Luis Croquer (born 1968) is an American museum and gallery curator.
Luis Croquer | |
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| Occupation | Gallery curator |
The son of a Venezuelan diplomat, Croquer travelled widely in his early years.[1] He studied anthropology at Goldsmith's College and went on to take a Master's degree in Art History at State University of New York at Purchase, as a Fulbright scholar.[2][3]
In New York, Croquer worked as a curator at El Museo del Barrio. He moved to Detroit in December 2008 to take up the post of Director at the Museum of Contemporary Art, where he oversaw a $350,000 refurbishment of the main building.[1][4] He was the first permanent director appointed to the museum.[5]
In 2012, he was appointed Deputy Director of Art and Education at the Henry Art Gallery in Seattle[2][6] and in 2017 was named the Henry and Lois Foster Director of the Rose Art Museum at Brandeis University.[7] [8] Croquer stepped down as head of the Rose Art Museum in June 2020.[9]
References
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- ^ a b "Luis Croquer appointed to the position of Deputy Director of Art and Education at the Henry Art Gallery". Art Daily. Retrieved July 4, 2012.
- ^ Parris Jr, Terry (February 10, 2009). "New to Detroit: MOCAD Chief Luis Croquer". Features. Model D. Retrieved July 4, 2012.
- ^ "MIDTOWN DETROIT INC., MUSEUM OF CONTEMPORARY ART DETROIT AND TECHTOWN WIN $1.33 MILLION IN ARTPLACE GRANTS". US Fed News Service, Including US State News via HighBeam Research. September 17, 2011. Archived from the original on April 14, 2016. Retrieved July 4, 2012.
- ^ Russeth, Andrew (June 9, 2011). "MOCA Detroit Director Luis Croquer Plans Exit". New York Observer. Retrieved July 4, 2012.
- ^ Davies, Melissa (January 25, 2012). "New names at Henry Art Gallery, SecondStory Rep". Seattle Times. Retrieved July 4, 2012.
- ^ Jette, Julie (May 12, 2017). "Brandeis University names Luis A. Croquer new director of the Rose Art Museum". BrandeisNOW. Retrieved December 17, 2018.
- ^ Gay, Malcolm (May 12, 2017). "Rose Art Museum names new director". Boston Globe. Retrieved December 17, 2018.
- ^ "Croquer steps down as head of Rose Art museum; Gannit Ankori named interim". Brandeis University. 4 June 2020. Retrieved 30 December 2020.