Posted by vrcvanderbilt on Friday, October 20, 2017 in HART, News, Student/Alumni, VRC.

Art is a part of our lives.  It can be a blend of old and new, sophistication and whimsy, design and deeper meaning.

Based in Dallas, Texas, art advisor and HART alumna Jennifer Klos (BA’03) assists private collectors in the acquisition of fine and decorative arts, specializing in modern and contemporary art.  As president of Collector House Inc., founded in 2015, Klos enjoys sharing her curatorial eye, knowledge and expertise of the art world with clients nationwide.

“Art is layered and storied,” wrote Klos.  “Collected spaces, whether in a home or a gallery, should feel that way, too. At the heart of it I’m a curator who helps people choose. I love bringing that blend of art & design to the work I do.”

During her eight-year tenure as curator of the Oklahoma City Museum of Art, she organized national and international exhibitions, expanding the presentation of decorative arts and design, and contemporary art installations.  Klos earned her master’s degree in the history of decorative arts, design, and culture from the Bard Graduate Center in New York and her bachelor’s degree in art history and French from Vanderbilt.  She is a graduate of the Inchbald School of Design, London, and Christie’s Education, London.

As an independent curator and art historian, Klos regularly lectures on the topics of art collecting, design history, and English country houses.  Her recent lecture (October 18), “English Country House Interiors and the Treasures of Collecting Art,”  was part of the Art & Design Speaker Series 2017 for Heritage Auction Galleries.

Klos is a board member of the American Friends of Attingham, a scholarly organization devoted to the study of English country houses and collections, and a member of the Association of Art Museum Curators and the Costume Society of America.