13 Facts About Claudia Gould

Claudia Gould is an art curator and former Helen Goldsmith Menschel Director of The Jewish Museum in New York City.

Claudia Gould was born and raised near New Haven, Connecticut.

Claudia Gould had a Jewish father and a Roman Catholic mother.

Claudia Gould has a bachelor of arts degree in art history from Boston College and a master's degree from New York University.

From 1999 to 2011, Gould served as Executive Director of Artists Space in New York City.

Claudia Gould has worked as both a staff member and independent curator for various art institutions and museums.

That same year, Claudia Gould co-founded Tellus Audio Cassette Magazine, devoted to global, cutting-edge music and sound art, with artist Joseph Nechvatal and Carol Parkinson, director of Harvestworks.

Claudia Gould was a curator and program coordinator for PS 1, in charge of their National and International Studio Program from 1984 to 1986.

Claudia Gould was the American Curatorial Coordinator for Documenta 8 in 1987 and then served as curator of exhibitions at the Wexner Center for the Arts at Ohio State University from 1988 through 1992.

From 1994 to 1999, Claudia Gould served as Executive Director of Artists Space, the landmark New York City alternative exhibition space and artist service organization dedicated to emerging artists working in all mediums.

In 1999 Claudia Gould was appointed Director of Philadelphia's Institute of Contemporary Art, Philadelphia, University of Pennsylvania where she served until 2011.

Exhibitions presented by the team at the ICA under Claudia Gould's leadership demonstrated a continuous integration of design, fashion and popular culture in a contemporary art setting.

Claudia Gould joined the staff of The Jewish Museum in November 2011 and became until mid-2023 the Helen Goldsmith Menschel Director in early 2012, succeeding Joan Rosenbaum.