Leilani Lynch Application PackageLynch Leilani E
Last Name First Name Middle Initial
1037 SW 9th Ct Miami
Home Address City
FL 33130
State Zip Code
3053408240
HomeWork
llynch@thebass.org
Email AddressCellular
Miami Beach
Business Address
2100 Collins Avenue
City
FL
State
33139
Zip Code
The Bass Museum of Art
Occupation:Business Name:
Curator
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Art in Public Places Committee
BOARD AND COMMITTEE
APPLICATION FORM
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● I am applying for an appointment because I have special abilities, knowledge and experience. Please list below:
-Worked in Miami Beach (at The Bass) for a cumulative 8.5 years, in a curatorial capacity for 6 years.
-Possess a breadth of expertise in curating and commissioning contemporary art, with a strong interest and
experience in producing public art works, both temporary and permanent.
-In curatorial p
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o Prohibition from directly or indirectly lobbying city personnel (Miami Beach City Code section 2-459).
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(Miami Beach Code section 2-26)
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an appointed or elected Board, Council, Commission, Authority, or Committee. It applies equality to members of
advisory and non-advisory bodies who are presented with a voting conflict of interest under Section 112.3143.
Florida Statutes.
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Miami-Dade County Financial Disclosure Code Section 2-11.1(i)(2)
I understand that no later than July 1, of each year all members of Boards and Committees of the City of Miami
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Miami Beach, Florida, no later than 12:00 noon of July 1, of each year:
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3. A Copy of your latest Federal Income Tax Return.
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more than $500, 60 days in jail, or both.
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to F.S. §112.3145(1)(a), to file a Statement of Financial Interests (Form 1) with the Miami-Dade County Supervisor of
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County Supervisor of Elections automatically satisfy the County’s financial disclosure requirement as a Miami Beach
City Board/Committee member and need not file an additional form with the Office of the City Clerk. However,
compliance with the County disclosure requirement does not satisfy the State requirement.
DIVERSITY STATISTICS REPORT
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comply with City diversity reporting requirements.
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I HEREBY ATTEST TO THE ACCURACY AND TRUTHFULNESS OF THE APPLICATION; AND I HAVE
RECEIVED, READ AND WILL ABIDE BY CHAPTER 2, ARTICLE VII, OF THE MIAMI BEACH CITY CODE,
ENTITLED “STANDARDS OF CONDUCT FOR CITY OFFICERS, EMPLOYEES AND AGENCY MEMBERS AND
ALL OTHER APPLICABLE COUNTY AND/OR STATE LAWS AND STATUTES ACCORDINGLY.”
I Leilani Lynch agreed to the following terms on 12/22/2021 12:21:31 PM
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C O N T A C T
Leilani Lynch
E X P E R I E N C E
Curator
The Bass | Miami Beach, FL | 2018-present
Organize (or co-curate) large-scale monographic and thematic exhibitions from concept to
installation with visiting artist or drawing from the museum’s collection. Conceive and
contribute to public programming, acquisitions and collection-building. Conceptualize and
write curatorial texts and accompanying catalogues for each exhibition. Alongside the Chief
Curator, manage departmental team and activities including research, programs, education,
and development. Select solo and co-curated projects include: New Monuments: Charo
Oquet (forthcoming, 2022), Naama Tsabar (2021), Rafael Domenech and Ernesto Oroza
(2021), New Monuments: Najja Moon (2021), The Willfulness of Objects (2020), Abraham
Cruzvillegas (2020), Art Outside (2020), Haegue Yang (2019), Paola Pivi (2018), Aaron
Curry (2018), Karen Rifas (2018), Mika Rottenberg (2017), Pascale Marthine Tayou (2017),
Ugo Rondinone (2017), Athi Patra-Ruga (2016).
Promoted from Curatorial Assistant to Assistant Curator in 2016 and Assistant Curator to Curator in 2018.
Exhibitions and Special Projects Manager
Locust Projects | Miami, FL | 20142015
Provided administrative, programmatic and fundraising assistance to the Executive Director
to ensure efficient operation of the office and support of the curatorial program.
Programming: Assist in all aspects of exhibition programming (artist contracts, tracking
budgets, exhibition documentation). Work directly with artists, assisting in the realization of
exhibitions and special projects (research and installation). Assist with public relations
(organizing press contacts and outreach). Oversee the internship program. Fundraising:
Manage artrelated aspects of Locust Projects’ two annual fundraisers (Smash & Grab;
Spring Fling), as well as participation in art fairs and commission and producing limited
editions program. Exhibition projects include: Sarah Crowner (2014), Daniel Arsham (2014),
Ruby Sky Stiler (2015), Roberto Gomez (2015), Jedediah Caesar (2015), Martha Friedman
(2015), Martine Syms (2015).
Project Manager
Sam Moyer Studio | Miami, FL | 2014- 2015
Serve as Miamibased project manager for artist, Sam Moyer, to produce her sitespecific
installation, It’s just you and me, brother, 2014, as a part of Art Basel Miami Beach’s Public
art sector in Collins Park. Manage and coordinate largescale marble and concrete sculpture,
coordination of vendors, contractors, and engineers, liaising with Art Basel, and
installation/relocation to collector’s home.
Grants Manager
Bass Museum of Art | Miami Beach, FL | 20132014
Work with program and administrative staff to generate and manage all grant applications
and award administration; in charge of managing current and inactive grant files; devise and
implement grant fundraising strategies; Bass Museum grant calendar and deadlines; liaise
with staff and program partners to generate/gather necessary documents and materials
needed for grant application or report generation; perform government, foundation and
individual prospect grant research; represent museum at grant workshops, panels, and
meetings offsite; act as liaison to all grant organizations and foundations;
Assistant to the Director
Bass Museum of Art | Miami Beach, FL | 2011 2013
Serving as executive and curatorial assistant to the Executive Director/Chief Curator; acting
as chief liaison to the Board of Directors, galleries, and museums on behalf of the Executive
Director; managing all travel for museum staff and visiting artists and curators; managing
institutional grant calendar and aiding in the grant application and administration process;
assisting the Director of Exhibitions and Registrar in the research, logistics, and installation
of indoor and outdoor exhibitions at the Bass Museum of Art, including developing didactic
texts, arranging exhibition loans, permitting, and condition reporting/installation;
E D U C A T I O N
MAS, Zürcher Hochschule der
Künste, expected 2022
Curatorial Studies
CAS, Zürcher Hochschule der
Künste, 2021
BA, University of California,
Berkeley, 2011
History of Art
SKILLS
Extensive knowledge using Microsoft
Office, Financial Edge NXT, Embark
Experience with SketchUp, Adobe
Photoshop, Acrobat, and Illustrator
Languages: English (native
speaker), Spanish (conversational),
Italian (conversational)
“En Masse: Paola Pivi’s Engineered
Participation”, in Paola Pivi
(monograph), Phaidon, forthcoming
Fall 2021
“With(in)/Between: Para-sitic
Curatorial Tactics in the Third
Space”, CAS Thesis, 2021
“Trajectory and Translation”, in In
the Cone of Uncertainty, Hatje
Cantze / The Bass Museum of Art,
Miami Beach, 2019.
“Tune Yer Head at The Bass”, in
Aaron Curry: Tune Yer Head, Hatje
Cantze / The Bass Museum of Art,
Miami Beach, 2018.
WRITING
305.340.8240
Leilani.e.lynch@gmail.com
1037 SW 9th Ct, Miami, FL 33130
www.linkedin.com/in/leilani-lynch