Elizabeth Smith joined the New York-based Helen Frankenthaler Foundation as its founding Executive Director in 2013. Previously she was Executive Director, Curatorial Affairs at the Art Gallery of Ontario, Toronto; Chief Curator and Deputy Director of Programs at the Museum of Contemporary Art, Chicago; and Curator at MOCA, Los Angeles. Besides her work on Frankenthaler, Smith has curated, published, and lectured widely on such artists as Uta Barth, Lee Bontecou, Jenny Holzer, and Catherine Opie and on architectural topics including the Los Angeles Case Study Houses.

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