Kris Imants Ercums is Curator of Global Contemporary and Asian Art at the Spencer Museum of Art, where he has curated over thirty exhibitions and twelve artist residencies since 2007. He earned his PhD in Chinese art history from the University of Chicago in 2014. His curatorial work explores transnational perspectives and queer artistic practices, including a project begun during a 2018 research residency at the National Museum of Modern and Contemporary Art in Seoul. He is currently co-curating Street Nihonga: The Art of Jimmy Tsutomu Mirikitani with Maki Kaneko, opening at the Spencer Museum in February 2026.
