Vignette Art Fair 2017 Curator

Chelsea Pierce

Since 2014, Chelsea Pierce has held the role of Curatorial Administrative Assistant for the Contemporary Art department at the Dallas Museum of Art, where she has provided support to the curatorial team on over twelve exhibitions. During this tenure, in 2016, Pierce independently curated a group exhibition of three Dallas-based artists titled Primary Research: Sean Cairns, Linnea Glatt, and James Sullivan on the 19th floor of a downtown high-rise building. Prior to her work with the DMA, Pierce was the Curatorial Intensive Coordinator for Independent Curators International, as well as a curatorial intern for both The Drawing Center and the Brooklyn Museum. Pierce holds a B.A. in Anthropology with a minor in Art History from the University of Oklahoma, and an M.A. in Museum Studies from New York University.

Vignette Art Fair 2017 Artists

Revisit the Fair

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2017 Installation Images

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2017 Printed Program

View or download our program with the curator’s essay and included artists

Vignette Art Fair 2017 Programming

Programming for the fair included Viewpoints, a series of panel discussions with local, female industry leaders, and Vocations, which featured local women-owned businesses, the details of which can be seen below.

Viewpoints

On Art and Community
Saturday, April 6 3:00pm - 4:30pm

Moderator:
Catherine Cuellar - Director of Partnerships, RefillWise

Panelists:
Jin-Ya Huang - Mixed-Media Artist
Cynthia Salzman Mondell - Independent Filmmaker, Media Projects, Inc.
Jennifer Scripps - Director, Office of Cultural Affairs
Constance Y. White - Principal & Lead Creative, SLDcreative

On Art and Collecting
Saturday, April 7 3:00pm - 4:30pm

Moderator:
Jessica Brit Ingle - Independent Curator, Art Consultant, and President, Texas Women’s Caucus for Art

Panelists:
Leigh Arnold - Assistant Curator, Nasher Sculpture Center
Joan Davidow - Collector and Co-Founder, Site 131
Joanna Hogrefe - Artist and Founder, Tempestuous
Cassandra Porter - Art Collector