Kathleen S. Bartels
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Kathleen S. Bartels (born 1956) is the Executive Director and CEO of the Museum of Contemporary Art Toronto (MOCA).[1][2] Prior to joining the museum, she was Director of the Vancouver Art Gallery in Vancouver, B.C., where she guided the Gallery’s growth in its arts programs and exhibitions.[3] She controversially left the Vancouver Art Gallery prior to the expiration of her contract.[4]
Bartels, who is American, was largely raised in Guam, and studied photography and Pacific art before arriving in Los Angeles where she was Assistant Director at the Museum of Contemporary Art for more than a decade. In 2000, Bartels was made director at the Vancouver Art Gallery.[5]
To date, Bartels has co-curated four Gallery exhibitions with Canadian artist Jeff Wall, including Anthony Hernandez (2009), Kerry James Marshall (2010), Patrick Faigenbaum (2013), and Martin Honert (2013). Bartels is also currently serving as a Board Member of the British Columbia Achievement Foundation.[6]