Caitlin Haskell

Caitlin Haskell serves as the Gary C. and Frances Comer Curator in Modern and Contemporary Art and director of Ray Johnson Collections and Research at the Art Institute of Chicago. An expert on the art and criticism of the historical avant-gardes, she joined the Art Institute in 2018. Haskell’s recent exhibitions include René Magritte: The Fifth Season (2018), Ray Johnson c/o (2021), Cezanne (2022), Remedios Varo: Science Fictions (2023), and Ellsworth Kelly: Spectrum Colors Arranged by Chance (2024). In 2024 she will open a focused show Nancy Holt’s Locator series, and in 2025 she will organize an exhibition looking at the briefly intersecting lives of Mary Reynolds and Frida Kahlo. Haskell’s 2021 catalogue Ray Johnson c/o was recognized by the New York Times and the Alice Award as one of the year’s best art books. She holds a PhD in art history from the University of Texas at Austin and a BA in art from Davidson College.