Russell Ferguson

Russell Ferguson is a Professor in the Department of Art at the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA). He served as Department Chair from 2007 to 2013 and maintains an adjunct curator role at the Hammer Museum in Los Angeles, where he has organized major exhibitions like The Undiscovered Country (2004) and solo shows for renowned artists.

• Key Positions: Deputy Director for Exhibitions and Programs/Chief Curator at Hammer Museum (2001-2013), Associate Curator at Museum of Contemporary Art, Los Angeles (1991-2001)
• Notable Exhibitions: In Memory of My Feelings: Frank O’Hara and American Art (1999), Damage Control: Art and Destruction since 1950 (2013 co-organized with Kerry Brougher)
• Editorial Work: Editor of Discourses: Conversations in Postmodern Art and Culture and Out There: Marginalization and Contemporary Cultures (MIT Press).