DENVER ART MUSEUM
Jennifer R. Henneman, PhD appointed Curator of Western American Art and Director, Petrie Institute of Western American Art
Since joining the DAM in 2016, Henneman has contributed to the PIWAA’s ambitious program dedicated to the presentation of the complex and inherently diverse story of western American art. She played an integral role in the reinstallation of DAM’s new Western American Art galleries, helping to incorporate narratives from diverse time periods, regions and ethnic backgrounds.
Henneman received her doctoral degree in 19th Century British and American Art and Visual Culture at the University of Washington and her MA in Art History at Richmond, the American International University in London. She has curated numerous shows and edited and contributed to several publications, including The American West in Art: Selections from the Denver Art Museum (2020, winner of a Colorado Book Award). Henneman was selected after a national search led by MS&R Senior Search Consultant Connie Rosemont.