Innovator chosen for museum’s agenda

PORTLAND, ME (PNAN) – This March 2022, Ramey Mize becomes the Assistant Curator of American Art at the Portland Museum of Art, where she will support the museum’s Art for All mission to provide a strong artistic vision that drives conversation, creativity, cultural vitality and economic impact.

     “I am looking forward to joining the Portland Museum of Art at this important moment of reckoning, reflection, and redefinition for the field of American art,” said Mize. “I have long been inspired by the museum’s stellar collection, community-centered exhibitions, and meaningful Art for All commitment. Having begun my museum career in Maine nearly a decade ago, I am grateful for this opportunity to return to the state’s vibrant arts landscape, of which the PMA is a vital part. I look forward to collaborating with my colleagues and the broader Portland community in the coming months to explore expanded American art histories together.”

Before joining the PMA, Mize was the Lois and Arthur Stainman Research Assistant in the Metropolitan Museum of Art’s American Wing, where she supported the forthcoming exhibition, Winslow Homer: Crosscurrents. Mize is also a Ph.D. candidate in Art History at the University of Pennsylvania, where she specializes in nineteenth-century visual culture of the United States, with a focus on intersections with Native and Latin American art.

“We’re so excited to have Ramey join our team, and we’re looking forward to seeing how she works with the PMA’s extraordinary collection of American art,” said Shalini Le Gall, the PMA’s Chief Curator and Susan Donnell and Harry W. Konkel Curator of European Art. “Her expertise in the historical aspects of this field, and experience with nuanced and expansive exhibitions of American art will be such assets for the museum and its visitors.  We’re thrilled to welcome her to the PMA, and to Portland.”

For more on this Curator of American Art, see www.portlandmuseum.org.