Kristin Makholm

Experience

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  Saint Louis Art Museum

  Jan 1990 - Nov 1992

  Curatorial Assistant/Prints, Drawings & Photographs

  Ran print study room, organized four exhibitions of works on paper, catalogued collection.• Authored Prints in Germany: 1905-1923, The Saint Louis Art Museum Bulletin, vol. 20, no. 4 (Summer 1993)• Curated Currents 48: Joe Deal, exh. brochure• Curated Currents 45: Frank Auerbach, exh. brochure (traveled to the Yale Center for British Art, New Haven, CT)

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  Walker Art Center

  Apr 1994 - Nov 1996

  Research Assistant, The Photomontages of Hannah Hoech

  • Research on exhibition, including two archival research trips to Germany• Translation of texts in German• Catalogue preparation and writing• Wrote script for slide show and accompanying brochure for exhibition• Taught class on Hannah Hoech during the run of the exhibition

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  Milwaukee Art Museum

  Jan 1999 - Nov 2002

  Curator of Prints and Drawings

  Curated seven exhibitions and coordinated and authored three publications, acquired artwork for collection, managed departmental staff, commissioned prints for and served as staff liaison to collectors group Print Forum. • Negotiated acquisition of renowned collection of German Expressionist prints from Marcia and Granvil Specks, Evanston, IL• Managed transfer of collections to new storage facility• Acquired major acquisitions for prints and drawings collection, including masterworks by Caspar David Friedrich and Enrique Chagoya Show less

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  Minneapolis College of Art and Design

  Aug 2004 - Jun 2009

  Director of Galleries and Exhibitions and Adjunct Professor

  • Organized, curated, and programed 19 exhibitions of students, alumni, and Minnesota artists. • Taught art history classes on Dada, Surrealism and 20th-century Modernism• Managed two major grant programs: McKnight Foundation Fellowship for Visual Artists and Jerome Foundation Fellowship for Emerging Artists. • Managed departmental staff

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  Minnesota Museum of American Art

  Jun 2009 - Jul 2020

  Executive Director

  Strategic Planning/Fundraising/Organizational development/Grant-writing/Board development/Building community partnerships/AAM Core Documents development/Equity, Diversity, Inclusion, Accessibility initiatives/Financial Oversight/Operations, Staff, and Capacity Building/Exhibition planning/Acquisitions and Collections Management/Care of Collections/Public Speaking/Curating Exhibitions/Capital Campaign development

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  Nebraska Arts Council

  Apr 2015 - Apr 2015

  Panelist, Basic Support Major Arts Organizations
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  Institute for Museum and Library Services

  Feb 2020 - Feb 2020

  Peer Reviewer, Museums for America
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  RAMSEY COUNTY HISTORICAL SOCIETY

  Oct 2021 - Jan 2022

  Senior Campaign Advisor
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  Minnesota Public Radio

  Feb 2022 - now

  Senior Major and Planned Giving Officer