Tom Finkelpearl
Queens Museum of Art
Biography:
Tom Finkelpearl worked at P.S.1 Contemporary Art Center 1982-1990, as a curator and Director of the Clocktower Gallery. During this time, he organized fifteen one person and group exhibitions including a traveling retrospective of David Hammons’ work. In 1990, he became Director of the Percent for Art Program at the New York City Department of Cultural Affairs where he worked on 130 public art projects. In 1996, Finkelpearl became Executive Director of Program at the Skowhegan School of Painting and Sculpture. The job involved directing the academic affairs of the school and supervising operations and capital projects on the 400-acre Maine campus. In September 1999, Finkelpearl returned to P.S.1 as Deputy Director. Responsibilities included overseeing the activities of all departments of the organization while working closely with the Executive Director, city government, and the Museum of Modern Art on long-range planning issues. Since March 2002, he has been Executive Director of the Queens Museum of Art where he oversees all programmatic and administrative activities. At the Queens Museum he is spearheading an expansion that will double the size of the facility while working to integrate the local and international aspirations of the institution.
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