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Milken Scholar 2014
Scholar Profile

Chiara Mannarino

Fine Arts

Biography

Chiara Mannarino is an independent curator, writer, and art historian. Chiara is currently pursuing a PhD in Art History at CUNY, The Graduate Center and holds an MA in History of Art from The Courtauld Institute of Art in London (2020) and a BA in Media Studies from Vassar College (2018). Chiara was the curator of "Margherita Raso: Vizio di Forma" (2022), presented by Magazzino Italian Art in collaboration with the Italian Cultural Institute in New York and Casa Italiana Zerilli-Marimò at New York University, and the co-curator of Impressions of the Flowers Themselves, presented at the tenth anniversary edition of Spring/Break Art Show (2022). Chiara has published exhibition reviews, artist interviews, and articles in Flash Art, Burlington Contemporary, Femme Art Review, and Flaunt Magazine, and also contributed to the "Homemade" and "Nivola: Sandscapes" exhibition catalogues, published by Magazzino Italian Art. Chiara is currently a Catalogue Raisonné Researcher at the Robert Rauschenberg Foundation.


High school:  Marymount School of New York

Degrees

College Year Degree
Vassar College
Poughkeepsie, NY
2018 B.S. Media Studies
The Courtauld Institute of Art
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2020 M.A. Art History
The Graduate Center, CUNY
New York, NY
2028 PhD Art History

News and Highlights

Chiara Mannarino (MS '14)

Bringing Art to Life. In December 2023, Chiara Mannarino, MS ‘14, curated the inaugural exhibition of the Tristate Italian Art Prize, a new initiative of the Consulate General of Italy and the Italian Cultural Institute in New York. The exhibit, which closed on February 28, showcased the creativity of the Italian and Italian American community in the Tristate area. Read more about how Chiara is making their mark in the art world!