Jill Deupi

Jill Deupi
Academic background
Alma mater	University of Virginia
Thesis	Cultural politics in Bourbon Naples, 1734-1799 : antiquities, academies and rivalries with Rome (2006)

Jill Deupi is the Beaux Arts Director and Chief Curator of the Lowe Art Museum at the University of Miami.

Early life and education

Deupi grew up in the area about Chesapeake Bay. She earned her undergraduate degree in French and Political Science at Mount Holyoke College, and went to receive a JD from American University. She received a master's degree in art history from Birkbeck College at the University of London.[1] Deupi then returned to the United States to pursue a doctoral degree at the University of Virginia.[2]

Career

Her prior professional experience includes work at the Royal Academy of Arts, the Art Institute of Chicago, the Snite Museum of Art, the National Gallery of Art, and the Wallace Collection.

Deupi was the founding director of the Fairfield University Art Museum which opened in 2010.[3] She concurrently was on the faculty of Fairfield University.[4] In 2014 she moved to the University of Miami's Lowe Art Museum.[3] One focus of Deupi's work in Miami has been to make the museum more accessible to the general public.[5][6]

Honors and awards

In 2003 she was named a fellow of the American Academy in Rome.[7]

References

1. "Coming home to the Lowe: Jill Deupi". The Miami Herald. 2015-11-29. pp. DD144. Retrieved 2024-12-09.
2. "Alumni Feature: Dr. Jill  Deupi | Department of Art". art.as.virginia.edu. Retrieved 2024-08-04.
3. Spiegel, Jan Ellen (2010-10-23). "A University's New Art Museum". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2024-08-04.
4. Sampson, Hannah (2014-06-04). "New director named for Lowe Art Museum". The Miami Herald. pp. B4. Retrieved 2024-07-17.
5. Treaster, Joseph B. (2023-10-19). "A South Florida Museum Showcases Burgers, Fries and Beers, Made of Glass". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2024-07-17.
6. Rabines, Amanda (2015-10-22). "Ball committee pushes costume ideas to limits". The Miami Herald. pp. ND5. Retrieved 2024-12-09.
7. "All Fellows". American Academy in Rome. Retrieved 2024-12-09.