kerry doran is a PhD Student at the Graduate Center, City University of New York (CUNY); a lecturer at Brooklyn College, CUNY; and an external advisor for web commissions at M+ in Hong Kong. They specialize in queer* and decolonial media histories, with a focus on networks, community, and worldmaking.
Prior to doctoral study, doran was the director of Postmasters and bitforms, respectively, and was on the founding team of New Inc, the New Museum’s incubator for art, design, and technology. They also pursued independent research and curatorial projects in Buenos Aires, where they were the first curator-in-residence at UV Estudios. doran’s writing has been published in numerous exhibition catalogs, as well as in Affidavit, Art in America, Artforum, BOMB, Flash Art, and Rhizome. Their curatorial work has been featured in the Artforum, ARTnews, Clarín, Modern Painters, The New York Times, Página/12, ramona, Rhizome, and The Village Voice. They have partnered with ArtRio, the Bemis Center for Contemporary Art, Colección Fortabat, National Geographic, and UNTITLED.
doran is an active member of CUNY’s union, the Professional Staff Congress (PSC-CUNY).
