Hayley Ferber

Exchange Topic: Pivoting your career or practice in the art world
Date: February 2023

Hayley Ferber is a contemporary arts leader, curator, educator and artist living in Brooklyn, New York. In her current role as Associate Director of Operations at The Clemente Soto Vélez Cultural and Educational Center and previous role as Deputy Director of Chashama, she supports a creative community of multidisciplinary artists.  She is currently a Guest Curator at Residency Unlimited, and has curated exhibitions for Equity Gallery, the New York Artists Circle, Robert Berry Gallery, and the Yard: Williamsburg, among others. As a visiting curator, Hayley has worked with artists from the NARS Foundation, Kunstraum LLC and ChaNorth, served as guest juror for Apexart, the Brooklyn Arts Council, NYC Department of Cultural Affairs and Queens Council on the Arts and as guest speaker for SVA, NYFA and POWArts.

Ferber's personal artistic practice centers around bookmaking and printmaking. She received her MAT in Art & Design Education from the Rhode Island School of Design, BS in Studio Art from New York University and is a New York Community Trust Leadership Fellow.