Lynne Cooney is the Artistic Director and chief curator of the Boston University Art Galleries where she has organized numerous group and solo exhibitions. Lynne received a BA in English from Simmons College, Boston, an MFA in photography from the California College of the Arts, San Francisco, and an MA in Art History from Boston University. She is currently a Ph.D. candidate at Boston University’ in the Department of History of Art and Architecture. Her dissertation examines concepts of race and representation in the art collections of the Wits Art Museum in Johannesburg, South Africa. She was awarded a Fulbright Fellowship to South Africa during the 2014-2015 academic year. In this episode, we talk about her background in photography, literature and how this lead her to get an MFA to decide not to be an artist but rather a curator. Lynne talks about her love of education and artist-run spaces which lead her to work at Boston University. We talk about the nuts and bolts that impact curatorial decisions such as logistics and responding to the space. We talk about shows she has organized, how she discovers artists and also tips for artists looking to work with curators.   Thank you to Hannah Cole of Sunlight Tax for sponsoring this episode! Get 15% off by going to this link and entering ILIKEYOURWORK   LINKS MassArt CCA Boston University Wexner Center of the Arts On Pause: Meditation at the Wexner Center for the Arts Studio Visit Artist