Erin Fletcher is a PhD candidate who focuses on object-based, socially engaged art practices in the United States. She holds a BFA in Curatorial Studies from the University of Louisville and an MA in Contemporary Curatorial Practice from the California College of the Arts. Erin has 15 years of experience at academic, public, and private arts organizations including the Columbus College of Art and Design, The Cleveland Museum of Art, and the Richard M. Ross Art Museum at Ohio Wesleyan University. Her research interests include museum history, art and politics, feminist art, collective curatorial practices, and art education.