2016 - 2021

Curatorial Research Assistant

Getty Research Institute, Los Angeles

• Curation of Exhibitions: Collaborated with Curators on exhibition concept development, meetings, research, object selection, coordination, registration, design, conservation, digitization, image rights, loan agreements, installation and deinstallation. Collaborated on research, content creation, and copy-editing for all texts, websites, sound installations, videos, audio guides, and promotional materials. Collaborated on public programs and events and lead tours
• Project Management: Co-managed with the Curators sections of the Käthe Kollwitz Research Project, which comprised acquisition, processing, cataloging, research, conservation, digitization, workshops and events, Getty Conservation Institute (GCI) Technical Study, budget, loans, the book publication, and the exhibition. Co-organized work flows with Curatorial, Conservation, Special Collections, Collections Management, Exhibitions, Design, Events, Publications, and Getty Digital and the GCI
• Administrative Support and Research: Developed and updated all checklists, spreadsheets, PowerPoint presentations, logs, documents, correspondence, and collections management databases. Completed academic research, reports, and analysis. Assisted on budget reports.
• Book Publications: collaborated with the Curator, Designer, and Editor on all aspects of concept development, research, and design; completed translations; wrote image captions; edited manuscripts; assisted on image rights and digitization
• Acquisitions and Valuation: Collaborated on more than 170 art acquisitions/ Provided research and analysis, and wrote financial reports. Determined art valuations. Assisted in negotiations with dealers and donors. Researched and wrote acquisition forms in FileMaker Pro

2016 - 2021

Writer and Postdoctoral Researcher

DeGruyter

• Commissioned to research, write, and copy edit academic articles for the Art Market Dictionary

2017

Curatorial Research Assistant

Grunwald Center for the Graphic Arts, Hammer Museum, University of California, Los Angeles

• Cataloged prints and drawings from the 1500s to the present in The Museum System
• Assisted with the implementation of the Grunwald Collection digital art history database
• Project management of image rights permissions: conducted research and analysis on rights holders; negotiated fees and payments; developed and maintained spreadsheets and files

2013 - 2021

Independent Scholar and Postdoctoral Researcher

Los Angeles and Berlin, Germany

• Extensive research and archival experience with rare documents, artworks, photographs, and ephemera at numerous archives, artists’ studios, private collections, libraries, museums, and galleries in the U.S., Germany, Holland, and Denmark
• Expertise in German, Danish, and American library and archival systems
• Publication of high level academic research

2013 - 2016

Committee Member and Teacher

The Public School Los Angeles, part of The Poetic Research Bureau

• Co-organized and taught lectures, reading groups, film screenings, and other activities
• Raised funding; media and internet promotion; shared administrative duties

2003 - 2004

Museum Educator

Museum of Tolerance–Simon Wiesenthal Center, Los Angeles

• Specialist Educator on racism, discrimination, and anti-Semitism for school groups and public visitors