Jean A. Nihoul

Curatorial Associate, Museum of Food and Drink

 

Peasant Wedding, Pieter Bruegel the Elder, 1567, Oil on Panel, 124cm x 164cm, Kunsthistorisches Museum

Curriculum Vitae

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Jean A. Nihoul

nihoul.jean@gmail.com

  

Education:

 

 

 

 

 

2014               M.A.

Art History

 

 

 

University of Connecticut

 

 

Master’s Thesis: ‘De Gustibus non est Disputandem:’ the Culinary Arts, Ferran Adrià, and Documenta 12

 

 

Committee advisors: Dr. Anne D’Alleva, Dr. Lewis Gordon, Dr. Priscilla McCutcheon, Dr. Margo Machida

 

 

 

2009

B.A.

Major: French, Minor: Art History

 

 

Franklin & Marshall College (Dean’s List)

 

 

Research Interests:

Modern Art, Culinary Deconstruction, Gastronomy, Nouvelle and Modernist-Cuisines, Gustatory Aesthetics

 

 

Professional Experience:

 

 

 

2017- Present

Curatorial Associate, Museum of Food and Drink, Brooklyn, New York City. Assisting

with exhibition and collections research, in charge of creating collections catalogue as well as redesigning collections management policies, manage content found on both Facebook and Instagram. Managed a team of three and redesigned the MOFAD City site as well as added new content

2015-2016

Adjunct Professor, Department of Art and Art History, University of Connecticut, Storrs.

 

Instructor of record for ARTH 3510W, History of Modern Art, and ARTH 1136, Introduction to Art History: 15th Century to Present Day. Responsible for grading and structuring classes of 18-90 students, creating lesson plans, hold weekly office hours, as well as organizing and creating syllabus with a strong emphasis on academic research and writing skills

 

 

2014-2016

Assistant Curator & Academic Project Coordinator, William Benton Museum of Art,

 

University of Connecticut, Storrs. Coordinate communications between museum and other academic departments. Draft exhibition proposals, write wall labels, secure works from artists and galleries for shows, as well as give tours to university classes and potential donors. Responsible for creating architecture tour for docent program that focuses on architectural terminology and historical styles around campus, trained the docents to successfully offer this tour to museum visitors

 

 

2016

Interim Preparator and Installer, William Benton Museum of Art, University of 

Connecticut, Storrs. Responsible for museum upkeep and general handyman maintenance, as well as installing and de-installing exhibitions, including preparation work, packing art, object handling and mounting, wall construction, and lighting

2014

Adjunct Professor, Department of Art and Art History, University of Connecticut, Storrs.

 

Instructor of record for ARTH 3510, History of Modern Art, Fall Semester. Responsible for grading and structuring the class of 20 students, creating lesson plans, as well as organizing and creating syllabus and exams

 

 

2012-2014

Teaching Assistant, Introduction to Western Art History I and Introduction to

 

Architecture, Art and Art History Department, University of Connecticut, Storrs. Managed two discussion sections of approximately 40 students, prepare and deliver weekly lectures, assist in syllabus planning, hold weekly office hours, responsible for grading all material

 

 

2013

Intern- Research Assistant (Summer), Raymond Learsy and Melva Bucksbaum

 

Collection at the Granary, Sharon, CT. Researched artist bios for exhibition. General assistance with collection management, inventory, cataloging, registration, and art handling. Researched and wrote paper on mid-century artists’ books

 

 

2012

Server (Summer) Raymi, New York City

 

 

2011-2012

Intern- Exhibitions Assistant, C 24 Gallery, New York City. Assisted in exhibition design

 

and installation, drafted wall labels and press releases, responsible for management of social media

 

 

2011

Line Cook (Summer), The Breslin, New York City

 

 

2010-2011

Administrative Assistant, Internal Medicine Associates, Bedminster, NJ

 

 

2009-2010

Sous-Chef, Agua Dulce, New York City. Assisted chef in menu planning and conception

of special dishes, hired and trained new staff, managed kitchen, kept inventory of equipment and food stocks

 

 

2009

Intern- Exhibition’s Assistant (Spring), Phillip’s Museum of Art, Franklin & Marshall

 

College, Lancaster, PA. Designed, curated, and installed ‘Cabinets of Curiosities’ exhibition, also produced related press release and wall labels

 

 

 

Translator (Spring), Government Department, Franklin & Marshall College. Assisted in translating life-stories of immigrants seeking political asylum for use in federal court

 

 

 

Garde Manger (Fall), Iron Hill Brewery, Lancaster, PA

 

 

2008-2009

Line Cook (Summer, Winter), Resto, New York City

 

 

Fellowship:

 

 

 

2012-2014

Graduate Fellowship, University of Connecticut

 

 

Publication:

2017 “Review of Anne E. Dawson’s Rare Light: J. Alden Weir in Windham, Connecticut, 1882-1919,” Connecticut History Review (Spring)

Conferences, Symposium, & Panel Discussion:

 

 

2016

Southeastern College Art Conference, Blacksburg, VA

Panel Co-Chairperson: Feeding the World: Visualizing Agriculture’s Mark on the Land”

2015

American Anthropological Association Annual Meeting, Denver, CO

 

Paper: Dan Barber & the Lost Flavor of Wheat

 

Panel: Chefs, Cuisine, and Convergence

 

 

 

Contemporary Art Gallery, University of Connecticut, Storrs

 

Panel: Food for Thought

 

 

2014

Mid America College Art Association Annual Conference, San Antonio, TX

 

Paper: “Disputing Taste: Documenta 12, Ferran Adrià, and the Culinary Arts”

 

Panel: At the Intersection of Food & Art

 

 

 

Southeastern College Art Conference, Sarasota, FL

 

Paper: “The Art of Modernist Cuisine”

 

Panel: Contemporary Art Open Session

 

 

 

Art History Graduate Symposium, University of Connecticut, Storrs

 

Paper: “Disputing Taste: Documenta 12, Ferran Adrià, and the Culinary Arts”

 

 

Guest Lectures:

 

 

2016

University of Connecticut, Storrs

“The Art of Nursing”

2015

University of Connecticut, Storrs

Curatorial Practices

University of Connecticut, Storrs

 

“Emerging Scholar: Life after Graduation”

 

 

University of Connecticut, Storrs

 

“Art, Life, and the Dissolution of Boundaries: Food as Art”

 

 

Exhibitions:

 

 

 

2017 Feasts+Festivals
November 6, 2017-February 8, 2018
Curatorial Assistant
Museum of Food and Drink
2016 Visual AIDS
September 1-October 16
Curator
William Benton Museum of Art

Guerrilla Girls: Art, Activism, and the F’ Word

March 24- May 22

Curator

William Benton Museum of Art

2015

Remembering the Vietnam War

 

April 14-August 9

 

Curator

William Benton Museum of Art

 

 

 

In the Paint: Basketball in Contemporary Art

 

January 23-March 29

 

Curator

William Benton Museum of Art

 

 

 

Sweet Sensations: Inspired by UConn Reads’ ‘The Omnivore’s Dilemma’

 

January 23-March 29

 

Curator

William Benton Museum of Art

 

 

Service:

 

 

 

2013-2014

Chief Financial Officer, Graduate Art History Society, University of Connecticut.

 

Responsible for financial and budgeting aspects of the organization

 

 

2008-2009

Steward, Phi Kappa Tau Fraternity, Franklin & Marshall College. Responsible for kitchen

 

management, duties included budgeting, hiring, ordering supplies, cooking, general organization and maintenance of space

 

 

Certificate:

 

 

 

2013

Strategies for Increasing Student Participation in Class and Facilitating Effective

 

Discussions, Institute of Teaching and Learning, University of Connecticut

 

 

Professional Affiliations:

 

 

Mid-America College Art Association

 

 

 

Southeastern College Art Association

 

 

 

Association for the Study of Food and Society

Languages and Other Skills:

 

 

 

 

French: fluent speaking and reading knowledge

 

 

 

Spanish: advanced speaking, capable reading knowledge

 

 

References:

 

 

 

 

Available upon request