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Aaron Levi Garvey

 

Aaron Levy Garvey is a Jewish-American curator and historian whose work in contemporary arts and culture revolves around notions of creating community and broadening its definition. Recent exhibitions and projects include the co-founding and directing of Long Road Projects Foundation, an organization which focuses on supporting artists with residency, edition publishing and exhibition opportunities; co-founding The Hudson Eye, a 10-day and 27-venue arts and humanities-focused program in Hudson, New York which has featured the work and performances of notable artists such as David Hammons, Allora and Calzadilla, Terence Koh, Marina Abramović, Shikeith, Rachel Libeskind, Jeffrey Gibson, Jonah Bokaer and Emily Ritz; and Shikeith’s notes towards becoming a spill at Atlanta Contemporary. Garvey has also curated such notable exhibitions such as We Are What We Eat, the inaugural contemporary art exhibition at the United Nations headquarters in New York City and co-curated the Atlanta Biennial (ATLBNL): Recent Correspondence at Atlanta Contemporary. In September 2021 Garvey was appointed to assume the artistic helm of the Jule Collins Smith Museum of Fine Arts at Auburn University which has created its first endowed position – the Janet L. Nolan Director of Curatorial Affairs. Garvey simultaneously maintains his role as Chief Curator of annual programming at The Hudson Eye.