Ceci Moss

Ceci Moss is an accomplished curator, writer, and educator with extensive experience in the contemporary art world. She is currently the Director and Chief Curator of the Mandeville Art Gallery at UC San Diego, where she also holds a position as Professor of Practice in Visual Arts.1

Professional Background

Moss was the Founding Director of Gas, a mobile and experimental contemporary art platform based in Los Angeles, which she led from July 2017 to January 2023.1 Gas was an innovative project that featured a truck gallery that moved around the city, as well as an online presence.

Career Highlights

• Current Role: Director and Chief Curator at Mandeville Art Gallery, UC San Diego (since 2023)13
• Previous Positions:
  • Senior Editor at Rhizome (2007-2011)1
  • Assistant Curator of Visual Arts at Yerba Buena Center for the Arts
  • Special Projects Coordinator at the New Museum of Contemporary Art

Education and Publications

Moss holds a PhD and MA in Comparative Literature from New York University and a BA in History and Sociology from UC Berkeley.1 She is the author of "Expanded Internet Art: Twenty-First Century Artistic Practice and the Informational Milieu," published by Bloomsbury.12

Curatorial Philosophy

Throughout her career, Moss has demonstrated a commitment to experimental and innovative approaches to contemporary art. She believes in art's power to create shared experiences, foster empathy, and encourage intellectual exchange.1 At the Mandeville Art Gallery, she aims to continue its tradition of groundbreaking exhibitions while emphasizing technologically innovative and socially engaged means of art production and presentation.2