Béatrice Lebreton, Installation image of "Living Her Truth: Transcending Boundaries", photo courtesy of the Erie Art Museum
November 17, 2021
Amie Potsic interviews Laura Domencic, Executive Director of the Erie Art Museum about her recent appointment to the Museum and her own artistic practice.
Laura Domencic is an artist, curator, writer and educator based in Erie, PA. She is the Executive Director of the Erie Art Museum and a lead partner and curator with The Documentary Works, a group that produces photo documentary exhibits on social and environmental justice. Before her recent appointment to the Museum, she has worked as an independent arts consultant leading successful fundraising efforts for a variety of institutional and individual clients. For the past three years, she has also directed an artist residency program in Ambialet, France. Previously, Domencic served for 11 years as Director of the Pittsburgh Center for the Arts (PCA). She managed operations of the PCA campus in Mellon Park, developing, curating and shepherding a full calendar of exhibitions and building community arts programming.
Domencic received her MFA from Lesley University in Cambridge, MA, and her BFA from Carnegie Mellon University in Pittsburgh. She is currently an adjunct professor at Gannon University. She recently organized and exhibited An Unpredictable Time & Place at MassMOCA in North Adams, MA as part of her group thesis exhibition. She will be exhibiting in the A.P. E. Gallery's Flat File program in Northampton, MA in 2022. To learn more visit: https://www.lauradomencic.com/
Installation image of "SORROW/FULLNESS", photo courtesy of the Erie Art Museum
John Eric Steiner, Installation image of "Future Memories", photo courtesy of the Erie Art Museum
John Eric Steiner, installation image of Girl on a Swing, photo courtesy of the Erie Art Museum
About the Erie Art Museum
Located in Erie, Pennsylvania, the Erie Art Museum holds the region’s leading art collection with more than 8,000 objects spanning American ceramics, paintings, sculpture, and photography. The museum regularly hosts special exhibits bringing art and inspiration to the community. It also hosts lectures, educational programs and provides artists’ services including interdisciplinary and interactive school tours. For more information, visit: https://erieartmuseum.org/