Reesa Greenberg

Reesa Greenberg works primarily with the visual arts as one of the founders of the new field of exhibition studies. Her focus is on the staging of exhibitions, especially their effects on the meaning of artworks and viewer responses. She taught and mentored generations of curators and researchers through her teaching at Concordia University, Carleton University, the California College of the Arts and Moscow State University. Her writings have been published in numerous European languages. She is a member of the Research Committee of the CiÉCO project, New Uses of Museum Collections, a pioneering collaboration combining theory (academics) and practice (museums) to produce new knowledge. In addition, she has long examined the use of digital technologies in producing and distributing art, exhibitions and research. 

As part of her work in philanthropy and service, Greenberg has been Chair of the Carleton University Art Gallery Advisory Committee, a member of the Agnes’ Art Gallery Advisory Board, and an Advisor to the Acquisition Committee of the Board of Trustees of the National Gallery of Canada. She served as a member of the Board of Governors of Concordia University and on the Executive Committee of the National Gallery of Canada Foundation. At the NAC, she was a financial contributor to Life Reflected and is responsible for initiating and funding Rebecca Belmore’s Dawn for the lobby of the expanded National Art Centre. She is a recipient of the Royal Canadian Academy Arts medal.