Curatorial Advisory Committee

Riley Niemack

Riley Niemack

Gallery Director, Chair of Curatorial Advisory Committee

Riley Niemack is an interdisciplinary artist living and working in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. Curious about the simple nature of our existence, her practice is inspired by personal reflections and examinations of...

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Pamela Anderson

Pamela Anderson

MARN Board Chair, Curatorial Advisory Committee Member

Known for bold, colorful strokes and gestural movement, Milwaukee, Wisconsin artist, Pamela Anderson, brings a modern dimension to her painting and sculpture abstract works. She applies paint in vibrant colors,...

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Brianna Hernández

Brianna L. Hernández Baurichter

Director of Cultural Transformation, Curatorial Advisory Committee Member

Brianna Lynn Hernández Baurichter is a Chicana artist, curator, educator, and consultant guided by socially-engaged practices. Her background includes experience working in community organizations, gallery, museum, and higher education settings,...

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Frank Juarez

Frank Juarez

Curatorial Advisory Committee Member, Artist, Publisher and Founder of Artdose Magazine

Frank Juarez brings nineteen years of art education and arts management experience organizing local and regional art exhibitions, community art events, facilitating professional development workshops, and advocating for art education....

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Nina Ghanbarzadeh

Nina Ghanbarzadeh

MARN Board Member, MARNsalons Program Coordinator, Curatorial Advisory Committee Member

Nina Ghanbarzadeh is a visual artist and an entrepreneur who emigrated from Tehran, Iran in 2001. She earned her BFA in painting, drawing and graphic design from the University of...

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Jenie Gao

Jenie Gao

MARN Advisor + Consultant, Curatorial Advisory Committee Member

Jenie Gao is a full-time artist, creative director, and entrepreneur. She specializes in social practice and impact projects, using mediums such as murals, public art, printmaking, and storytelling. She consults...

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Nirmal Raja

Nirmal Raja

Curatorial Advisory Committee Member, Interdisciplinary Artist

Nirmal Raja is an interdisciplinary artist living in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. She had lived in India, South Korea and Hong Kong before immigrating to the United States thirty years ago. She...

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Tyler Friedman

Tyler Friedman

Curatorial Advisory Committee Member, Director of Collections, Education, and Research at the Museum of Wisconsin Art

Tyler Friedman is the Director of Collections, Education, and Research at the Museum of Wisconsin Art. He received a Ph.D. in Philosophy from Marquette University where he specialized in Aesthetics...

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