Steven Holmes

Steven Holmes (born 1965) is a Canadian curator based in Hartford, Connecticut.

He was born in Cobourg, Ontario, Canada and educated at The University of Toronto (Bachelor of Arts, Religion and History) , Harvard University (Master of Theological Studies, Religion and Culture) and the Nova Scotia College of Art and Design (Master of Fine Arts, Studio).

As an artist, Holmes worked as a photographer and briefly exhibited work in several Canadian venues, including Gallery 44 in Toronto, and Anna Leonowens Gallery in Halifax.

Steven Holmes is Curator of The Cartin Collection in Hartford, Connecticut (2005–present) where he oversees a collection of 2,000 objects and supervises the negotiation of loans, acquisitions and gifts, as well as the provenance and art historical cataloging of collection. The collection includes post war and contemporary art as well as early printed books and incunabula, Medieval illuminated manuscripts, and early Flemish masterpieces.

From 2009 to 2012, Holmes was Adjunct Curator at The Bass Museum of Art in Miami. There, he oversaw the development of the museum’s collection policy and collection planning process, and conceived of and curated numerous exhibitions, including:

Holmes was the Director of Visual Arts and Public Programming at Real Art Ways in Hartford from 2000 – 2005. There, he served as managing director of all visual arts and public programming, co-wrote grants, represented the organization in external affairs, curated exhibitions, and directed education and outreach staff.

Additionally, Holmes has curated exhibitions for The Palais de Tokyo in Paris, the KW Institute for Contemporary Art in Berlin, The Wadsworth Athenaeum Museum of Art in Hartford and the Boston Center for the Arts, working with more than 200 artists including Charles Ledray, Kehinde Wiley, The Atlas Group / Walid Ra’ad, Kate Gilmore, Harrell Fletcher, Paul Chan, Joe Amrhein, Chris Doyle and Sol Lewitt.

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