Curriculum Vitae

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Summary of Qualifications

Highly qualified professional with more than thirty years of experience as a museum curator and researcher. Wide intellectual horizons with a far-reaching and sophisticated grasp of the issues and ability to apply research to compelling visitors' experience. Particularly effective in project management, object-oriented research, and at creating exhibits beyond traditional patterns and expectations. Special interest in Russian Art between Russia and America.

Education

  • College of William and Mary, Williamsburg, VA

    M.A.Ed. — Museum Studies (Minor: American Studies)

    1996–1998

    • GPA: 3.569
    • Thesis: "Curatorial Research and its Application for Educational Museum Programs: Object-Oriented Learning in College Museum Setting, S.D. Bliss Collection of the 16th–19th Century European Watches in the Mead Art Museum, Amherst College, Massachusetts"

  • Lomonosov Moscow State University, Moscow, Russia

    M.A. in Art History — European Art, 16th–18th Century

    1974–1979

    • Diploma: excellent
    • Thesis: "17th Century French Tapestry and Charles Lebrun"

Additional Education

  • Biblical Hebrew

    University of Jerusalem, Online Language Academy

    2015–2016

  • Introduction to Art Management

    University of Massachusetts, Amherst

    Fall 1993

  • Writing for Academic Purposes

    University of Massachusetts, Amherst

    Summer 1993

  • English and French

    Moscow Institute of Foreign Languages (evening classes)

    1970–1971, 1980–1981

  • Diploma in Piano

    Moscow Musical School No. 14

    1961–1967

Professional Experience

  • Independent Researcher

    Museum of Russian Impressionism

    Moscow, Russia | September 2021 – January 2022

  • Independent Researcher

    Tsarskoye Selo State Museum and Heritage Site

    St. Petersburg, Russia | 2021

  • Expert, Le Comité des Experts de la Fondation Igor Carl Fabergé

    Igor Carl Fabergé Foundation

    Geneva, Switzerland | 2011 – present

  • Chief Curator, Associate at the Research Center

    Jewish Museum and Tolerance Center

    Moscow, Russia | Fall 2014 – Spring 2019

  • Senior Researcher

    Igor Carl Fabergé Foundation

    Switzerland | 2009 – present

  • Researcher

    Shakespeare Association of Russia

    USA / Russia | Winter 2009 – present

  • Independent Researcher

    Virginia Museum of Fine Arts

    VA, USA | Fall 2008 – Summer 2009

  • Curator

    Jamestown-Yorktown Foundation

    Williamsburg, VA | Winter 2001 – Fall 2008

  • Associate Curator

    Jamestown-Yorktown Foundation

    VA, USA | Fall 1999 – Winter 2001

  • Researcher and Translator

    Private collection of Oriole Farb Feshbach

    Amherst, MA | Spring 1993 – Winter 1995

  • Curator, Department of Western European and American Art

    State Pushkin Museum of Fine Arts

    Moscow, Russia | 1981–1992

Highlights of Qualifications

  • Participating as an author of "Fabergé: A New Catalogue Raisonné," Igor Carl Fabergé Foundation, Switzerland, Editions Slatkine (in progress).
  • Provided valuable research materials for the exhibit "Other Shores. Russian Art in New York. 1924," Museum of Russian Impressionism, Moscow, Russia (September 2021 – January 2022).
  • Developed and implemented plans for design of the new Jewish Museum museum depository.
  • Developed and implemented plans for design of the new museum database.
  • Developed and implemented exhibitions marking the 70th anniversary of World War II from the museum permanent collection: "Holocaust Remembrance Day" and "Jewish Soldiers in WWII."
  • Participated in implementing major exhibits at the Jewish Museum and Tolerance Center including "An Estranged Paradise: Chinese Contemporary Art from the DSL Collection," "Contemporaries of the Future: Jewish Artists in the Russian Avant-Garde," and "Upon Request: Russian Avant-Garde Collections from Regional Museums" (Parts 1 and 2).
  • Delivered research on the Imperial Easter Pelican Egg from the VMFA collection in the online publication "Fabergé Imperial Pelican Easter Egg: Inscription Reinterpreted" and at the XIXth Scientific Conference at the Tretyakov Gallery.
  • Assisted curatorial team of VMFA in research on the exhibition "Fabergé Revealed" and catalogue; undertook additional research on the museum's Russian collection.
  • Proposed, developed, and implemented "The World of 1607," a major international exhibit and associated catalogue for the Commonwealth's 400th anniversary. Year-long exhibit composed of 4 rotating cycles, featuring 378 artifacts from 10 countries, delivered on time and within budget of approximately $4.5 million. Over 878,708 visitors; widely praised by both the public and the academic community.

Publications

  • "Arnold Lakhovsky's 'Jewish Quarter, Worms. On the Morning Prayer' 1902/1903 in the Collection of the Jewish Museum and Tolerance Center." Expertise and Attribution of Works of Fine Arts: Proceedings, Tretyakov Gallery and Magnum Ars Corporation, Moscow, November 2017.
  • "Fabergé Imperial Pelican Easter Egg: Inscription Reinterpreted" (illustrated version, in Russian). Sobranie magazine, Foundation of Support of Russian Art, Moscow, 2015.
  • "Fabergé Imperial Pelican Easter Egg: Inscription Reinterpreted." XIXth Scientific Conference "Expertise and Attribution of Works of Fine Arts: Proceedings," Tretyakov Gallery and Magnum Ars Corporation, Moscow, November 2014.
  • "Fabergé Imperial Pelican Easter Egg: Inscription Reinterpreted." Online publication, Fabergé Revisited, Switzerland, 2009.
  • "The World of 1607" exhibition catalogue (concept author and editor). Jamestown-Yorktown Foundation, Williamsburg, Virginia, 2007.
  • "Search for Origin of 17th-Century Seal Stamp Leads in Many Directions." Dispatch, Quarterly Newsletter of the Jamestown-Yorktown Foundation, Fall 2001.

Conferences, Presentations, and Guest Lectures

  • XIXth Scientific Conference "Expertise and Attribution of Works of Fine Arts," Tretyakov Gallery and Magnum Ars Corporation, Moscow (November 2014). Presentation: "Fabergé Imperial Pelican Easter Egg: Inscription Reinterpreted."
  • International Scientific Conference "Shakespeare Readings," Shakespeare Association of Russia and Russian Academy of Science (September 2014). Presentation: "All the World's Stage: A Story Told in Objects."
  • International Scientific Conference "Shakespeare Readings," Shakespeare Association of Russia and Russian Academy of Science (July 2012). Presentation: "'You Have Spoken Truer Than You Purposed': A Look at Shakespeare's Play The Tempest through the Lens of the Jamestown Quadricentennial Anniversary Exhibition The World of 1607."
  • Opening Ceremony of the Memorial Rutland Society, Moscow (July 2012). Presentation: "Portrait of Roger Manners, the 5th Earl of Rutland, from the Collection of His Grace Duke of Rutland and Her Grace the Duchess of Rutland, Belvoir Castle, at The World of 1607."
  • Curatorial lectures and tours associated with "The World of 1607" exhibition, Jamestown Settlement Museum, Jamestown-Yorktown Foundation (2006–2008).
  • "Moscow and Saint Petersburg and the Russian Literature of the Nineteenth Century." Reves Center for International Studies, College of William and Mary, VA (Fall 1999).
  • "Cult of the Holy Trinity and Its Impact on Russian Culture in 16th–18th Centuries." Slide presentation, Holy Trinity Church, Holyoke, MA (June 1994).
  • "Talks about Russian Culture" and "Images of Russia." Lectures and slide presentations, University of Massachusetts Slavic Department and Smith College, Northampton, MA (Spring 1994).
  • "On the History of Private and Public Collections in Russia." Guest speaker for Art Museum Studies, with Susannah Fabing, Director of the Smith College Museum of Art (January 1994).
  • "A Month of Russian Culture." Lectures and practical lessons for children, Mark's Meadow School, Amherst, and The Little Red Schoolhouse, Amherst College, MA (Fall 1993).
  • Annual Theoretical Conferences of the Stroganoff Industrial Art School, Moscow (1988–1991).
  • State Pushkin Museum of Fine Arts Young Scientists Conferences (1979 and 1981).

Teaching Experience

  • Graduate Assistant, School of Education

    College of William and Mary

    Williamsburg, VA | 1996–1997

  • Teaching Assistant, Department of Modern Languages and Literatures

    College of William and Mary

    Williamsburg, VA | 1996–1997

  • Teaching Assistant, School of Education

    College of William and Mary

    Williamsburg, VA | 1995–1996

  • Teaching Assistant (volunteer)

    Mark's Meadow Observation Laboratory School

    Amherst, MA | 1994–1995

  • Art and Art History Teacher

    Moscow Experimental Center for Children

    Moscow, Russia | 1990–1992

Professional Affiliations

  • International Council of Museums (ICOM)

    Russia | 2015 – present

  • Association for Slavic and Eurasian Studies (ASEEES)

    USA | 2022 – present

Opportunities and Volunteer Work

  • Co-leader and translator (Russian/English) of the master class "Shakespeare and an Actor's Voice," Shakespeare Association of America, Annual Meeting, Bermuda (2005).
  • Intern, De Witt Wallace Decorative Arts Gallery and Abby Aldrich Rockefeller Folk Art Gallery, Williamsburg (Spring–Fall 1997).
  • Adjunct Curator (volunteer), Mead Art Museum, Amherst College, MA (Fall 1993 – Winter 1995).