Jennifer Russell
Jennifer Russell began her museum career in 1974 at the Whitney Museum of American Art. Starting as a curatorial assistant, she served in numerous roles, including Acting Director and Deputy Director. During her time at the Whitney, Russell organized a number of exhibitions, including American Art, 1900-1940, in 1976; American Folk Painters of Three Centuries in 1980; Celebrating Calder in 1991; and Selections from the Permanent Collection, 1938-1946 in 1993.
Russell moved to The Metropolitan Museum of Art in 1993, where, until 1996, she was the Associate Director for Administration. In this role, Russell managed departments reporting to the Director, including curatorial, conservation, publications, and the libraries.
From 1996 until 2010, Russell held the position of Senior Deputy Director for Exhibitions, Collections, and Programs at the Museum of Modern Art in New York. At MoMA, Russell coordinated over 100 exhibitions, and, in 2004, orchestrated the move of MoMA’s entire permanent collection in preparation for the Museum’s physical expansion.
Currently, as Associate Director for Exhibitions at The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Russell supervises the Museum’s entire roster of temporary exhibitions, gallery rotations, and outgoing loan shows, a program of approximately 35 to 40 presentations per year. In addition, she oversees the Museum’s international initiatives, collaborating with institutions worldwide on exhibitions and other special projects.
Jennifer Russell is a graduate of Wellesley College (B.A., American Studies, 1971) and New York University’s Institute of Fine Arts (M.A., Art History, 1974), and is a Trustee of the Bank Street College of Education.
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