Dr. Jordan Amirkhani's research, writing, and curatorial practice reflect her commitment to intersectional feminist critique and the contextualization of issues of gender, class, and race within the development of European and American art from the nineteenth century to the present. 

Jordan is a Brooklyn-based writer, editor, curator and educator. From 2020-2025, she served as Curator + Head of Program Research and Development at Rivers Institute for Contemporary Art & Thought in New Orleans, Louisiana. She is a regular contributor to many contemporary art and culture publications, including Artforum, Art in America, Baltimore Arts, and Burnaway.

RECENT CURATORIAL AND PUBLICATION PROJECTS

ORIGINAL ORDER ORDER ORIGINAL: THE ART AND ARCHIVES OF BETTINA

An exhibition organized by Rivers Institute for Contemporary Art & Thought at the Ruth Foundation for the Arts in Milwaukee, WI, that presents the oeuvre and archives of Bettina (1927-2021) through an unfolding exploration of material and genre. Curated by Andrea Andersson with Jordan Amirkhani and Anna McCormick-Goodhart in collaboration with the Estate of Bettina Goodman (Yto Barrada, Executor of the Estate). The exhibition is on view at Ruth Arts from October 16, 2025 to April 3, 2026.

TINA GIROUARD: SIGN-IN

An exhibition organized by Rivers Institute for Contemporary Art & Thought at the Ogden Museum of Southern Art in New Orleans. Curated by Andrea Andersson and Jordan Amirkhani with Jade Flint. This exhibition was view at at the Ogden Museum of Southern Art from March 16-July 7, 2024 and at the Center for Art, Research and Alliances in New York City from September 20, 2024-January 12, 2025, and is currently on view at the Museo Tamayo in Mexico City, MX until September 14, 2025. The print publication, Tina Girouard: SIGN-IN, published by Dancing Foxes Press in New York, will arrive in October 2025 and includes essays by Pamela M. Lee, Jordan Amirkhani, Andrea Andersson, Aruna D’Souza, and Anaïs Duplan.

HELEN CAMMOCK: I WILL KEEP MY SOUL

An exhibition originated by Rivers Institute for Contemporary Art & Thought, the Amistad Research Center, and the California African American Museum in Los Angeles. Curated by Andrea Andersson and Jordan Amirkhani with Jade Flint. On view at Art + Practice in Los Angeles from February 11-August 8, 2023 and at the U.N.O. St. Claude Gallery in New Orleans from October 14-December 17, 2023. The print publication, Helen Cammock: I Will Keep My Soul, co-imprinted by Rivers, Siglio Press, and the California African American Museum-LA, includes writings by Jordan Amirkhani, Andrea Andersson, and Kristina Kay Robinson, with contributions from Roshanak Kheshit and Courtney J. Martin, was published in 2023.

TROY MONTES MICHIE: ROCK OF EYE

An exhibition originated by Rivers Institute for Contemporary Art & Thought for the California African American Museum in Los Angeles, California. Curated by Andrea Andersson and Jordan Amirkhani with Taylor Renee Aldridge. On view at CAAM in LA from February 16-September 4, 2022 and at the Contemporary Art Museum in Houston from September 23, 2022-January 29, 2023. The print publication, Troy Montes-Michie: Rock of Eye, co-published by Rivers, Siglio Press, and the California African American Museum-LA, includes contributions by Andrea Andersson, Tina Campt, and Brent Hayes Edwards, was published in 2021 and can be purchased on Siglio’s website.

WENDY RED STAR: DELEGATION

Delegation, published by Aperture and Documentary Arts, is the first comprehensive monograph dedicated to the work of Apsâalooke/Crow artist Wendy Red Star, whose photography recasts historical narratives with wit, candor, and a feminist Indigenous perspective. This book was edited by Brendan Embser (Aperture) in 2022 and includes essays and texts by Jordan Amirkhani, Julia Bryan-Wilson, Josh T. Franco, Annika Johnson, Layli Long Soldier, and Tiffany Midge.

YTO BARRADA: WAYS TO BAFFLE THE WIND

An exhibition originated by Rivers Institute for Contemporary Art & Thought for MASS-MoCA in North Adams, Massachusetts. Curated by Andrea Andersson and Jordan Amirkhani. On view from November 19, 2021-May 29, 2023.