Rebecca Pristoop

Rebecca Pristoop is a curator, art historian, and performance artist. Her interests lie with contemporary art that engages politics or cuts through the limitations of traditional media. She has contributed to and curated exhibitions at The Museum of Modern Art, The Jewish Museum, The Tang Teaching Museum, Dorsky Gallery Curatorial Programs, and The Jewish Theological Seminary. From 2010 to 2011 Pristoop ran the art and food salon flatbreadaffair, where she curated site-specific installations, dinners, and panels. As Director of Programs with Art Connects, Pristoop organizes permanent contemporary art exhibitions for social service agencies. Rebecca received an M.A. in Art History from New York University’s Institute of Fine Arts.