ST. LOUIS, MO.- Jeffrey Uslip, Deputy Director for Exhibitions and Programs / Chief Curator for the Contemporary Art Museum St. Louis, unexpectedly accepted a new position at another institution. In light of Uslip’s decision, CAM will immediately commence a national search for a new curator.

Uslip became Chief Curator at CAM in 2014. His exhibitions include Mark Bradford: Receive Calls on Your Cell Phone From Jail; Hurvin Anderson: Backdrop; and Jesse Howard, one of Missouri’s seminal self-taught artists. Uslip organized the museum debuts of Laurie Simmons’s Two Boys and The Love Doll and Katharina Fritsch’s Postcards; he also presented first solo museum exhibitions by Arcangelo Sassolino, Mark Flood, Wyatt Kahn, Jon Rafman, and Liat Yossifor. Uslip’s most recent show for CAM, Kelley Walker: Direct Drive, is the artist’s first solo American museum exhibition.

“As a non-collecting institution, CAM depends upon its curators to showcase not only artists who are well recognized in the contemporary art world, but also emerging artists who may not find a voice elsewhere,” said Lisa Melandri, Executive Director. “During his time at CAM, Jeffrey introduced museum audiences to a wide variety of perspectives, and brought a diverse array of artists and practices to CAM and St. Louis.

“We are excited to begin our national search for the next CAM Chief Curator,” added Melandri. “This is a pivotal time for the Museum and for our community, as we examine museum and curatorial best practices and apply those to everything we do at CAM. We look forward to our future, which will be informed not only by our new curator, but also by CAM staff and by our cultural and civic leaders.”