The Museum of Modern Art Appoints Jodi Hauptman as The Robert Lehman Foundation Chief Curator of Drawings and Prints

The Museum of Modern Art announces the appointment of Jodi Hauptman as The Robert Lehman Foundation Chief Curator of Drawings and Prints following a comprehensive search by the Museum in partnership with search firm Russell Reynolds. In this role, Hauptman will guide all aspects of the department’s wide-ranging program, from exhibitions and publications, to acquisitions and research, to The Abby Aldrich Rockefeller Study Center—a collection of more than 70,000 drawings, prints, illustrated books, multiples, and ephemera that has been central to MoMA since its founding.

“Jodi is a curator of uncommon clarity and imagination,” said Christophe Cherix, The David Rockefeller Director of The Museum of Modern Art. “Her exhibitions and publications have changed how we look at works on paper, and as The Robert Lehman Chief Curator she will deepen the strength of MoMA’s collection while empowering audiences to connect intimately with art and artists, think more broadly, and discover new connections.”

“I am honored to take on this new role at this pivotal moment,” said Hauptman. “I look forward to sharing the Museum’s unparalleled collection, collaborating with exceptional colleagues, and illuminating modern and contemporary artists’ innovative, radically experimental, and deeply formative practices on paper—encouraging close looking and inspiring wonder in the infinite possibilities of drawings, prints, books, multiples, and much more.”