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The Birmingham Museum of Art is pleased to announce the appointment of Hallie Ringle as its new Hugh Kaul Curator for Contemporary Art. After an extensive national search, the BMA welcomes Hallie from The Studio Museum in Harlem. She will begin her duties at the BMA on November 1.
“As a highly regarded curator of contemporary art, Hallie brings with her an impressive record of groundbreaking exhibitions—working with both emerging and established artists—and a deep commitment to community engagement. With Hallie’s expertise and vision, I am confident that the BMA’s contemporary art program will continue to flourish, and I look forward to watching her make her mark on our institution and its collection, as she creates innovative and meaningful art experiences for our community.”
At the Birmingham Museum of Art, Hallie will oversee a permanent collection of more than 3,000 American and European works of art dating from about 1970 to the present, comprising paintings, works on paper, photography, sculpture, and videos. She will be responsible for the development of exhibitions, publications, lectures, and other content related to the Museum’s collection of contemporary art. Hallie will play a key role in determining the direction of the BMA’s contemporary art program, including the planning and implementation in regards to acquisitions, loans, traveling exhibitions, and community partnerships. Additionally, she will lead the Museum’s Collectors’ Circle for Contemporary Art, a group devoted to the continued growth and development of the Museum’s permanent collection and to educating its members about contemporary art.
“Hallie has been an integral member of the Studio Museum’s curatorial team for the past five years. She has demonstrated a thoughtful and engaging curatorial vision at a dynamic time in the Museum’s history.” says Thelma Golden, Director and Chief Curator of The Studio Museum in Harlem. “She will be truly missed, but I am incredibly excited for her and the BMA in this fantastic new chapter of her career.”
Hallie began her career as the Senior Curatorial Assistant at the Studio Museum in Harlem in 2013 and became their Assistant Curator in 2016 where she produced exhibitions of modern and contemporary artists, managed the Museum’s signature Artist-in-Residence program, and cultivated strategic partnerships. During her tenure at the Studio Museum she has organized and co-organized nearly a dozen exhibitions including current shows Firelei Báez: Joy Out of Fire, on display at the Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture, and Maren Hassinger: Monuments, an exhibition of eight site-specific sculptures installed at Marcus Garvey Park.
“I am delighted to join the BMA at an exciting time in a dynamic city when the Museum is increasingly using contemporary art to help shape critical conversations happening locally andnationally,” says Hallie Ringle. “I am inspired by the BMA’s permanent collection and thought-provoking exhibitions and projects. I am eager to work alongside their fantastic team to think strategically about ways we can further community dialogue, enhance the collection with important works by emerging and established artists, and tell even more stories through contemporary art.”