PEOPLE
Staff
Advisory Board
Recess’s Advisory Board is composed of a small group of gallerists, curators, artists, and academics who are all leaders in the field of contemporary art. Members of this group each sit on a subcommittee that provides direct support to Recess artists. Advisory Board members conduct studio visits with our Session artists, sit on our selection panel, and provide advice to Recess staff and Board of Directors.
Cecilia Alemani, Donald R. Mullen, Jr Curator & Director of High Line
Rashida Bumbray, Senior Program Manager, Arts Exchange, Open Society Foundation
Howie Chen, Executive Director and Curator, Dispatch; Artist, New Humans
Katie Dixon, Executive Director, Powerhouse Brooklyn
Brendan Fernandes, Artist
Deana Haggag, President & CEO, United States Artists
Corin Hewitt, Professor of Sculpture at Virginia Commonwealth University; Artist, Recess
Rujeko Hockley, Assistant Curator of Contemporary Art, The Whitney Museum of American Art
Ruba Katrib, Curator, MoMA PS1
Thomas Lax, Associate Curator, MoMA
Jessica Lynne, Co-founder and Editor, ARTS.BLACK
Peter J. Russo, Director, Triple Canopy
William Smith, Associate Editor, Art in America
Mika Tajima, Artist, New Humans
Lumi Tan, Curator, The Kitchen
Diya Vij, Associate Curator of Public Programs, High Line
Board of Directors
Chair: DéLana R.A. Dameron, Founder, Black Art Futures Fund
Vice Chair: Yayoi Shionoiri, Senior Counsel, Artsy
Treasurer: Mark Hatch-Miller, Attorney, Susman Godfrey LLP
Secretary: Rachael Bedard, MD, Geriatric and Palliative Care Specialist, NYC Department of Corrections
Directors:
Kimberly Drew, Independent Curator; Artist, Recess
Leslie Fritz, Art Advisor, Fritz Advisory
Kelsey Hall, Associate, Brown Harris Stevens; Artist, Recess
Heather Hubbs, Executive Director, New Art Dealers Alliance
Jan Postma, CFO, Museum of Modern Art
Xaviera Simmons, Artist
Ex-officio
Allison Weisberg, Executive Director & Founder, Recess
2019 Artist Review Panel
In an effort to decentralize visual authority and prize a diversity of critical perspectives, Recess invites a panel consisting of former Session artists, leaders from the contemporary arts community, curators, and arts practitioners with programming experience to review applications. Applications open January 23 through April 15 at 11:59pm. Learn how to apply here.
Hannah Black, Former Recess Critical Writing Fellow, Artist
Deana Haggag, President and CEO of United States Artists
Thomas Lax, Associate Curator of Media and Performance Art at MoMA
Troy Michie, Former Session Artist
Prerana Reddy, Director of Programs at A Blade of Grass
Lumi Tan, Curator, The Kitchen
Supporters
Recess gratefully acknowledges our generous supporters. Recess receives support from our Board of Directors as well as a passionate group of individuals who give from $10-$25,000.
Foundation, Corporate & Government Funders:
Alloy Development, LLC
The Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts
Bloomberg LP Philanthropy
The Greenwich Collection
Horace W. Goldsmith Foundation
Jewish Communal Fund
The New York State Council on the Arts
The New York City Department of Cultural Affairs
The Odyssey Fund
The Salomon Foundation
The Shapiro-Silverberg Foundation
The Shelley & Donald Rubin Foundation
The Silverweed Foundation
The Stavros Niarchos Foundation
In-kind support and community partners:
Adorama
Brand X Editions
Chatham Imports, Inc.
Crop Organic Vodka
Farmer’s Botanical Organic Gin
Materials for the Arts & The New York City Department of Cultural Affairs
Michter’s Whiskey
Pegasus Productions
Pioneer Works
Raiola Company
Rucola
Six Point Brewery
The Green Grape
Tuffo
Uprinting
