Lindsey Cummins
lindseycummins@gmail.com
@hillbillycurator
Louisville, KY

EXPERIENCE

Kudzu jelly | 01/2024 - Present
Curator

Great Meadows Foundation | 02/2022 - Present
Consultant

Printed Zine Project | 11/2020 - Present
Founder & Director

AVID Collectors, LLC | 2019 - Present
Founder


EDUCATION

BA Studio Art
BA Art History
University of Louisville Hite Art Institute
2014 - 2018

Kentucky Institute for International Studies (KIIS)
Berlin, Germany
2017

Burnaway 2024 Art Writing Incubator
“The Process is Critical”
2024

CURATED EXHIBITIONS

Southern Constellations
Alivia Blade
TBD | Louisville, KY
11/2025

Sound Art Fest
Group Performance
Chapel of St. Philip Neri | Louisville, KY
11/2024

Fright Fest
Collaborative Curatorial Show
The Kj House | Louisville, KY
10/2024

Refresh
Group Show
Snide Hotel | Louisville, KY
09/2024

Abide by the answer.
Group Show
Louisville Grows Healthy House Gallery
09/2024

Papertrail III
Group Show
The Carnegie | Covington, KY
09/2024

House Hold
Levi River House
The Kj House | Louisville, KY
07/2024

Stop digging!
Group Show
Outsider Art Museum | Louisville, KY
06/2024

Signs of the Times
Jesse Gordon, Lake Tracy, Jon Cherry
The Kj House | Louisville, KY
05/2024

Slump
Nina Kersey, Nick Netherton, Scottie Anderson
ArtPortal | Louisville, KY
01/2024

Papertrail II
Group Show
The Print Room | Aberdeen, Scotland
10/2023

Made in Portland
Group Show
The Portland Museum | Louisville, KY
09/2023

Papertrail I
Group Show
Carbon Copy Gallery | Louisville, KY
03/2023

Relief to the People: Benefitting Ukraine
Group Show
SNAP Art Barn | Louisville, KY
09/2022

RESIDENCIES & FELLOWSHIPS

Wave Pool | Cincinnati, OH
Curatorial Residency
2023 - 2024

Louisville Visual Art | Louisville, KY
Curate Purchase Inspire Fellowship
2024 - 2025

PUBLICATIONS & TALKS

“Queer Storytelling in the South and Flyover States”
Queer Kentucky | Panel Moderator
10/2024

“MC Sparks ‘Muscle Memory’ at Institute 193 | Review”
Published by Burnaway
10/2024

“Kith & Kin: Things Well Known”
Exhibition Talk
05/2024

“Let’s call it a hotel.”
Published by Burnaway | Art Writing Incubator Chapbook
12/2022

“Hillbilly at an Art Fair - Miami Art Week”
Published by Fresh Art International
12/2022

UnderMain Critical Mass V: “Inclusive Curatorial Practices”
Panelist
10/2020

COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT

Portland Museum | Louisville, KY
Board Member
2019 - Present

SNAP Art Foundation | Louisville, KY
Board Member
2020 - Present

Bernheim Arts in Nature
Residency Selection Committee
01/2024

Fund for the Arts
Community Mini Grants Review Panel
11/2023

Louisville Visual Arts (LVA)
Open Studio Exhibition Juror
08/2023

Indiana University Southeast
BFA Thesis External Evaluator
03/2023

Kadist
Regional Consultant
2023

Quappi Projects Gallery
Attendant
2022

International Association of Curators of Contemporary Art (IKT)
Member
2022 - Present

University of Louisville
Honors Program Mentor
2020 - 2021

Speed Art Museum
Volunteer
2016 - 2020

Speed Art Museum
Director’s Office Intern
2014 - 2018