Anne Dugan

Anne Dugan is the executive & artistic director of the Duluth Art Institute, and the founder and co-director of the Free Range Film Festival.
Dugan holds a BA in Art History from Carleton College in Northfield, Minnesota, and a Master’s degree in Curatorial Studies from Columbia College in New York, New York. She was hired as the Duluth Art Institute Curator in 2012 and promoted to Executive & Artistic Director in 2014. Previously she served in the Education Department of the Walker Art Center (2002-2003), as the Education Director of the Duluth Art Institute (2003-2005), and as director of the Carleton County Historical Society (2006-2010).
Dugan is a recipient of the Arts and Culture Initiative Award from the Depot Foundation and the Society of Promethean's Award from the University of Minnesota-Duluth. She was recognized by the Duluth News Tribune in the "20 Under 40" feature in 2007.
She is an advocate of the value of regional art. She stated in a 2016 Duluth Budgeteer article: "We really accept the term regional when it's applied to the food system. We all buy local food. But for some reason, this term regional, when it's applied to arts and culture, it's sometimes patronizing. It's become my mission to reclaim that word and recognize that we don't want to cede our power. We need to be able to tell our own stories."
Career
Selected, Curated Exhibitions
"4North: New Work by Alison Aune, Kirsten Aune, Ann Klefstad, and Arna Rennan," Nov. 10, 2016 - Feb. 2, 2017
"Fragments/Memory: Adam McCauley," Sept. 22 - Nov. 6, 2016
"Rust & Flow: David Asher Everett," Sept. 22 - Nov. 6, 2016
"From the Basement: Brent Kustermann," Sept. 22 - Nov. 6, 2016
"Duluth Quantum Computing Project: Storytelling in a Digital Age: Kathy McTavish," August 1 - October 1, 2016
"Plein Air Duluth: Paint du Nord," July 15 - September 9, 2016
"In and Out of Context: Tim White," June 16 - September 7, 2016
"Team Spirit: Jen Dietrich and Robb Quisling," April 14 - July 7, 2016
"Pattern Conspiracy: Naomi Christenson," May 26 - June 23, 2016
"Hat-Trick: A Celebration of Hockey and Art," April 14 - June 2, 2016
"The St. Louis River: Diverse Connections by Ivy Vainio," April 11 - May 22, 2016
"Design DLH Pop-Up Shop & Exhibition," May 12-14, 2016
"Public Domain: Ken Bloom," February 11 - April 2, 2016
"Land of Wonder: Shawna Gilmore," February 11 - April 2, 2016
"2016 Emerging Photographers," January 21 - March 31, 2016
"Youth Art Month Exhibition," March 3 - 26, 2016
"All About Eve," January 15, 2016
"Portrait of an Artist & (Self) Portrait of an Artist: Sarah Brokke," October 15, 2015 - January 21, 2016
"Sorry Mom I'm so High: Flo Matamoros," October 15, 2015 - January 4, 2016
"Spirit: Karen Savage Blue," September 3 - October 4, 2015
"Life of Beauty: Karen Burmeister," September 10 - October 4, 2015
"Plein Air Duluth: Paint du Nord," July 17 - September 6, 2015
"MN Comics: Paneled Pages from the Northland
Group show," June 18 - August 27, 2015
"Poetics of Evolution: Carolyn Halliday," May 14 - July 9, 2015
"Port City Supply Co.: Cody Paulson," April 9 - June 20, 2015
"Found Horizons: Karen Owsley Nease," April 30 - June e4, 2015
"A Retrospective Response: Lake Superior Watercolor Society," February 19 - May 1, 2015
"Natural Contract: Ryuta Nakajima & Aya Kawaguchi," February 19—April 19, 2015
"Youth Art Month," March 5 - 25, 2015
"60th Arrowhead Regional Biennial & From the Collection," November 13 - February 15, 2015
"Drawing at the Horizon: George Morrison," November 13, 2014 - February 8, 2015
"Meaning of Home: Jo Wood," October 20, 2014 - January 22, 2015
"Signs & Wonders: Jim Klueg & Fatih Benzer," September 11 - November 2, 2014
"Ark of the Anthropocene: Sean Connaughty," September 11 - November 2, 2014
"Earl Austin: Retrospective," September 2 - October 19, 2014
"Native Skywatchers: Annette Lee, William Wilson, Carl Gawboy," May 8 - August 31, 2014
"(Un)Ordinary: Emi Lyman," April 3 - August 28, 2014
"Hero/Villain/Savior/Scoundrel: Images of Jim Carlson & Don Ness," April 5 - May 3, 2014
"Women In Black: We are Still on the Streets," Vesna Pavlovic, April 21 - 24, 2014
"The Space Around You: Kristen Pless," February 6 - April 20, 2014
"First Spark: K-12 Youth Art Show," February 20 - April 20, 2014
"Emerging Photographers" featuring Work by UMD's Photography Department, January 23 - March 27, 2014
"Any Day: Kip Praslowicz," December 5, 2013 - February 10, 2014
"Broken Threads. Lost Causes.: New Work by Scott Murphy,"
November 14, 2013 - January 27, 2014
"Start Seeing Duluth: Plein Air Paintings of the Zenith City by Matt Kania," October 17 - December 31, 2013
"Forgotten Tales: New Work by Robin Murphy," September 19 - November 24, 2013
"Canvas of Flesh: New Work by Amanda Brunner," August 29 - October 6, 2013
"Revisiting Twain's Mississippi: New Photographs by Chris Faust, " July 1 - September 8, 2013
"Water Works," June 20 - August 25
: A Strong Experience of Nature: Lee Englund," May 30 - August 18
"Boats Will Float and Bumble Bees Will Sting: Jerry Allen Gilmore," June 6 - June 24, 2013
"David Moreira," April 18 - June 2
"Layered Narratives: Wendy Rouse and Kate Whittaker
Morrison Gallery," March 28 - May 26, 2013
"Emerging Photographers," Jan 17 - April 7, 2013
"From The Nest: Brent Erickson & Nora Sandstrom," February 21 - April 7, 2013
"'Scapes: A Celebration of Youth Art Month," March 7 - March 20, 2013
"Confluence/Confluencia," January 16 - March 12, 2013

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