MOCA GA / Calendar

This exhibition, curated by Brett Abbott, featured a selection of 85 photographs by 44 artists in MOCA GA’s permanent collection.

About Brett Abbott

Brett Abbott joined the High Museum of Art as the new Curator of Photography in April 2011. Brett came from the J. Paul Getty Museum in Los Angeles where he served as associate curator in the department of photographs. He recently received the 2010 Lucie Award for Curator/Exhibition of the Year for his organization of the exhibition and its related publication “Engaged Observers: Documentary Photography since the Sixties,” the Getty’s highest-attended photography exhibition to date. Abbott also received the 2007 Lucie Award for Curator/Exhibition of the Year for “Edward Weston: Enduring Vision” and edited its companion publication, “Edward Weston’s Book of Nudes.” Abbott received his Master of Arts in art history from Williams College in 2002 and his Bachelor of Arts in the same field from Stanford University in 2000. Prior to his current position, Abbott served as a curatorial intern in the department of photographs at the National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C. (2001), where he conducted research for the bibliography and introductory essay of Sarah Greenough’s “Alfred Stieglitz: The Key Set: The Alfred Stieglitz Collection of Photographs.” Abbott has also held roles at the Williams College Museum of Art (2000-01) and the Santa Barbara Museum of Art (1999).