ABOUT
Amanda Jirón-Murphy is an arts leader in Washington DC working on curatorial and artist advocacy projects. She is currently the Curator & Resident Artist/Collector Liaison at the Museum of Contemporary Art, Arlington, a role that she has held since 2022.
She holds a B.A. in Art History from John Cabot University in Rome, Italy and an M.A. in Modern and Contemporary Art and Connoisseurship from Christie's Education in London, England.
From 2012 - 2019 she was the Gallery Director at Hamiltonian, where she directed and curated exhibitions, art fairs and projects for an international roster of over forty mid-career and emerging artists.
Jirón-Murphy has also been a guest speaker and panel moderator at George Washington University’s Textile Museum, The Hirshhorn Museum, Smithsonian's Luce Foundation for American Art, The National Museum of Women and the Arts, and a guest curator at The Maryland Institute College of Art.
Edu.
MA, Modern & Contemporary Art History and Connoisseurship
Christie's Education
London, England // 2005-2006
BA, Art History
John Cabot University
Rome, Italy // 2001-2003
Theatrical Performance Study
Virginia Commonwealth University
Richmond, VA // 1998-2001
Guest Spots (selected)
2023
Curator, Washington Project for the Arts x Hickok Cole Art Night, Washington, DC
Guest Speaker, J Jordan Bruns Art Critic Online
Guest Speaker, NY Crit Club
2019
Guest panelist, American University’s Graduate Portfolio Review, Washington, DC
2018
Curator, MICA 1st Year Juried Show, Maryland Institute College of Art
Advisor, CAMPO Artist in Residence Program, Garzon, Uruguay
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Lang.
Italian, Spanish (fluent)
French (conversant)
Danish (basic knowledge)
Jobs.
Current.
Curator, Resident Artist + Collector Liaison Museum of Contemporary Art, Arlington Arlington, VA
10.2020 - 03.2022.
Interim Curator of Exhibitions, Arlington Arts Center,(neé Arlington Arts Center) Arlington, VA
01.2020 - 02.2020.
Development Associate Washington Project for the Arts Washington, DC
August 2019 - December 2019
Director, De Novo Gallery, Washington, DC
July 2012 - June 2019.
Director, Hamiltonian Gallery, Washington, DC
June 2008- July 2012.
Public Programs Coordinator, The Phillips Collection, Washington, DC