CV — Kate Miller

KATE MILLER KATE MILLER KATE MILLER KATE MILLER

EXPERIENCE

Assistant Curator, Harwood Museum of Art, Taos, NM, April 2024 — Present

Supports creative development and implementation of museum-wide special exhibitions and permanent collection rotations and proposes original ideas to lead exhibitions; successfully produced community-oriented exhibition series The Same Place at the Same Time and strengthened museum’s relationship to local community
Supported all aspects of exhibition production for: Luchita Hurtado: Earth and Sky Interjected (2024); Nicholas Herrera: El Rito Santero (2024); Charles Ross: Mansions of the Zodiac (2025); unearthing futures / desenterrando futuros (2026)
Manages deadlines and maintains organized records of multiple fast-moving projects at once, including budget management, maintenance of meeting schedules, writing and organizing loan agreements, contracts, payments, and exhibition checklists
Builds and maintains strong relationships with internal and external stakeholders, including artists, curatorial collaborators, community members, press, and donors
Gives creative direction to all marketing materials and museum didactics, including drafting or fully designing public-facing materials for press and social media

Artist in Residence, Virreina, San Gil, Colombia, October 2024

Artist in Residence and Volunteer Coordinator, ArteSumapaz, San Bernardo, Colombia, August–October 2023

Organized and distributed weekly volunteer tasks; led the creation and editing of original video content for social media; facilitated English language classes with local students; developed art and curatorial practices

Institutional Partnerships Intern, David Zwirner, NY, January 2023 — June 2023

Contribute to an ongoing long-term project to strengthen the gallery’s knowledge of and relationships with key museum professionals; research and update museum professionals’ contacts in the database with career histories and current positions, artist/art interests, interpersonal relationships, and social media presences; create documents containing information about top institutions’ previous exhibitions of gallery artists

Research Intern, Eric Firestone Gallery, NY, May 2022 — September 2022

Researched gallery and exhibited artists’ careers, including gathering source materials, compiling CVs, and drafting biographies; drafted and edited text for exhibitions and social media; updateed inventory records on GalleryManager; assisted in installation for client showings; organized library and book inventory

Research Intern, Contemporary Art Partners, January 2022 — July 2022

Updated, and reported on internal artist, auction, museum, and exhibition tracking lists; researched, compiled, and presented to partners detailed overviews of artists’ careers for investment decisions; researched additional data on artists of interest such as art prizes, residencies, institutional exhibitions, social media visibility

Gallery Assistant, Yossi Milo Gallery, Summer 2021

Researched and updated artist press and resumes; drafted exhibition texts; created sales presentations and assisted in facilitating sales via email; assisted in inventory and contact management through Artsystems and Constant Contact; assisted in reorganizing and updating book inventory; assisted in gallery maintenance and exhibition installation

Gallery Intern, New Discretions, Summer 2021

Updated inventory on Filemaker Pro, Artsy, Artspace and Square; assisted in gallery maintenance, exhibition installation; photographed artworks for social media, inventory records

Major: Art History
Selected Coursework: Text, Magic, and Performance; Curatorial Positions 1969-Present; Art and Theory in a Global Context; Feminism and Postmodernism in Visual Art; Contemporary Arts of Africa; Making Without Objects (Sculpture III); Introduction to Darkroom Photography; Twentieth Century Art; Masterpieces of Western Art; Introduction to the Literature and Methods of Art History; Greek Art and Architecture; Making and Knowing in Early Modern Europe; Clothing; Introduction to Computer Programming in Python

Columbia University, Fu Foundation School of Engineering and Applied Science, August 2019 - May 2021

PROFICIENCIES, SKILLS, AND INTERESTS

Advanced speaking, reading and writing knowledge of Spanish
Advanced knowledge of Adobe Creative Suite, Canva, Windows and Mac operating systems, Microsoft Office, Google Suite
Advanced knowledge of inventory management platforms The Museum System (TMS), ArtSystems, and GalleryManager
Interests include papermaking, cooking, moss, foraging, fermentation

Assistant Curator, Harwood Museum of Art, Taos, NM , April 2024 — Present