Cassandra Coblentz

Cassandra Coblentz has a diverse curatorial practice that champions the artistic process and forefronts creating meaningful, engaging experiences for audiences with works of art. As an independent curator, she continues to take innovative aproaches to collaborating with artists, curating exhibitions, and building community. Coblentz has curated over fifty exhibitions, collaborated with artists to produce over sixty newly commissioned works of art, and published numerous exhibition catalogs. For six years she was senior curator and director of public engagement at the Orange County Museum of Art, where she curated the 2017 California-Pacific Triennial: Building as Ever, and designed and implemented the program concept for the museum's temporary location, OCMAExpand. She is lead curator of Transformative Currents: Art and Action in the Pacific Ocean for Getty's PST ART: Art & Science Collide, 2024.