Allison Glenn

Allison Glenn is a New York-based curator and writer focusing on the intersection of art and public space through public art and special projects, biennials, and major new commissions by a wide range of contemporary artists. For over fifteen years Glenn has been devoted to realizing ambitious and experimental exhibitions and site-specific projects with artists working across the globe.

Her previous roles include Artistic Director of The Shepherd; Co-Curator of Counterpublic Triennial 2023, Senior Curator at New York’s Public Art Fund; Visiting Curator at The University of Tulsa; and Associate Curator of Contemporary Art at Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art. She also held a curatorial position with New Orleans’ international art triennial, Prospect.4: The Lotus in Spite of the Swamp. She gained broad acclaim for curating the pathbreaking 2021 exhibition Promise, Witness, Remembrance at Louisville, Kentucky’s Speed Art Museum.