Associate Curator at the Blaffer Gallery, University of Houston
Houston, Texas Area
- Current
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- Associate Curator at Blaffer Gallery
- Past
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- Curatorial Fellow at Walker Art Center
- Teaching Assistant at Williams College
- Curatorial Intern at Smithsonian National Museum of American
- Research Assistant to Debra Balken at Williams College
- Research Intern at Clark Art Institute
- Director of Visitor and Membership Services at Headley-Whitney Museum
- Artist Assistant/Intern at Judy Chicago
- American Art Intern at High Museum of Art
- Education
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- 2006 Williams College
- St. Olaf College
- University of Ghana
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Rachel Hooper’s Summary
Curator with experience in teaching, publishing, editing, rights and reproduction, exhibition planning, and fundraising.
Rachel Hooper’s Specialties:
Houston artists, video art, artist residencies
Rachel Hooper’s Experience
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Associate Curator
Blaffer Gallery
(Arts and Crafts industry)
October 2007 — Present (2 years 2 months)
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Curatorial Fellow
Walker Art Center
(Non-Profit; 51-200 employees; Museums and Institutions industry)
September 2006 — October 2007 (1 year 2 months)
Permanent collection: 11,500 works of art
Assisted with 9 exhibitions during fellowship -
Teaching Assistant
Williams College
(Educational Institution; Higher Education industry)
August 2005 — May 2006 (10 months)
TA for Art History 101 and 102. Approximately 30 students were in my section for each class
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Curatorial Intern
Smithsonian National Museum of American
(Arts and Crafts industry)
May 2005 — July 2005 (3 months)
Permanent collection: 3,000,000 objects
Conducted archival research on and created digital database for 20th century sculptor
Jose de Rivera. -
Research Assistant to Debra Balken
Williams College
(Educational Institution; Higher Education industry)
January 2005 — May 2005 (5 months)
Helped with research for her forthcoming book on Harold Rosenberg
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Research Intern
Clark Art Institute
(Arts and Crafts industry)
August 2004 — December 2004 (5 months)
Permanent collection: 8,000 works of art
Responsible for archival research and artifact assessment related to series of
exhibitions on -
Director of Visitor and Membership Services
Headley-Whitney Museum
(Arts and Crafts industry)
2002 — 2003 (1 year )
No permanent collection
Supervised front desk staff, published quarterly newsletter, in charge of organizing
public programs and tours. -
Artist Assistant/Intern
Judy Chicago
(Arts and Crafts industry)
January 2002 — January 2002 (1 month)
Prepared for her retrospective at the National Museum of Women in the Arts.
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American Art Intern
High Museum of Art
(Non-Profit; 51-200 employees; Museums and Institutions industry)
June 2001 — August 2001 (3 months)
Permanent collection: 11,000 works of art
Assisted with research and planning for Winslow Homer and His Critics.
Rachel Hooper’s Education
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2006 Williams College
M.A , Art History , 2004 — 2006
Architecture and Visual
Culture
Thesis: “Plato Goes Pop: Andy Warhol and the Ascent to Beauty” -
St. Olaf College
BA , Philosophy, Art History , 1998 — 2002
- Activities and Societies:
- Phi Beta Kappa, Feminists for Change president, Student Green Party member
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University of Ghana
2001 — 2001
Additional Information
Rachel Hooper’s Websites:
Rachel Hooper’s Groups:
Programming Committee at Lawndale Art Center
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St. Olaf College Alumni Group -
Williams Alumni
Rachel Hooper’s Honors:
Phi Beta Kappa, DAAD Fellowship
Rachel Hooper’s Contact Settings
Interested In:
- job inquiries
- expertise requests
- business deals
- reference requests
- getting back in touch
