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Cortney Lane Stell

Cortney Lane Stell. (Photo: Sara Ford)

Cortney Lane Stell. (Photo: Sara Ford)

Cortney Lane Stell is the Executive Director + Chief Curator of Black Cube, a nomadic contemporary art museum based in Denver, Colorado. Stell recently served on Denver’s Commission on Cultural Affairs, as appointed by the mayor. She has held independent curatorial practice since 2006, which has included curating numerous exhibitions nationally and internationally for museums, university galleries, biennials and art events. Stemming from a philosophical interest in art as communication, Stell has organized exhibitions that focus on artworks experimental in both conceptual and material nature, including exhibitions with artists such as Liam Gillick, Cyprien Gaillard, Daniel Arsham, and Shirley Tse. In her role at Black Cube she has art directed dozens of site-specific artworks including works by SANGREE, Adriana Corral, Rindon Johnson, and Jennifer Ling Datchuk—to name a few. Stell holds an M.A. from the European Graduate School in Switzerland, where she is also a Ph.D. candidate in Media Communications.