About Kimberli Gant: Kimberli Gant is the McKinnon Curator of Modern and Contemporary Art at the Chrysler Museum of Art. Gant served as the Mellon Doctoral Fellow in the Department of Arts of Global Africa at the Newark Museum in New Jersey, as well as the Curator of Exhibitions and Public Programs at the Museum of Contemporary African Diasporan Arts in Brooklyn, New York.

Gant will be speaking about her background and some of the projects she’s been working on, including the reinstallation of work in the Chrysler Museum’s McKinnon Galleries from the permanent collection, as well as how she thinks about work when acting as juror.

Mid Atlantic New Painting 2018 will be on view in the Ridderhof Martin Gallery from January 25- March 18th, 2018. An opening reception will be held Thursday, January 25th from 5-7 pm.