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Curator Conversations with Mary Statzer
March 21, 2021 @ 4:00 pm - 6:00 pm
Join us for an afternoon with Mary Statzer, Curator of Prints and Photographs at University of New Mexico Art Museum (UNMAM).
About this Event
During this enlightening conversation, Mary will discuss the role of curators from an artist’s perspective — touching on how curators find artists, as well as how they curate shows and/or build collections based on interactions with artists, the concerns of their own institutions, the larger art world, and perhaps the culture itself.
We may also discuss the variety of curators that photographers and artists may encounter, from academic, institutional, corporate, or private. Anyone who is curious about how to position their work for a curator’s eye or wants to know more about building a collection will enjoy this engaging presentation with Ms. Statzer.
This event is free for Arizona Photography Alliance Members, and open to non-members for a pay-what-you-wish donation ($5 suggested).
Presentation will be held on Zoom, link provided 24 hours prior to event.
Not an AZPA member yet, but want to attend for free? Check out the options HERE.
About Mary Statzer
Mary Statzer is Curator of Prints and Photographs at University of New Mexico Art Museum (UNMAM). She organizes exhibitions in all mediums and from the permanent collection. UNMAM’s collection includes more than 10,000 photographs, spanning the history of the medium. https://artmuseum.unm.edu
Statzer holds an MFA in printmaking from Arizona State University and PhD in art history from University of Arizona.
Statzer has published articles in Aperture magazine and edited a multi-author book titled, The Photographic Object 1970 (University of California Press). She brought the exhibition To Survive on This Shore: Photographs and Interviews with Transgender and Gender Nonconforming Older Adults to UNMAM and organized the exhibitions, Patrick Nagatani: A Survey of Early Photographs; Please Enjoy and Return: Bruce Conner Films from the Sixties; and Indelible Ink: Native Women, Printmaking, Collaboration. She is currently working on an online platform for the museum with the ceramic sculptor and writer, Rose B. Simpson, who hails from Santa Clara Pueblo in New Mexico.
Statzer regularly participates in photography portfolio reviews (Medium, Review Santa Fe, Camera Lucida, and Filter) and has served as moderator for Review Santa Fe’s photographer award presentations for two consecutive years. She is co-organizing a global photography conference this fall.
Portrait of Mary Statzer © Stefan Jennings Batista