By james art The UC Irvine Jack and Shanaz Langson Institute and Museum of California Art (Langson IMCA) today announced the appointment of Alaina Claire Feldman as the inaugural Chief Curator, effective January 6, 2025. She will support the Langson IMCA’s curatorial vision and design and development strategies for display and collection.
Working closely with faculty, staff, students, UC Irvine leadership and the broader community, Feldman will collaboratively advance the Langson IMCA’s commitment to interdisciplinary research, scholarship, presentation, preservation and education.
She joins the Langson IMCA at a time when UC Irvine seeks to place the arts at the center of its educational mission as a leading public university known for its research rigor and innovation.
Feldman is currently director and curator of the Mishkin Gallery at Baruch College, City University of New York (CUNY), a public university. She was previously Director of Exhibitions at Independent Curators International (ICI), New York. In addition to organizing more than 20 exhibitions, she has edited numerous publications and participated in panels and commissions internationally.
During his tenure, Feldman raised the profile of the Mishkin Gallery by touring presentations of its collection, while building partnerships with art and academic institutions in New York and in Zurich, São Paulo, Porto, San Juan, and Tbilisi. In addition to his involvement in related campus initiatives, Feldman is an adjunct professor in Baruch College’s Department of Fine and Performing Arts and CUNY’s Macaulay Honors College. She will serve as guest curator of an inaugural exhibition when the new Taichung Art Museum opens in Taiwan next winter.
“The Langson IMCA superpower leverages the research and innovation of the 15 schools on the UC Irvine campus,” said Dr. Richard Aste, interim director of the Langson IMCA Museum. “Alaina’s proven track record of successful academic engagement at one of our nation’s premier urban universities will help us take our superpower to the next level.”
Feldman said, “I am thrilled to join the very talented Langson IMCA staff and collaborate with the brilliant faculty and students at UC Irvine. The Langson IMCA is the perfect place to enable interdisciplinary work by bringing together artists, scholars, and the larger community.. I plan to continue the campus’ rich legacy of fostering experimental artist-led programs as a catalyst for new inquiry and creativity.
Feldman received a master’s degree from the Graduate Center at CUNY and a bachelor’s degree from Pratt Institute, New York.
For UC Irvine Jack and Shanaz Langson Institute and Museum of California Art
The UC Irvine Jack and Shanaz Langson Institute and Museum of California Art (Langson IMCA) is home to two major gifts of California art from The Irvine Museum and the Estate of Gerald E. Buck. In addition, the permanent collection of more than 4,700 works from the late 19th and early 20th centuries continues to grow, supplemented by acquisitions and gifts. The university plans to build a permanent museum and research institute to serve as a global magnet for the presentation and study of California art in its social, historical, environmental and cultural contexts. The Langson IMCA is currently located in temporary museum space at 18881 Von Karman Avenue, Suite 100, in Irvine, California. It is open from Tuesday to Saturday from 10 am to 4 pm. Entrance and parking are free. For more information, visit imca.uci.edu.
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