Danforth Annual Juried Exhibition 2025

Jessica Roscio joined the Danforth Art Museum in 2011, was appointed Curator in 2015, and Director in 2020. Jessica has held positions at the National Museum of Women in the Arts, Washington, D.C., and the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston. She has taught courses at Emerson College and Suffolk University, has served as a juror for regional and national exhibitions, and is a regular contributor to Aspect Initiative, an online gallery focusing on contemporary photography in New England. Jessica has an MA in Art History from the University at Buffalo and a Ph.D. in American Studies, with a focus on the History of Photography, from Boston University.

Lauren Szumita is the Director of the Iris & B. Gerald Cantor Art Gallery at the College of the Holy Cross. She previously was the curator at the Fitchburg Art Museum and prior to that, was Curatorial Assistant of Prints, Drawings, and Photographs at Worcester Art Museum where she oversaw the Central Massachusetts Artists Initiative (CMAI) rotation for contemporary, regional artists. Lauren holds an MA in the History of Art and Architecture from the University of Oregon and a BA in Art History from Boston College.