Luis Croquer

Luis Croquer
OccupationGallery curator

Luis Croquer (born 1968) is an American museum and 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

  1. ^ a b "Small talk: Detroit is amazing!". The Detroit News. Newsbank. June 1, 2009. Retrieved July 4, 2012.
  2. ^ 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.
  3. ^ Parris Jr, Terry (February 10, 2009). "New to Detroit: MOCAD Chief Luis Croquer". Features. Model D. Retrieved July 4, 2012.
  4. ^ "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.
  5. ^ Russeth, Andrew (June 9, 2011). "MOCA Detroit Director Luis Croquer Plans Exit". New York Observer. Retrieved July 4, 2012.
  6. ^ Davies, Melissa (January 25, 2012). "New names at Henry Art Gallery, SecondStory Rep". Seattle Times. Retrieved July 4, 2012.
  7. ^ Jette, Julie (May 12, 2017). "Brandeis University names Luis A. Croquer new director of the Rose Art Museum". BrandeisNOW. Retrieved December 17, 2018.
  8. ^ Gay, Malcolm (May 12, 2017). "Rose Art Museum names new director". Boston Globe. Retrieved December 17, 2018.
  9. ^ "Croquer steps down as head of Rose Art museum; Gannit Ankori named interim". Brandeis University. 4 June 2020. Retrieved 30 December 2020.

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