Christopher Howard
CV
Technical writer, editor, and communications professional. Astoria, New York.
Experience
Independent Technical Writer & Editor
Freelance
Communications Manager
American Academy in Rome — International research institution with operations in Rome and New York. Managed editorial workflows; built and maintained style guide; administered Drupal CMS; authored risk assessment for senior leadership; oversaw website redesign and mobile app integration.
Managing Editor
College Art Association — Professional association with 11,000 members. Directed editorial operations for weekly newsletter and bimonthly magazine; managed transition of peer-reviewed journal to born-digital publication; authored and maintained organizational style guide; wrote grant proposals funded by NEA, NEH, Getty, Mellon, MacArthur, and Kress.
Previously: Editor; Manager of Media & Communications; Associate Editor
Books
The Jean Freeman Gallery Does Not Exist
MIT Press. Research-driven nonfiction grounded in archival work.
Contributor, Gilles Rotzetter: What’s Broken Becomes Better
Exhibition catalogue
Contributor, Martin Brief: Artforum Series
Exhibition catalogue
Writing & Criticism
Contributor
Artforum, Modern Painters, Brooklyn Rail, and others. Articles, reviews, and interviews.
Founder & Editor, In Terms Of
Digital platform for reviews of lectures, panels, and conferences.
2014 Creative Capital / Andy Warhol Foundation Arts Writers Grant ($30,000)
Editorial
Copyeditor & Proofreader
Rizzoli; Yale University Press; Museum at the Fashion Institute of Technology; American Academy in Rome; Modern Art Museum of Fort Worth
Curatorial
Exhibition Organizer
Solo and group exhibitions in New York. Reviewed in the New York Times, New Yorker, and Brooklyn Rail.
Education
MA, Art History
Hunter College, City University of New York
BA, Interdisciplinary Studies
University of Florida — Minor in Mass Communications
Systems & Tools
Drupal (admin, content, nomenclature), WordPress, Indexhibit
HTML/CSS, Markdown, Pandoc, VS Code, GitHub, cPanel
Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, SharePoint), Google Workspace, Basecamp, Adobe Acrobat, Mailchimp
ChatGPT, Claude, Gemini
Chicago Manual of Style, house style development