IMMA, the Irish Museum of Modern Art, has this morning announced Annie Fletcher as its new Director. Ms Fletcher joins IMMA from the Van Abbemuseum in the Netherlands where she is Chief Curator. A noted international curator, Annie Fletcher has extensive leadership experience in the contemporary arts. In addition to her role as Chief Curator at Van Abbemuseum she is a tutor at de Appel, Amsterdam, the Dutch Art Institute (DAI) and the Design Academy Eindhoven, and regularly worked with art institutions around the world including the SALT Istanbul, New Museum, New York, and LInternationale network and De Appel Art Centre, Amsterdam. In 2012 she was Curator of Irelands Contemporary Art biennale EVA International and is regularly called upon to sit on major International juries, including the Turner Prize in 2014 and the selection committee for the Irish Pavilion
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