As part of Hyperallergic’s Emily Hall Tremaine Journalism Fellowship for Curators, Dan Cameron presents an email exhibition to offer insight into his curatorial process.

Dan Cameron
Dan Cameron has been an NYC-based curator and writer since 1979, and has collaborated extensively with Latin American artists since the early 1990s. A regular organizer of international biennials, Cameron is perhaps best known for his 11-year stint as Senior Curator at the New Museum, and for founding New Orleans’s Prospect triennial in the wake of Hurricane Katrina.
The Mystique of Chiloé Reflected in Its Art
Instead of believing I’m helping local artists by bringing international art to Chiloé, the best contribution I can make may be to help provide a venue where local artists and artisans can show their art for the benefit of each other.
The Compelling Curatorial Allure of a Chilean Island and Its Artists
Here I am on this island many thousands of miles away, in pursuit of something that compels me to return over and over again, and to continue dreaming of a truly marvelous future art exhibition that I may never end up organizing.
“Art & Resilence” Aims to Raise Funds for Syrian Refugees
The charity auction features a wide range of artists, including John Akomfrah, Diana Al-Hadid, Judith Bernstein, Rico Gatson, Isaac Julien, Tala Madani, and Hrair Sarkissian.