Gallery News: Kat Kiernan Appointed Director

We are excited to announce Kat Kiernan as the gallery's Director. As the former Owner and Director of The Kiernan Gallery in Lexington, Virginia, she has produced dozens of exhibitions. Prior to joining Panopticon, Kat was the Assistant Director of Louis K. Meisel Gallery in New York City.

Kat's writings have appeared in numerous publications, most recently in the book The Artist as Culture Producer: Living and Sustaining a Creative Life (Intellect Books, 2017). In 2013, she founded the photography publication Don't Take Pictures, which she continues to publish. She received the Griffin Museum of Photography’s Rising Star Award in 2015 for her contributions to the photographic community. Kat has reviewed portfolios at festivals including Photolucida, Filter Photo, and PhotoNOLA, and lectured on photography at various institutions. Kat divides her time between Boston and New York City.