The Shelburne Museum in Shelburne, Vermont, announced in January it was creating a new curatorial position related to Native American art, a first of its kind in the museum’s 74-year history.
The Shelburne Museum in Shelburne, Vermont.
The position, funded by the Henry Luce Foundation, will be held by Victoria Sunnergren, whose title will be associate curator of Native American art. Sunnergren will lead the interpretation and exhibition of the museum’s collection of Indigenous art and material culture and organize an exhibition highlighting the Perry Collection of Native American masterworks. Sunnergren will also guide the museum’s program in collaboration with an advisory board of Indigenous artists, curators and community leaders.
“This curatorship is an essential part of Shelburne’s goal to become a center of gravity for the study and exploration of Indigenous art and material culture in the region, broadening audiences, redefining American Art, and cultivating new relationships and greater understanding across cultures,” says Thomas Denenberg, the director of the Shelburne Museum.
Shelburne Museum Associate Curator of Native American Art Victoria Sunnergren.
One of Sunnergren’s first projects will be Built from the Earth: Pueblo Pottery from the Anthony and Teressa Perry Collection, which highlights important items from the Perry collection. The exhibition focuses on the skill and artistry of potters from eight of the pueblo communities in New Mexico: Acoma, Cochiti, Laguna, Santa Ana, Santo Domingo, San Ildefonso, Zia and Zuni. Built from the Earth will be on view June 24 through October 22, 2023.“I am delighted to join Shelburne as the first associate curator of Native American art. I look forward to my role in bringing Indigenous art and material culture to Shelburne’s audiences and amplifying the Indigenous voices represented in the collection,” Sunnergren says.
For more information about the museum, visit www.shelburnemuseum.org.
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