Following her early career in the United S tates\, Lewis relocated to Rome\, Italy. This resulted in her becoming the first woman of Black and Indigenous heritage to reach international accla im. Presented by Charlie Farrell with the Saint Louis Art Museum
\nC harlie Farrell [Charlie Farrell name d Romare Bearden fellow at the Saint Louis Art Museum - Saint Louis Art Mu seum (slam.org)] received a bachelor&rsquo\;s degree in anthropology a nd a master&rsquo\;s degree in History and Criticism of Art with a focus o n museum and cultural heritage studies\, both from Florida State Universit y. During her gap year between undergraduate and graduate programs\, she i nterned with the Gadsden Arts Center &\; Museum in Quincy\, Fla.\, cont ributing research\, oral histories\, and installation assistance for the e xhibition &ldquo\;From the Cedar Chest: Southern Quilting\, 1830s to Today .&rdquo\; As a graduate student\, she interned with the Miami Museum of Co ntemporary Art of the African Diaspora\, researching artists\, optimizing social media\, and coordinating virtual programs. She also completed an in ternship at the John &\; Mable Ringling Museum of Art as part of her gr aduate course\, helping to prepare and implement the Art of Performance se ries.
\nFarrell is currently the 2022-2024 Romare Bearden Fellow at
the Saint Louis Art Museum. In this position\, Farrell works cross-departm
entally with museum staff on development\, educational\, and curatorial pr
ojects. She most recently curated &ldquo\;Wangechi Mutu: My Cave Call&rdqu
o\; [Wangechi Mutu: My Cave Call - Saint Louis Art Museum (slam.org)] wit
h Simon Kelly\, the curator of modern and contemporary art at the Saint Lo
uis Art Museum. \;
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