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The Amie and Tony James Gallery is located at the Graduate Center,
City University of New York, 365 Fifth Avenue, between 34th and 35th Streets .
The James Gallery is free, wheelchair accessible, and open to all.
Tuesday – Friday, 12–6 PM
Second Saturdays, 12–6 PM
Other Saturdays, Sunday & Monday: Closed
Mission
The James Gallery is a unique exhibition space that centers student training and pedagogy at every level of its operation.
Its mission is threefold:
- To present and promote high level, engaging exhibitions of contemporary art that dialogue with research and teaching being undertaken at Graduate Center by faculty and students, with a particularly close relationship to the PhD Program in Art History.
- To mentor students in the research, development, installation, and promotion of art exhibitions. Through mentored fellowships, students are employed to run the day-to-day operations of the gallery.
- To interface with the public via programs that connect the gallery’s exhibitions to new research at the Graduate Center.
People
Claire Bishop
Faculty Director
Presidential Professor, PhD Program in Art History
Katherine Carl, PhD
Curator
Chris Lowery
Installation Director
Office of Building Design and Exhibitions
Student Fellows 2026–27
Jeremy Bleeke
Art History
Digital Media
Nicolas Dowling
Art History
Financial Operations
Ian Anderson
English
Pedagogy
Student Fellows 2025–26
Jessica Applebaum
Theatre and Performance
Public Programs
Emine Busra Unluonen
Anthropology
Financial Operations
Joel Sedano
Theatre and Performance
Curatorial Fellow, Sovereign Acts III
Jin Wang
Art History
Helen Frankenthaler Curatorial Fellow
Fellowships
Each year the James Gallery employs two part-time fellows to support the work of the gallery. The first is a Financial Operations fellow (who deals with payments and shipping) and the second is a Digital Media fellow (in charge of digital marketing, communications, outreach, and AV during events).
These positions will be advertised in January each year on the Graduate Center’s Fellowship Opportunities page.
The James Gallery also hosts a Public Pedagogy Fellow through the Graduate Center’s Fifth-Year Experience program. The fellow connects exhibitions with teaching across CUNY through educational materials, class visits, and public programs; further details and application instructions are available on the Fifth-Year Experience page.
Contact
For general inquiries, contact jamesgallery@gc.cuny.edu.
Press inquiries should be directed to James Gallery curator Katherine Carl at kcarl@gc.cuny.edu.
Donate to support The James Gallery
Support from our community allows The James Gallery to fully embody its role as a space for art and education.
Your investment makes possible the transformative power of contemporary art and pedagogy, helping to realize exhibitions in the country’s biggest public university, in the heart of Manhattan.
Examples of impact:
- Funding the research and presentation of cutting-edge exhibitions featuring art and artists from around the world.
- The production of publications that enhance the exhibitions and provide opportunities for students and faculty to publish new research.
- Supporting the development and presentation of innovative and dynamic public programs, including performances.
- Providing opportunities for graduate students, including paid positions and fellowships that prepare them for a career in the arts.
- Commissioning new works from emerging and established artists.
- Making events publically available online (video and audio content).
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By mail:
Please make your check payable to The James Gallery and mail to:
The CUNY Graduate Center
Office of Development, Room 8204
365 Fifth Avenue
New York, New York 10016