Naomi Crocker

About Naomi Crocker

https://mnartists.walkerart.org/material-for-metaphorizationNaomi Crocker is a Minneapolis-based artist, educator, researcher, and cultural professional, most closely connected to museums and other arts and culture non-profits. Crocker currently serves as Chief of Staff at the Walker Art Center: one of the most-visited contemporary art museums in the United States, which bridges local, national, and international communities with its multidisciplinary program. In her current role, Crocker enjoys reflecting on the challenges of thriving as an artist in a U.S. context, as well as how arts and culture administration can be framed and lived as a creative endeavor. Prior to joining the Walker Art Center, Crocker served in concurrent roles at the American Swedish Institute (ASI) and the Consulate General of Sweden for the Upper Midwest, preceded by a decade of experience teaching Swedish language and culture in language immersions contexts. In her artistic practice, Crocker is drawn to acts of facilitation, but also utilizes installation, performance, sculpture, sound, and text-based practices. Her projects often consider human and non-humans’ relationships with language (oral, written, gestural, and otherwise) and she is frequently inspired by linguistic histories, processes, and structures. She has exhibited, performed, and curated programming primarily at artist-run spaces around Minnesota, including RESOURCE, Belwin Conservancy, The LAB Theater, Pancake House Mpls, Century College Niche Gallery, MirrorLab Studios, and KFAI Radio. Crocker holds dual B.A.’s in Linguistics and Scandinavian Studies from the University of Wisconsin-Madison and an M.A. in Curriculum & Instruction Design (Second Languages & Cultures Education) with a graduate minor in International Education from the University of Minnesota-Twin Cities.

Experience

1. Chief of Staff

   Walker Art Center

   Jul 2025 — Present

Education

• University of Minnesota

  Master of Arts (M.A.), Education: Curriculum & Instruction (Second Languages and Cultures Education)

  2011 — 2013

• University of Wisconsin-Madison

  BA, Linguistics; Scandinavian Studies (double major)

  2005 — 2009

• Københavns Universitet - University of Copenhagen

  Linguistics

  2007 — 2008

Skills

• Teaching
• Microsoft Office
• Research
• E-Learning
• Writing
• Esl
• Community Outreach
• Teacher Training
• Staff Development
• Language Teaching
• Public Speaking
• Editing
• Curriculum Development
• Event Planning
• Classroom
• Foreign Languages
• Social Media
• Tutoring
• International Education
• Qualitative Research
• Curriculum Design
• Lesson Planning