GAMBIER— Daisy Desrosiers had been appointed the Britton Family Curator-at-Large, North America, at Tate Modern after five years of leadership at The Gund.
The Gund is Kenyon’s nationally accredited, world-class contemporary art museum.
The position is effective June 1. She will remain actively engaged with The Gund and the college, continuing to guide its curatorial mission.
The museum’s extraordinary collection and deep commitment to the academic program have provided fertile ground for Desrosiers’ bold leadership.
First joining the museum as the inaugural David and Francie Horvitz Family Foundation Director and Chief Curator in June 2021, Desrosiers has steered the institution’s growth into its second impressive decade. Her leadership culminated in national accreditation from the American Alliance of Museums (AAM) in April 2025.
The Gund’s reach has since extended beyond campus while reinforcing its role as a teaching museum grounded in experimentation, access, and critical engagement. Desrosiers has developed a program that places artists and students at its center while cultivating meaningful connections between local and global contexts.
She is also responsible for managing the multifaceted care for The Gund’s growing collection, which includes more than 450 pieces of contemporary art and important promised gifts on the horizon.
The Gund: A place of boundless possibility
Now celebrating its 15th anniversary, The Gund will host dedicated exhibitions and roving artist conversations and announce major new acquisitions, leading up to a large on-campus celebration this fall. Works in the growing permanent collection include seminal pieces by artists such as Romare Bearden, Sophie Calle, Vija Celmins, Ann Hamilton, Ragnar Kjartansson, Julie Mehretu, Gerhard Richter, Faith Ringgold, Lorna Simpson, Richard Serra, Kiki Smith, Nancy Spero, and Mickalene Thomas.
“Leading The Gund at Kenyon College over these past five years has been one of the most meaningful chapters of my career,” Desrosiers said. “The Gund is a place of boundless possibility — a space where art, teaching, and community come together in ways that continue to shape me deeply. Together, we have built a curatorial model grounded in experimentation, critical engagement, and access, while remaining deeply attentive to the specific community and conditions that make this work meaningful.”
The Britton Family Foundation supports London’s Tate Modern.
“Desrosiers will enable Tate to continue broadening its approaches to modern and contemporary art, forging new relationships with artists, scholars and curators in the region, and contributing to exhibitions and projects at Tate’s galleries,” the institution shared in a statement.
Kenyon President Julie Kornfeld said, “The Gund at Kenyon has been the vanguard for cultivating self-discovery and community dialogue through world-class art, creativity and academic inquiry.
“Daisy’s impact has been transformative for the institution, and it will be exciting to see her take on this new and incredible opportunity at Tate Modern while continuing to provide artistic vision and curatorial direction at The Gund.”
Desrosiers serves on the advisory committee of Fogo Island Arts and on the board of directors of the Art Gallery at University College Cork. In 2025-2026, she served as co-curator of the 15th Shanghai Biennale, contributing to one of the most significant global platforms for contemporary art.
She was a 2023 fellow of the Center for Curatorial Leadership in NYC, mentored by Glenn D. Lowry.
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