Carrie L.

Greif
cgreif@winterthur.org  www.clgreif.com
(443) 817-3458
Education
University of Delaware, Newark, DE
M.A., Winterthur Program in American Material Culture (August 2017 - May 2019)
Thesis: Unified Design: Midcentury Modernism at Winterthur
The Smithsonian Associates and George Washington University, Washington, DC
Advanced Academic Programs, Decorative Arts (August 2015-May 2016)
George Washington University, Washington, DC
B.A., majors Philosophy, History; minor Dance (May 2012)
Magna Cum Laude
Universität Wien, Vienna, Austria
German and Philosophy studies, (August 2010 – June 2011)

Professional Experience
Tiffany & Co. Curatorial Intern
The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
June 2019 – present
 Conducting research, inventorying and organizing gallery rotations surrounding
the Museum’s collection of Tiffany Studios design drawings and photographs
 Assisting the team of decorative arts curators with research and content creation
(label texts and blog posts) surrounding the permanent collection
 Composing acquisition paperwork for promised gifts and purchased objects
 Building and maintaining relationships with important collectors and high level
donors
 Assisting in the development, organization and implementation of public
programs surrounding the upcoming Edward C. Moore exhibition
Hirsch Glass Curatorial Research Fellow
Toledo Museum of Art, Toledo, OH
August 2016 –May 2017
 Assistant to the Chief Curator of Decorative Arts Dr. Jutta Page and Director of
Collections Dr. Halona Westbrook
 Assisted in the development and installation of multiple exhibitions by conducting
original research, writing texts, and working closely with conservation, education,
and exhibitions departments
 Assisted in the research and administrative work behind the acquisition of new
objects
 Assisted with the maintenance and cultivation of high level donors
 Conducted specialized tours and object study for donors, researchers visiting
artists

Curatorial Intern
Chrysler Museum of Art, Norfolk, VA
June 2016 – August 2016
 Worked directly with the Curator of Glass and Decorative Arts Dianne Wright
 Assisted with the development and installation of an environmentally focused
contemporary craft exhibition by Wendy Maruyama
 Conducted research on the permanent glass collection including building artists
files and contributing to provenance records

Gallery Intern
Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden, Washington, DC
January 2016 – May 2016
 Contributed to curatorial files on the permanent collection
 Conducted supplementary research for the Surrealist Sculptures exhibition
 Worked with the Education Department to develop and facilitate dialogues with
visitors
Graduate Research Assistant
Smithsonian American Art Library, Washington, DC
August 2015 - May 2016
 Identified and gathered useful resources for curatorial staff and research fellows
 Organized and maintained volumes within the library stacks

Decorative Arts Intern

Quinn’s Auction House, Washington, DC
August 2015 - January 2015
 Wrote catalogue entries for glass, furniture, silver and ceramic objects
 Assisted with photographing and organizing objects in the gallery space

Senior Support Officer

Ministry of Education, Wellington, New Zealand
July 2014 - May 2015
 Worked with the Parents, Families and Whānau team to support Māori learners
 Led a project developing a website for parents that supplements the students’
academic curriculum
 Provided administrative support to the national team

Debate Teacher and Assistant in Content Development

Chungdahm Learning, Seoul, South Korea
February 2013 - March 2014
 Independently taught students from ages 7-15
 Assisted in the development of CDI 3.0 digital textbooks
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Exhibitions
Unity by Design: Midcentury Modernism at Winterthur (Spring 2019 – Summer 2019)
Winterthur, Museum, Society of Winterthur Fellows Gallery, Chief Curator.

Truths of the Trade: Slavery and the Winterthur Collection (Summer 2018) Winterthur,
Museum, Society of Winterthur Fellows Gallery, Co-Curated with graduate students.

Men in Glass (Fall 2016 – Spring 2017) Toledo Museum of Art, assisted Curator of Glass
and Decorative Arts Dr. Jutta Page.

Fired Up: Women in Glass (Spring 2017 – Winter 2018) Toledo Museum of Art, assisted
Curator of Glass and Decorative Arts Dr. Jutta Page.

The wildLIFE Project (Fall 2016 – Winter 2016) Chrysler Museum of Art, provided support
to Curator of Glass Dianne Wright.

Lalique: Enchanted by Glass (Spring 2017) Chrysler Museum of Art, provided support to
Curator of Glass Dianne Wright.

Lectures

“Unity by Design: Midcentury Modernism,” the Decorative Arts Trust, Emerging Scholars
Colloquium, George F. Baker Carriage House, New York, NY, (January 2019) - invited
lecturer.

“Sublime Function: Art and Science in the Blaschka’s Sea Invertebrates,” Corning Museum
of Glass, Corning, NY, (September 2017) – invited lecturer.

“Contemporary Glass in Public Space,” National American Glass Club, Norfolk, VA, (May
2016) – invited lecturer.
Awards, Grants and Honors
2018 Summer Research Grant, The Decorative Arts Trust
2018 Delaware Public Humanities Institute, University of Delaware
2017-2019 Lois F. McNeil Fellow
2015-2016 Departmental Dean’s Scholarship Award, George Mason University
2008-2012 Alumni Award, George Washington University

Computer Skills
MS/Mac platforms, The Museum System (TMS), KeEMU database software, FileMaker
Pro, Adobe Photoshop CS, Adobe Acrobat Professional, Weebly, Omeka web-based
content management, MS Office suite (PowerPoint, Excel), social media platforms
(Twitter, Facebook, FourSquare), Basecamp project planning platform