Barbara Levine is a twenty-year veteran of the art museum field. She was formerly the Director of Exhibitions at The San Francisco Museum of Modern Art and the Deputy Director of The Contemporary Jewish Museum.  At SFMOMA she worked with national and international artists, designers, museums, galleries, collectors and estates on a wide range of commissions, collaborations, web and book publications and exhibitions.  During her five years at the CJM, the organization grew considerably including development of new exhibit and educational programs, exploratory studies for a potential merger with another museum and planning for a Daniel Libeskind designed building (opened in 2008).  Ms. Levine now runs project b, a curatorial services company specializing in archives, collections, vernacular photography and artist's projects.

Barbara's latest book project, Finding Frida Kahlo (Princeton Architectural Press in 2009) was featured in the New York Times, the Los Angeles Times, on BBC Radio and NPR and earned a starred review from Publishers Weekly. Recent projects include the first ever publications on early vernacular photograph albums. Around The World: The Grand Tour in Photo Albums was released by Princeton Architectural Press in November 2007 and in 2006, Levine's first book Snapshot Chronicles: Inventing the American Photo Album received the prestigious American Institute of Graphic Arts, 50 best book covers of the year award and recently Levine's collection of early vernacular photograph albums was acquired by The International Center of Photography. In 2005, she curated the traveling show Snapshot Chronicles which opened at the the Cooley Gallery at Reed College and then traveled to San Francisco. Also in 2005, she curated Out At the Library - the San Francisco Public Library's celebration of the 10 year anniversary of the James C. Hormel Gay and Lesbian Center and Archive. The exhibition was accompanied by a fully illustrated catalogue, online exhibit, and the exhibition toured to libraries across the country thru 2008.

Project b clients include museums, libraries, colleges and universities, media and cultural centers, artists and collectors.  Services include curatorial, collection and exhibition concepts and implementation; web and publications consulting; long and short range planning including budget preparation and organizational needs assessment; consulting and coaching artists on exhibitions, installations, sales and outreach needs and working with collectors on presentation, archive, and commemorative projects. 

For inquiries email blevine@projectb.com