Rachel Rosenfield Lafo is an independent curator, writer, and lecturer. Her curatorial projects include: Brendan Tang & Alex McLeod, Surrey Art Gallery (2013), Odd Occurrences: Narrative in the Art of Kristin Bjornerud, Tamara Bond, Tomoyo Ihaya, and Carrie Walker, Seymour Art Gallery (2012), Michelle Allard and Khan Lee: Circulation Patterns, Simon Fraser University Gallery (2012), Drive-By: Danny Singer, Seymour Art Gallery (2011), and Redefining Drawing, Jennifer Kostuik Gallery (2010). Her reviews, articles, and artist interviews appear in such publications as Sculpture Magazine, Public Art Review, Art in America, Mousse and Canadian Art. She wrote a catalogue essay on Thomas Houseago for the Rennie Collection. Lafo is Chair of Vancouver’s Public Art Committee, President of the Contemporary Art Society, and leads public art tours. She was previously Director of Curatorial Affairs at the deCordova Sculpture Park + Museum, Massachusetts, and taught curatorial studies and museum administration at Boston University and Tufts University.
