I’m a New York City-based writer known for my work as an art critic and reporter.
Right now I'm writing a memoir and working on future editions of dOGUMENTA, America's first art exhibition for dogs that debuted in New York City in August 2017 and had its second iteration in Los Angeles in September 2018. The dog in the picture is Rocky and you can usually find us in the Chelsea galleries.
In my work as a critic, I've reviewed exhibitions for the Village Voice and Art in America and contributed artist profiles and features to the Wall Street Journal, ARTDESK and more. From 2000-2011 I penned the Washington Post's galleries column and generally made that city's arts community miserable (despite vigorous protests from the "Dump Dawson Committee"). From 2011 to 2013 I was Director of Identity for the Hirshhorn Museum in Washington, D.C., working on the Diller Scofidio + Renfro Seasonal Inflatable Structure. In my earliest years as a writer I was an art critic for the Washington City Paper and held a staff job at Architecture magazine. During the course of my career I've interviewed artists ranging from Yoko Ono to Mark di Suvero to Joan Jonas and reviewed more exhibitions than I can remember.
I received my B.A. in art and architectural history from Barnard College and my M.A. in art history from George Washington University. I taught high school Advanced Placement art history at Bishop O’Connell High School for a few years and then became a visiting professor for UCLA at the University of California Washington Center from 2010-2015, where I taught courses about the intersection of art history, politics and urbanism. In 2019 I was awarded a MacDowell Colony Fellowship to work on my book.