New Richmond Art Gallery director Rachel Rosenfield Lafo
Rachel Rosenfield Lafo is the new director of the Richmond Art Gallery. The change took effect February 12.
Lafo most recently was director of curatorial affairs at the DeCordova Sculpture Park + Museum in Lincoln, Massachusetts, and before that as associate curator at the Portland Art Museum in Portland, Oregon. She holds an MA in art history from the University of Massachusetts with areas of expertise in contemporary art and public art.
Since moving to Vancouver in 2009, Lafo has worked as an independent curator, arts writer, lecturer and public art tour leader, guest curating exhibitions and teaching classes at Emily Carr University of Art and Design. She also has served as chair of Vancouver’s Public Art Committee and is president of the Contemporary Art Society Vancouver.
Lafo’s recent curatorial projects include “The future is already here: Brendan Tang and Alex McLeod” at the Surrey Art Gallery, “Dave Eppley: Oil Stains” at Oboro, Montreal; and “Odd Occurrences: Narrative in the Art of Kristin Bjornerud, Tamara Bond, Tomoyo Ihaya, and Carrie Walker” at the Seymour Art Gallery.
