Klaus Kertess is a writer and curator. He has curated numerous exhibitions, including the 1995 Whitney Biennial. He has published monographs on Peter Hujar, Brice Marden, and Joan Mitchell, and has written essays for Art Forum, Parkett, and Art in America, among other publications. In 2009 he received the Lawrence A. Fleischman award for scholarly excellence in the field of American art history from the Smithsonian Archives for American Art.
