Herb Tam[1] (born in Hong Kong) is the curator and director of exhibitions at the Museum of Chinese in America located in Manhattan's Chinatown.[2]

Herb Tam
Born (1974-08-03) August 3, 1974 (age 49)
Hong Kong, China
Chinese name
Traditional Chinese譚海俊
Simplified Chinese谭海俊

Education and early career edit

Tam born (August 3, 1974) in Hong Kong and raised in the San Francisco Bay Area.[3] He attended San Jose State University and has an MFA in Fine Arts from New York City's School of Visual Arts.[2]

Prior to MOCA, he was an independent curator of contemporary art working in New York City[4] with institutions such as the Queens Museum of Art,[5] Exit Art, the Asia Society, Creative Capital Foundation and the New York Foundation for the Arts.[2]

References edit

  1. ^ "Press release: MOCA Announces Appointment of New Curator & Director of Exhibitions" (PDF). May 5, 2011. Retrieved December 29, 2013.
  2. ^ a b c "Press release: MOCA Announces Appointment of New Curator & Director of Exhibitions". Museum of Chinese in America. May 5, 2011. Retrieved June 12, 2006.
  3. ^ "Herb Hoi Chun Tam – Museum of Chinese in America". Retrieved 2022-01-21.
  4. ^ Genocchio, Benjamin (February 6, 2005). "Art Review". New York Times. Retrieved June 19, 2012.
  5. ^ Schwendener, Martha (December 15, 2006). "Art From Everywhere". New York Times. Retrieved June 19, 2012.

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