News | Ian Potter Museum of Art appoints new Curatorial Manager

20151124_jacqui_headshot_pvy_0054.jpg.131328The Ian Potter Museum of Art, University of Melbourne has appointed Jacqueline Doughty to the position of Curatorial Manager.

Kelly Gellatly, Director of the Ian Potter Museum of Art says, “We are delighted to welcome Jacqueline to the Potter and look forward to working with her on the next exciting phase of the Museum’s development. Jacqueline’s innovative and collaborative curatorial approach, interest in the activation of historical and contemporary collections, and ability to work in a cross-disciplinary manner will bring much to the Potter’s programs”.

Jacqueline comes to the Potter with over 20 years professional experience in the contemporary art sector encompassing curatorial projects, research, writing, arts administration, organisational management and strategic planning in the United States, United Kingdom and Australia. Most recently the Deputy Director/Senior Curator of Gertrude Contemporary, where she has worked for over 15 years, Jacqueline managed over 150 exhibitions during this time and delivered bilateral cultural exchange programs in Malaysia, Singapore, China and Indonesia, including 35 residencies and eight international exhibitions. She also introduced Gertrude’s Visiting Curators program, which led to exhibition opportunities for local artists in New York, London, Tokyo, and throughout Europe; premiered the work of key international artists to Melbourne audiences through her curatorial projects, and developed a three-year pilot Education program that encouraged the engagement of schools and community groups in Gertrude Contemporary and its programs.

In addition to her undergraduate and post-graduate studies in art history at the University of Michigan and the School of the Art Institute of Chicago, Jacqueline trained at a number of key organisations in Chicago (Museum of Contemporary Art and the Art Institute of Chicago) and London (Chisenhale Gallery and the Camden Arts Centre) and worked at London’s Barbican Art Gallery before returning to Australia to take up a role at Gertrude Contemporary in 2001. In addition to her curatorial projects at Gertrude, she has undertaken freelance projects for the Perth Institute of Contemporary Art and the Melbourne Art Foundation.

Jacqueline is currently in New York undertaking a residency with Performa and will commence at the Potter in mid-January 2016.

Jacqueline Doughty has said of her new role, “I am thrilled to be joining the team at the Ian Potter Museum of Art at such an exciting time for the organisation. I look forward to working across the rich diversity of the University of Melbourne’s collections, and welcome the opportunity to be involved in the development of a new facility to house the Michael Buxton Collection”.