Eric Booker is a curator, writer, and cultural worker. His research, exhibitions, and publications
foreground art that transcends disciplinary boundaries. Committed to working alongside artists of
diverse backgrounds and with underrecognized histories, he has cultivated ambitious projects that often
move beyond institutional space, connecting art with the wider world.
Booker was formerly the Associate Curator at Storm King Art Center, a 500-acre outdoor museum
located in New York’s Hudson Valley. His recent projects include solo exhibitions with Saif Azzuz, Kevin
Beasley, Beatriz Cortez, Dionne Lee, and Arlene Shechet. He previously held the position of Assistant
Curator and Exhibition Coordinator at The Studio Museum in Harlem, where he edited Smokehouse
Associates, an in-depth study of the Smokehouse public art collective which The New York Times named
one of the “Best Art Books of 2022.” His research and essays have appeared in a variety of publications,
including catalogs on Dionne Lee, Arlene Shechet, Ricardo Cabret, and Just Above Midtown Gallery. He is
currently enrolled in the MA program in Art History at Hunter College, where he is a recipient of the
Emily Braun Fellowship.
Photo courtesy Elliott Jerome Brown Jr.
