Photo: Rik Sferra
Christopher Atkins is the Curator at Sioux City Art Center.
From 2015-2019 he was Curator of Exhibitions at the the Minnesota Museum of American Art (the M). During that time he organized numerous group- and one-person exhibitions, including Material Mythologies, We the People, and the nationally recognized Ken Gonzales-Day: Shadowlands. He managed a variety of important projects at the M including site-specific installations, an exhibition of the museum's studio craft collection and presented exhibition-related public programs.
He was Coordinator of the Minnesota Artists Exhibition Program at Minneapolis Institute of Art from 2009-2015. During that time he lead MAEP through an important transition and reinvigorated the program by working closely with other curatorial departments, championing ambitious and experimental site-responsive projects, and presenting various artist-in-residency programs.
Atkins has served as an adjunct lecturer at the College of Visual Arts, Minneapolis College of Art & Design, and Macalester College where he taught courses on museum studies, visual cultures, and contemporary art. He has served as a juror and guest curator on national competitions and exhibitions.
He holds M.Res & M.A. degrees in Visual Cultures from Goldsmiths College, University of London; Graduate Certificate of Museum Studies from Harvard University Extension School; and B.A. History of Art from the College of Wooster.