Join, author, podcast host and Curator of Modern and Contemporary Art at the North Carolina Museum of Art, Jennifer Dasal to discuss her podcast, ArtCurious and her new book, ArtCurious: Stories of the Unexpected, Slightly Odd, and Strangely Wonderful in Art History.

Dasal’s Podcast ArtCurious was chosen as one of PC Magazine’s "Best Podcasts of the Year" for three years in a row (2018-2020), and it was selected as one of the "Best History Podcasts" of 2019 by O, the Oprah Magazine. In September 2020, Dasal’s first book, ArtCurious: Stories of the Unexpected, Slightly Odd, and Strangely Wonderful in Art History, was released by Penguin Books.

Jennifer Dasal is the curator of modern and contemporary art at the North Carolina Museum of Art (NCMA). She received her BA in art history from the University of California, Davis and her MA in art history from the University of Notre Dame, and she has completed PhD coursework in art history at the Pennsylvania State University. Prior to joining the NCMA in 2008, she was the curatorial assistant to the curator of Western art at the Snite Museum, University of Notre Dame, Notre Dame, Indiana, and at the Richard L. Nelson Art Gallery, University of California, Davis. She lives in Wendell, NC, with her husband, son, and a very grouchy cat.

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This program is made possible by a grant from the New Jersey Council for the Humanities, a state partner of the National Endowment for the Humanities. Any views, findings, conclusions, or recommendations expressed in this program do not necessarily represent those of the National Endowment for the Humanities or the New Jersey Council for the Humanities.