JANET LANDAY
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
COLLEGE ART ASSOCIATION
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Project Director, CAA-Getty International Program, 2011-21
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Project Manager, Fair Use Initiative, 2012-17
ASSOCIATION OF ART MUSEUM DIRECTORS
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Executive Director, 2009-11
JANE VOORHEES ZIMMERLI ART MUSEUM
RUTGERS, THE STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW JERSEY
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Development Associate, 2008-09
AMERICAN FEDERATION OF ARTS
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Director of Exhibitions and Programs, 2006-07
BANK STREET COLLEGE OF EDUCATION
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Adjunct Professor, Museum Education Graduate Program, Fall 2005
Course title: Exhibition Design and Evaluation
THE MUSEUM OF FINE ARTS, HOUSTON
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Curator of Exhibitions, 1993-2003
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Assistant to the Director, 1990-2003
THE GLASSELL SCHOOL OF ART MUSEUM OF FINE ARTS, HOUSTON
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Exhibitions Director, 1986-90
THE DETROIT INSTITUTE OF ARTS
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Department of Education
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Associate Curator, 1985
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Assistant Curator, 1981-84
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Curatorial Assistant, 1980-81
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THE BROOKLYN MUSEUM
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Department of Education
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Coordinator of Research and Evaluation, 1977-78
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Earlier positions include a National Museum Act Fellowship at the Philadelphia Museum of Art, a research position at the Smithsonian American Art
Museum, and a research assistantship at the Bibliotheque de l’Arsenal, Paris.
SELECTED PUBLICATIONS
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Global Conversations: Ten Years of the CAA-Getty International Program, CAA, 2021
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“Learning from Experience: Fair Use in Practice,” CAA News, 2017
(http://www.collegeart.org/news/2017/03/14/learning-from-experience-fair-use-in-practice/),
one of many articles about copyright and fair use posted on CAA’s newsletter.
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“South African Diary”, CAA News, 2016 (http://www.collegeart.org/news/category/international/page/2/),
one of many articles on international topics posted in CAA’s newsletter.
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Visitor Guide: The Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, a 540-page introduction to the museum’s collection, Scala Publishers Ltd, 2000
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“Call and Response: Community-Based Exhibitions for A Place for All People,” in A Place for All People, The Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, 1998
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Beck: A Book, a portfolio of visual and written interpretations of the John A. and Audrey Jones Beck Collection at the
Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, 1996
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One + One: Collaborations by Artists and Writers (exhibition catalogue), The Glassell School of Art, 1988
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"New Realities: Postwar European Art from the MFAH" (exhibition guide), The Glassell School of Art, 1987
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"From the Object: Still Life Themes and Variations" (exhibition guide), The Glassell School of Art, 1987
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Collaborators: Artists Working Together in Houston 1960-1986 (exhibition catalogue), The Glassell School of Art, 1986
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"Between Art and Nature: The Metamorphic Sculpture of Jean Arp," Bulletin of The Detroit Institute of Arts, vol. 61, no. 4, 1984
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"Less Than Meets the Eye," Metropolitan Detroit Magazine, March, 1984
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"Video vs. Wall-Panel Display: An Experiment in Museum Learning," co-authored with
R. Gary Bridge, Curator, vol. 25, no. 1, March, 1982
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"Evaluating the Arensberg Tapes," co-authored with Tara Glass Robinson,
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Museum News, vol. 55, no. 6, July-August, 1977
BOARD EXPERIENCE
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Board Member, Cultural Arts Council of Houston and Harris County, 2001-03 (Executive board member since June 2002)
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Board Member, Main Street Coalition, 1999-2003 (Executive board member since 2000)
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Board Member, South Main Center Association, 1996-2003 (Vice President since 2001)
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Advisory Committee, Public Art and Urban Design Program, 1994-97
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Advisory Board Member, Greater Houston Preservation Alliance, 1992-2000
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Technical Advisor, Public Art and Urban Design Committee,
Houston/Harris County Arts Task Force, 1991-93
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Steering Committee, Houston Arts Alliance, 1990-92
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Advisory Board Member, DiverseWorks, 1987
EDUCATION
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MA Art History, Courtauld Institute of Art, London
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BA Civilizational Studies, University of Chicago
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Professional Training: Continuing Professional Education Program, Principles of Management for Cultural Institutions, Museums Collaborative, Inc., NY