Chrissie Iles

Chrissie Iles is the Anne and Joel Ehrenkranz Curator at the Whitney Museum of American Art, focusing on contemporary art, film and video, and art of the 1960s and 1970s from a global perspective. She has curated significant exhibitions, including co-organizing three Whitney Biennials (2004, 2006, 2024) and solo exhibitions such as 'Sharon Hayes: There’s So Much I Want to Tell You' and 'Cauleen Smith: Sojourner'.

• Current role: Curator at the Whitney Museum
• Academic role: Lecturer at Columbia University’s Fine Art Department
• Committee: Graduate Committee, Center for Curatorial Studies, Bard College

She has served as Head of Exhibitions at Modern Art Oxford, curating surveys of Louise Bourgeois and Donald Judd, and the thematic exhibition 'Signs of the Times: Film, Video and Slide Installation in Britain in the 1980s'.

Research interests include immersive cinema, projected image in American art (1964–1977), and the intersection of contemporary practices with historical art movements. Her curatorial work often explores transnational dialogues and interdisciplinary approaches to art.

• Honors: Honorary Doctorate in Art History (Bristol University, 2015)

Chrissie has acted as an external examiner for Columbia University, Oxford University, and the Royal College of Art and Goldsmiths College. She contributes to academic discourse through teaching, committee work, and collaborations on exhibitions and publications.