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Matthew Teitelbaum
Teitelbaum in 2011
Born
Matthew D. Teitelbaum

(1956-02-13) February 13, 1956 (age 68)
Alma mater Carleton University
Courtauld Institute of Art
Employer Museum of Fine Arts, Boston
SpouseSusan M. Cohen
Children2

Matthew D. Teitelbaum CM (born February 13, 1956) is a Canadian art historian, who is currently the director of Museum of Fine Arts in Boston, Massachusetts.

Early life and education

Born in Toronto, Ontario, Teitelbaum is the third child and only son of the late painter Mashel Teitelbaum. [1] His mother Ethel was an administrator and later a government official. [1] The household was noisy, busy, and frequented by artists, politicians, writers, and media figures. [1]

Teitelbaum holds a BA in Canadian history from Carleton University and an MPhil in modern European painting and sculpture from the Courtauld Institute of Art. [2]

Career

Teitelbaum has taught and lectured at Harvard University, York University, and the University of Western Ontario. [2]

Teitelbaum first held curatorial positions with the Institute of Contemporary Art, Boston, and the Mendel Art Gallery. He later joined the Art Gallery of Ontario in 1993 as chief curator and was later appointed as the Michael and Sonja Koerner Director and CEO in 1998. As a curator, he has published numerous publications and exhibition catalogues on modern and contemporary Canadian artists as Greg Curnoe, Paterson Ewen, Joe Fafard, Betty Goodwin, Edward Poitras, and Robert Wiens. [3] As the museum's director and CEO, he oversaw the institution’s $306 million expansion and renovation of its Beaux-Arts building by the architect Frank Gehry. [4] [1] [2]

On April 9, 2015, the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston announced that Teitelbaum had been chosen to serve as its Ann and Graham Gund Director, replacing Malcolm Rogers, who had served as the museum's director for 21 years. [4]

Personal life

Teitelbaum is married to Susan M. Cohen, who served as the executive director of the W. Garfield Weston Foundation. They have two sons, Max and Elijah. [1]

Honors

References

  1. ^ a b c d e Hume, Christopher (22 February 2009). "Art in his blood and steel in his bones". Toronto Star. Retrieved 17 July 2019.
  2. ^ a b c "Matthew Teitelbaum Appointed Director of Museum of Fine Arts, Boston". Museum of Fine Arts, Boston. 9 April 2015. Retrieved 17 July 2019.
  3. ^ https://www.worldcat.org/search?q=au%3ATeitelbaum%2C+Matthew.&qt=hot_author[ bare URL]
  4. ^ a b Pogrebin, Robin (9 April 2015). "Toronto Museum Director to Succeed Malcolm Rogers as Leader of Museum of Fine Arts, Boston". New York Times. Retrieved 17 July 2019.

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Preceded by Ann and Graham Gund Director
Museum of Fine Arts, Boston

2015 – present
Incumbent
Preceded by Michael and Sonja Koerner Director and CEO
Art Gallery of Ontario

1998 – 2015
Incumbent