The Neuberger Museum of Art”™s chief curator will lead the 40-year-old institution as its director as of Nov. 1.
Tracy Fitzpatrick has served as the Purchase College museum”™s chief curator since 2012. Her appointment as the museum”™s eighth director was announced Thursday by Purchase College President Thomas J. Schwarz. An associate professor of art history, Fitzpatrick has taught for 10 years at the SUNY college on Anderson Hill Road.
“As a scholar, art historian and art museum professional, Dr. Fitzpatrick has a strong commitment to new scholarship, and to maintain the museum as an unparalleled educational resource for students, scholars and members of the public,” Schwarz said in the announcement. “With her uncommon wisdom and boundless energy, she will strengthen and advance the museum”™s reputation as a cultural and intellectual magnet for modern and contemporary art, and builds upon a strong tradition of distinguished leadership.”
Fitzpatrick edited the newly published “When Modern Was Contemporary: The Roy R. Neuberger Collection,” a collection catalogue chronicling the museum”™s founding patron”™s work as collector, donor and arts advocate, and curated the current exhibition of the same title celebrating the museum”™s 40th anniversary year.
“Mr. Neuberger was one of the 20th century”™s most important collectors of contemporary art and this collection is one of the best of its kind,” Fitzpatrick said in the announcement. “I am looking forward to continuing to serve the Neuberger in this new capacity. It is an institution with an exemplary track record of innovative exhibitions and generous support, and I intend to honor and build on this legacy.”
