Welcome to CIMAM to Miriam Kelly!

"My focus as a curator is on showcasing groundbreaking contemporary art in Australia, and achieving best practice in curatorial projects, collection management and temporary exhibitions within my institution".

Miriam Kelly, Head of Curatorial & Exhibitions, Newcastle Art Gallery, Newcastle, Australia.

"I am pleased to join the global CIMAM network of like-minded art curators and institutional directors. I am looking forward to learning from the CIMAM network, forging new institutional relationships, and reaching out about global programming opportunities."

About Miriam

Miriam Kelly is a curator of contemporary art and currently works as Head of Curatorial and Exhibitions at Newcastle Art Gallery, formerly Curator at the Australian Centre for Contemporary Art (ACCA) in Melbourne (2018–2022), and Curator of the John Fries Award 2019–20. Kelly also worked as Curator at Artbank Sydney (2013–17) then Senior Curator for Artbank Melbourne (2017–18), and at the National Gallery of Australia, Canberra, as Assistant Curator of Australian Paintings and Sculpture (2008–13). Miriam has curated exhibitions independently, as well as in her institutional roles and has published and presented on a range of contemporary practices and historical areas of Australian art.

About CIMAM

CIMAM – International Committee for Museums and Collections of Modern Art – is an Affiliated Organization of ICOM.* Founded in 1962, CIMAM’s vision is a world where the contribution of museums, collections, and archives of modern and contemporary art to the cultural, social, and economic well-being of society is recognized and respected.

Join today, and take part in our network with almost 900 contemporary art museum professionals from over 80 countries.

Thank you, Miriam Kelly, for becoming a member of CIMAM!