J.R. Uretsky is an independent curator who has organized exhibitions at venues such as AS220 in Providence, Artspace in New Haven, and Gallery Kayafas in Boston. Uretsky focuses on creating opportunities for underrepresented artists who explore storytelling and identity. Previously, Uretsky was the curator at the New Bedford Art Museum and managed exhibitions and programs for Design Museum Everywhere.
Duty-Free Paradise (DFP):
Lani Asunción
Duty-Free Paradise (DFP) is a survey of fifteen years of Asunción’s research and interdisciplinary work that reflects on the the connected relationship of Hawai’i and New England.
Uncommon Threads:
The Works of Ruth E. Carter
Co-Curators: Julia Long, Julia Zimmerman, Jane Gleason, Lee Blake, Carl J. Cruz, Alexandra Copeland, Jes Nea, Micha Broadnax, Janine Da Silva, Rufai Shardow, Lindsay Compton
Plunge: Explorations from Above and Below
Artists: Andy Anello, Genesis Báez, Sarah Benham, Willoughby Elliott, Garth Evans, Severin Haines, Stacy Howe, Kirstin Lamb, Siobhan Landry, Deirdre Murphy, Alanna Boucher, Leila Philip, Steven B. Smith, & Wacklikethat
Creative Courts: Maria Molteni
Molteni’s community and site-specific altars to the sky include Courting the Sky in New Bedford, MA, and Cosmic Court in Fall River, MA.
Scapes: Placemaking in the 21st Century
Co-Curators: browngrotta arts
Artists: Dona Anderson, Jane Balsgaard, Marian Bijlenga, Birgit Birkjaaer, Annette Bellamy, Chris Drury, Helena Hernmarck, Heather Hobler, Lawrence LaBianca, Sue Lawty, Anne Leone, Judy Mulford, Karyl Sisson, Ulla-Maija Vikman, Christopher Volpe, Grethe Wittrock.
hello, world!
Artists: Genesis Baez, Emmy Bright, Eduardo Restrepo Castaño, Brian, Christopher Glaser , Nicki Green, E.E. Ikeler, Sakura Kelley, Local Honey, Alee Peoples, A.K. Summers, Nabil
Curatorial
Curated Exhibitions
Duty-Free Paradise, by Lani Asunción, Mills Gallery at Boston Center for the Arts, 2024
Uncommon Threads: The Works of Ruth E. Carter, NEW BEDFORD ART MUSEUM/ARTWORKS! New Bedford, MA, 2019
OBAMA: An Intimate Portrait, Photographs by Pete Souza, NEW BEDFORD ART MUSEUM/ARTWORKS! New Bedford, MA, 2019
Ruffles, Repair & Ritual: the Fine Art of Fixing, co-curated with Anabel Vázquez Rodríguez, WEDDING CAKE HOUSE, Providence, RI, 2019
Who Saved Who? featuring William Wegman, NEW BEDFORD ART MUSEUM/ARTWORKS! New Bedford, MA, 2019
Unusual Growth Patterns, Mixed-media works by Alison Wells, NEW BEDFORD ART MUSEUM/ARTWORKS! New Bedford, MA, 2018
SCAPES: Placemaking in the 21st Century, NEW BEDFORD ART MUSEUM/ARTWORKS! New Bedford, MA, 2017
Behind Open Doors, fiber-installation by Brooke Goldstein, NEW BEDFORD ART MUSEUM/ARTWORKS! New Bedford, MA, 2017
Just Not Break, drawings and paintings by Pat Falco, NEW BEDFORD ART MUSEUM/ARTWORKS! New Bedford, MA, 2017
PLUNGE: Explorations From Above & Below, co-curated with browngrotta arts, NEW BEDFORD ART MUSEUM/ARTWORKS! New Bedford, MA, 2017
ANNUNCIATION: From the Series, The Body Remembered, photography by Judith Thorpe, NEW BEDFORD ART MUSEUM/ARTWORKS! New Bedford, MA, 2017
re-volt-ing, DISTILLERY GALLERY Boston, MA with Robert Moeller, 2017
Tell Us A Story, an interactive installation by The Page Collective, NEW BEDFORD ART MUSEUM/ARTWORKS! New Bedford, MA, 2017
3 SISTERS SERIES, video and sculpture by Lani Asuncion, NEW BEDFORD ART MUSEUM/ARTWORKS! New Bedford, MA, 2016
MORE THAN SCENERY: YELLOWSTONE, AN AMERICAN LOVE STORY, photography by Janet Pritchard, NEW BEDFORD ART MUSEUM/ARTWORKS! New Bedford, MA, 2016
TONE OF SIGNIFICANCE, paintings by Cara Gonier, NEW BEDFORD ART MUSEUM/ARTWORKS! New Bedford, MA, 2016
LAYERED, collage and painting by Megan Abajian, NEW BEDFORD ART MUSEUM/ARTWORKS! New Bedford, MA, 2016
Pop Up, GALLERY KAYAFAS Boston, MA with Robert Moeller, 2016
hello, world! , ARTSPACE NEW HAVEN New Haven, CT, 2015
Exhibition Design
OBAMA: An Intimate Portrait, Photographs by Pete Souza, NEW BEDFORD ART MUSEUM/ARTWORKS! New Bedford, MA, 2019
Who Saved Who? featuring William Wegman, NEW BEDFORD ART MUSEUM/ARTWORKS! New Bedford, MA, 2019
SCAPES: Placemaking in the 21st Century, NEW BEDFORD ART MUSEUM/ARTWORKS! New Bedford, MA, 2017
hello, world! , ARTSPACE NEW HAVEN New Haven, CT, 2015
BIRDS OF THE FIRST LIGHT & LONGHOUSES: Audubon Original Prints Featuring works from the New Bedford Free Public Library Collection, Curated by Louie Doherty, 2018
EXCELLENCE IN FIBERS Presented by Fiber Art Now, Curated by Marcia Young, 2017
IN TOUCH: The Expressive Magic of Judith James, Curated by Michael James, 2017
Global Voices For Social Justice: Art As Activism, with New Bedford Historical Society, 2016
BIERSTADT Nature & National Identity, Curated by Janice Hodson, 2016