Erin Toale

About Erin Toale

Erin Toale is a Chicago-based writer and cultural worker. She earned Dual MAs in Modern Art History, Theory, and Criticism and Arts Administration and Policy from the School of the Art Institute of Chicago in 2013 and a BFA from Moore College of Art and Design in 2006. She has worked for various nonprofits, galleries, and research centers, including the Rebuild Foundation; the Society for Contemporary Art at the Art Institute of Chicago; the Museum of Contemporary Art, Chicago; and the Hyde Park Art Center. She participated in both the HATCH Projects Curatorial Residency at Chicago Artists Coalition (2015) and the Center Program at the Hyde Park Art Center (2016). She is a Teaching Artist at the Hyde Park Art Center, a Contributing Writer for the Chicago Reader and Newcity, and Founding Director of Bird Show (a seasonal outdoor project space).

Experience

1. Teaching Artist

   Hyde Park Art Center

   Mar 2021 — Present · Chicago, IL, US

Education

• School of the Art Institute of Chicago

  MAAP and MAAH, Modern Art History, Theory, and Criticism and Arts Administration and Policy

  2010 — 2013

• Moore College of Art and Design

  BFA, Two Dimensional Fine Arts; Three Dimensional Fine Arts

  2002 — 2006

Skills

• Blogging
• Research
• Fine Art
• Arts Administration
• Curating
• Art History
• Museums
• Event Planning
• Museum Collections
• Community Outreach
• Art Handling
• Contemporary Art
• Galleries
• Printmaking
• Nonprofits
• History
• Art Education
• Non-Profits
• Photoshop
• Editing
• Museum Education
• Grant Writing
• Visual Arts
• Art
• Art Exhibitions