Architecture of Life Lectures | Exhibition: Lawrence Rinder on “The Architecture of Life” in dialogue with Shannon Jackson and Nicholas de Monchaux

Lawrence Rinder has been director of BAMPFA since 2008. His previous positions include Dean of California College of the Arts, Anne and Joel Ehrenkranz Curator of Contemporary Art at the Whitney Museum, founding director at CCA Wattis, and Assistant Director and Curator for Twentieth Century Art at BAMPFA. He received his B.A. in art from Reed College and an M.A. in art history from Hunter College. He has published poetry, fiction, and a script, co-authored with Kevin Killian, for a play. Mr. Rinder lectures widely and is a member of several boards and advisory committees, including The Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts, Kelsey Street Press, Camerawork, and Headlands Center for the Arts, among others. He has held teaching positions at Columbia University, UC Berkeley, and Deep Springs College, CA.