After a national executive search process, the Board of Trustees of the Bass Museum of Art has appointed Silvia Karman Cubiná as executive director and chief curator of the Bass Museum of Art.
Cubiná was the founding director of The Moore Space, an internationally recognized contemporary art exhibition space in Miami, founded by collectors Rosa de la Cruz and Craig Robins. Prior to running The Moore Space, Cubiná served as an independent Curator and held the position of Adjunct Curator at inova, the Institute of Visual Arts, University of Wisconsin, Milwaukee. Previously, she held positions at The Mexican Museum in San Francisco and the Cuban Museum of Art in Miami.
“The Bass Museum, the City of Miami Beach and the greater South Florida arts community are so lucky that Silvia has accepted this job. We’re all very excited about seeing the institution grow with Silvia in the years to come,” said George Lindemann, chairman of the board of trustees and president of the Friends of the Bass Museum of Art.
Cubina has lectured extensively internationally, and has participated in numerous grant panels and award selection committees. Most recently, she served as a juror for the Guggenheim Museum’s prestigious Hugo Boss Award 2006. In 2007, she was a finalist for the Walter Hopps Award for Curatorial Achievement, and was one of only ten fellows at the Center for Curatorial Leadership program in New York, a well-respected training program for emerging museum curators.
“I am honored by this appointment,” commented Cubiná. Miami is now a major cultural destination and I am excited about furthering the Bass Museum’s role in this context, as a place that promotes art, ideas and dialogue.” Cubiná will be succeeding Diane Camber, who retired as executive director of the Bass Museum of Art on June 30, 2007. –City of Miami Beach
