Museum of Art

Join us on Wednesday, March 20, at 6pm for a talk with Jaime DeSimone ’01, Associate Curator of Contemporary Art at the Portland Museum of Art. DeSimone previously worked at the Museum of Contemporary Art (MOCA) Jacksonville, where she helped grow the permanent collection and curated the Project Atrium series as well as featured exhibitions, including a 2018 exhibition with deep Maine ties, A Dark Place of Dreams: Louise Nevelson with Chakaia Booker, Lauren Fensterstock, and Kate Gilmore. Prior to MOCA Jacksonville, DeSimone served as Exhibitions Project Manager at the Peabody Essex Museum in Salem, Massachusetts. From 2005 to 2012, DeSimone was the Assistant Curator at the Addison Gallery of American Art in Andover, Massachusetts. She holds a master’s degree in American contemporary art from American University and a bachelor’s degree in art history from Bates College.