There’s a lot of pressure to fill that by doing blockbuster shows all the time. But in a larger museum, such as SF MOMA, they have huge overhead to make every year. That’s not to say that they don’t come here or that I wouldn’t do those. “You also don’t have the pressure of having to work with, you know, the stars of the art world, the blockbuster shows. Some of the shows that have been done here are phenomenal, and they aren’t what you’d find at an SF MOMA or a Whitney, because in smaller spaces, you get a much more open, experimental attitude toward exhibition-making. And they’re some of the most interesting. “It’s funny, I’ve worked in large museums and small museums, and I’ve found that the smaller ones - especially since the pandemic and everything that’s been going on culturally and socially in the last two years - are really the most nimble spaces. Though she’s spent 20 years in such illustrious arts destinations as San Francisco and New York, it’s the agility afforded by a smaller institution that energizes her. So that was something that really drew me to this place as well.” “But I was also very impressed and inspired by many of the initiatives that they had already developed, such as the Center for Art + Environment, and their strong commitment to working with various First Nation tribes in the area and Indigenous populations. “The museum is really thriving and moving toward this expansion, so it feels like the right time to be here,” DiQuinzio says. Most recently, she spent nearly 10 years (the last four as senior curator) with the Berkeley Art Museum & Pacific Film Archive (BAMPFA) curatorial staff, as well as six years at the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art and four years with the Whitney Museum of American Art in New York.ĭiQuinzio joins the NMA at a crucial time, both in terms of its plans for a significant museum and gallery space expansion, as well as the growing community-wide desire for a more inclusive approach to exhibitions, with a greater diversity of artists and more opportunities for local and BIPOC talent.
She comes to NMA with 20 years’ curatorial experience. Indeed, the team at NMA, the state’s venerable, premiere arts institution, which is currently celebrating its 90 th year, is abuzz with excitement about DiQuinzio’s arrival. That’s one of the things that’s really impressed me so far about Reno … aside from the beauty of the landscape.” There’s this wonderful camaraderie everywhere, people are so talkative and outgoing and friendly. “It must be something in this fresh mountain air,” she says. Her belongings are still in boxes, but it’s already clear that this East Bay transplant already is in love with her new surroundings. Imet Apsara DiQuinzio on her fourth day in her new role as the Nevada Museum of Art’s Senior Curator of Contemporary Art.
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