Cicely Haggerty is a curator and researcher from Kjipuktuk (Halifax), NS, based in the Mahicanituck River Valley (Hudson Valley), NY. She currently works as a studio manager & project coordinator. Cicely has previously held positions at Forge Project, Union Gallery, Agnes Etherington Art Centre, and A.I.R. Gallery.

Cicely holds an M.A. in Curatorial Studies from the Center for Curatorial Studies, Bard College, an M.A. in Art History from Queens University, and a B.A. in Gender Studies from Queens University.

Recent Exhibitions:

a clear veil, April 5-May 25, 2025, Hessel Museum of Art, Annandale-on-Hudson, NY, group show featuring Azadeh Elmizadeh, Ella Gonzales, Lotus L. Kang, Audie Murray.

Rubén Santantonín: Hoy a mis mirones, December 5-15, 2024, Hessel Museum of Art, Annandale-on-Hudson, NY, co-curated with Ray Camp, Hayoung Chung, Bruna Grinsztejn, Lekha Jandhyala, Ariana Kalliga, Sibia Sarangan & Micaela Vindman.

Writing:

“a clear veil,” 2025, thesis exhibition publication with curatorial essay & contributions from Azadeh Elmizadeh, Ella Gonzales, Lotus L. Kang, & Audie Murray, CCS Bard.

“Queer Formalism, Radical Formalism, and Surface Aesthetics: The Anticipatory Work of Howardena Pindell,” 2023, published in To Be Decided* Journal of Interdisciplinary Theory, Acadia University.

“Revisiting the Subjects of Dialectics of Isolation: An Exhibition of Third World Women Artists of the United States,” 2022, published in Perspectives on Gender, Equity, and Politics Journal, Queen’s University.

Select Public Programs & Conference Presentations:

“Anomalous Objects,” May 2025, lecture-performances, dj set, and panel discussion with Joseph Buckley, Salim Green, Clare Koury, Olukemi Lijadu & Gideon Lewis-Kraus, co-organized at CCS Bard & facilitated at Triple Canopy in New York, NY.

“Uncovering the Mechanisms Behind a (Non)Scandal: Faith Ringgold’s For The Women’s House,” February 2023, presented at the Queen’s University Graduate Visual Culture Association’s “Context and Meaning” Conference.

“Mooring Queer Formalism and Surface Aesthetics: The Anticipatory Work of Howardena Pindell,” April 2022, presented at the Ohio State University Art History Graduate Symposium, “On Radical Practice: Representing Politics, Resistance, and Transmission.”

“Drawing Closer Reading: Approaching Queer Comics with Kaitlin Chan, Kyle Vingoe-Cram, and Lee Lai,” April 2022, panel discussion, organized & moderated at Union Gallery in Kingston, ON.