Allison Glenn

Allison M. Glenn is a curator and writer deeply invested in working closely with artists to develop ideas, artworks, and exhibitions that respond to and transform our understanding of the world. Glenn’s curatorial work focuses on the intersection of art and publics, through public art, biennials, special projects, and major new commissions by a wide range of contemporary artists. Glenn has held the title of Senior Curator and Director of Public Art at Contemporary Arts Museum Houston, and was previously Associate Curator, Contemporary Art at Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art. Glenn was guest curator for Promise, Witness, Remembrance, an exhibition reflecting on the life of Breonna Taylor, centered on her portrait painted by Amy Sherald, on view at the Speed Art Museum in Louisville, Kentucky and was a member of the curatorial team for State of the Art 2020, which opened simultaneously at Crystal Bridges and the Momentary. 

Prior to working at Crystal Bridges, she was the Manager of Publications and Curatorial Associate for Prospect New Orleans’ international art triennial Prospect.4: The Lotus in Spite of the Swamp. Her writing has been featured in numerous exhibition publications, including those produced by Crystal Bridges Museum, Princeton Architectural Press, The Los Angeles County Museum of Art, The Kemper Museum of Art, Prospect New Orleans, DePaul Art Museum, Rebuild Foundation, the California African American Museum, University at Buffalo Art Galleries, and The Studio Museum in Harlem. She has contributed to Hyperallergic, ART21 Magazine, ART PAPERS, Pelican Bomb’s Art Review, and Newcity.