Recent MA Job Placements

2020

Joseph Valenica 

• Exhibition and Programs Manager at Vincent Price Art Museum and freelance Curator of exhibitions including Liberate the Bar! Queer Nightlife, Activism, and Spacemaking for the ONE Archives

Bianca Morán

• Curator of Public Programs at Active Cultures

Loujain Bager

• Artist Assistant, Sherin Guirguis Studio

Eve Moeykens-Arballo

• Curatorial Assistant, Museum of Sex, New York

2019

Seymour Polatin

• Director, Kristina Kite Gallery, Los Angeles

Ana Briz

• PhD program in American Studies and Ethnicity at USC

2018

April Baca

• Lecturer in Art History, East LA College

David Frantz

• Independent Curator and Manager, Kimberly Varello Studio

Allison Littrell

• Independent Curator/Founder of Murmurs Gallery, LA

Kat Sayarath

• Independent Curator, Editor; works at City of LA Department of Cultural Affairs

2017

Karen Hinchcliffe

• Gallery Manager and Exhibitions Coordinator, Quint Gallery

Simone Krug

• Assistant Curator, Aspen Art Museum  

2016

David Frantz

• Collections Research Specialist at Lucas Museum Narrative Arts

Monika Basse

• Curator, G2 Gallery

Grace Dixon

• Head of Front Desk Operations, Hauser & Wirth, LA  
• Gallery Assistant, Venus Over Los Angeles 
• Graduate Coordinator, USC Roski School of Art and Design
• Site Coordinator, CURRENT: LA

Nateene Diu 

• Advancement Associate, Membership and Events, Museum of Contemporary Art Los Angeles
• Exhibition and Galleries Manager, USC ONE Archives 
• Director of Public Engagement, LA Freewaves
• Digital Communications Associate, Department of Cultural Affairs
• Site Coordinator, CURRENT: LA

Samantha Gregg

• Project Assistant, Getty Research Institute
• LAXART, LACMA and MoMA PS1
• Art Papers, Kaleidoscope and L'Officiel Art

Hannah Grossman

• Assistant Curator for Queer Communion: Ron Athey.

Tierney Hamilton

• PhD program in Visual Culture at University of Rochester
• Program Manager, Visual Studies, Writing & Literature, California College of the Arts
• Executive and Development Associate, Marin Cultural Association

Ani Ohanessian

• Manager of Donor Relations, KCRW
• Audience Strategy and Services Administrative Assistant, LACMA
• Visitor Services Ambassador, Autry Museum of the American West

Paulina Samborska

• Creative Production Manager, Zappos
• Curatorial Programming Coordinator, Otis College of Art and Design
• Site Coordinator, CURRENT: LA

2015

Clare Eberle

• Planning Deputy, Los Angeles City Council
• Public Projects Manager, Fallen Fruit

Ben Echeverria

• Director, Reserve Ames Gallery

Lucia Fabio

• Director, The Homer Project
• Independent Curator and Researcher
• Programming Consultant, CURRENT LA: FOOD Public Art Triennial 2019

Selene Preciado

• Program Assistant, The Getty Foundation
• Winner of the Emerging Curators Program, LACE

Daniela Leija Quintanar

• Curatorial Associate, LACE
• Research Assistant, The Getty
• Project Art Coordinator, Public Art Biennial, CURRENT: LA
• Curator, Museo Ex Teresa in Mexico City

Heber Rodriguez 

• Exhibition Program Production Manager, Armory Center for the Arts
• Arts Associate, Special Projects, LA Department of Cultural Affairs
• Associate Director, Ghebaly Gallery
• Associate Curator, L><ART
• Getty Multicultural Undergraduate Internship, PHARMAKA

2014

Toro Castaño 

• Education and Public Programs Assistant, CAAM  
• Curatorial Assistant, ONE National LGBT Archives at USC Libraries

Julia Rutherford Daly

• Curator, Santa Barbara County Office of Arts and Culture
• Curatorial Assistant, Santa Barbara Museum of Art
• Faculty Assistant, USC

Corey Mansfield

• Freelance Curator

Katherine Rosenheim

• Fine Art Cataloger, Hamilton Press Gallery
• Sales Associate, Samuel Freeman, LLC
• Sales Associate, Leslies Sacks Contemporary

Sonia Seetharaman

• Associate Director of Academic Programs, USC School of Cinematic Arts
• Curatorial Intern, LACE

Nicole Wallace

• Design Manager, LEGO Group
• Research & Content Writer, Depict Inc. Arts

2013, MPAS

Sarah Loyer

• Associate Curator and Exhibitions Manager, The Broad Museum

2011, MPAS

Rebecca Kopp

• Assistant Director, Timothy Yarger Fine Art
• Curator, Dwell Home Tours & Dwell On Design Exhibits

Megan Steinman

• Director, Underground Museum

Eric Stone

• Independent Curator/Writer, recent recipient of Creative Capital/Andy Warhol Foundation Writing Grant 
• Director of Discursive Programming, LAXArts

2010, MPAS

Mia Locks

•  MOCA, Senior Curator and Head of New Initiatives
• Co-Curator, 2017 Whitney Biennial
• Assistant Curator, MoMA PS1

Aurora Tang

• Program Manager, The Center for Land Use Interpretation

2009, MPAS

Sarah Williams

• Managing Director and Founder, Women’s Center for Creative Work

2008, MPAS

Sara Daleiden

• Consultant, Los Angeles County Arts Commission, Civic Art Program Public Engagement
• Director, MKE<->LAX
• Consultant, MAK Center for Art and Architecture
• Artist-in-Resident with Rick Lowe, Atlantic Center for Arts