Reva & David Logan Center for the Arts, 915 E 60th Street.

Jenny Harris is a doctoral candidate and Neubauer Family Distinguished Fellow in Art History at the University of Chicago. Her research explores modern and contemporary art with specializations in the relationships between abstraction and ornament, dance and performance, and craft and design. Her dissertation analyzes the influence of dance and choreography on American visual artists and institutions between 1930 and 1960 and has been supported by fellowships from the Helen Frankenthaler Foundation, the Georges Lurcy Charitable and Educational Trust, the France Chicago Center at the University of Chicago, and the Center for Ballet and the Arts. Prior to doctoral study, Jenny worked in The Museum of Modern Art’s Department of Painting and Sculpture where she contributed to the inaugural reinstallation of the museum’s collection in 2019 and the exhibition "Robert Rauschenberg: Among Friends" (2017), and co-organized "The Shape of Shape, Artist’s Choice: Amy Sillman" (2019). She has since held curatorial fellowships in the Art Institute of Chicago’s Department of Modern and Contemporary Art and at the Museum of Contemporary Art, Chicago. Jenny’s art historical research has resulted in publications in "The New York Times", the "Journal of Surrealism and the Americas", and several exhibition catalogues. Critical writing has appeared in "Artforum" and the "Journal of Lesbian and Gay Studies", among other publications. Jenny holds a B.A. in Art History from Wellesley College.