A Curatorial Practice: Detours, Collaborations and Reimagining Possibilities

Kelly Lindner, the new director of Western Gallery at WWU, will discuss her approach to exhibition-making and past projects. She will also share her vision for what’s to come at Western Gallery. 

Complimentary parking available in Lot 17G. 

About Kelly Lindner

Kelly Lindner brings more than 25 years of leadership and curatorial experience to the director position at Western Gallery. Most recently, Lindner served as Art Galleries and Collections Curator for the University Galleries at California State University, Sacramento, where she directed three campus galleries and oversaw the university and public art collections. During her tenure, she organized solo exhibitions and the commissioning of new work by prominent artists such as Kim Abeles, Stephen Kaltenbach, Rajkamal Kahlon, Won Ju Lim, and Finnegan Shannon. She has also held director and curatorial positions with the Jacki Headley University Art Gallery, California State University, Chico and George Adams Gallery, New York, and was the collections manager for Artists’ Legacy Foundation and Estate of Robert Arneson. Early in her career, she started The Living Room, an alternative art space in San Francisco showcasing emerging artists. Lindner received an MA from the Center for Curatorial Studies, Bard College, and a BA from Smith College.