, Victoria and Albert Museum, London, UK, December 7, 2007.
Symposium and Panel Moderator, PICASSO MUSEUM, Lee Miller: Picasso in Private, Barcelona, Spain, June, 13, 2007
Panel Discussion, Collaborations between International Curators, ORACLE, Florence, Italy, November 10, 2005.
Lecturer, ETHNOLOGICAL MUSEUM, Iconography, Art and Life in Hispanic Communities in the US, Museu Etnològic, Barcelona, Spain, January 16, 2003.
Lecturer,UNESCO, Arte y museos en USA, Barcelona, April 18, 2002.
Lecturer, ETHNOLOGICAL MUSEUM, Traditional and Contemporary Art in New Mexico and Catalunya, Barcelona, Spain, April 11, 2002.
Gallery Talk, SYRACUSE UNIVERSITY, Pa d’Angel / Angel’s Host traveling exhibition, Lowe Art Gallery, Syracuse, New York, January 24, 2001.
Coordinator, SALZBURG SEMINAR SCHOLARSHIPS, Dec., 1998- June, 1999.
Fellowships, Grants & Awards
Harry Ransom Center Research Fellowship, University of Texas, Austin, 2009
National Endowment for the Arts Fellowship, 1993
Visual and Performing Arts Assistantship, Syracuse University, 1992
European Conference for International Binational Centers, Izmir, Turkey, 1992
International Binational Cultural Center Directors Conference, Washington, DC,
(Spain, Greece, Morocco, Turkey, Portugal, Thailand, Indonesia and Pakistan) 1987
Education
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Universitat de Barcelona
Barcelona, Spain
Doctoral Candidate in Art History, 2009 to present
Syracuse University
Syracuse, New York
Master of Arts in Museum Studies, 1994 Terminal Degree
Universitat de Barcelona
Barcelona, Spain
Graduate course work in Art History, 1983
Languages
Trilingal (English, Catalan and Spanish)
French (spoken)
Three years Modern Greek