Drew Zeiba

Senior Research and Editorial Associate

Drew Zeiba has ten years of experience in nonprofit development, outreach, education and programs. In addition to his work within and supporting cultural and social justice nonprofits, he is a published author and an editor and independent digital curator in the fields of art, design, architecture, new media and technology. At The Kavelman Group, Drew supports foundation and nonprofit client projects as a writer, editor, researcher and program associate.

His career began with two internships at Boston’s prestigious Handel and Haydn Society, where he focused on fundraising and development, and in education and public programs at Boston’s Museum of Fine Arts. He served for three years as project director at Artmorpheus, a community-focused artists’ organization, where he helped create apps for art lovers, facilitated an incubator for creative professionals, and led a major state survey on the economic status of artists and creatives in Massachusetts. He also served for three years as a visitor services ambassador and gallery educator at the Tufts University Art Gallery.

Drew’s writing has appeared in numerous publications such as New York Magazine, Frieze, Metropolis, Artforum, The Architect’s Newspaper, W, Elle Décor, Art Papers, and PIN–UP, where he is a contributing editor. He has provided editorial support on art and architecture monographs from Rizzoli, Karma, Pioneer Works, Art Omi, and the Swiss Institute. His critical essays and other texts have appeared in books including Andy Warhol: Love, Sex, and Desire (Taschen), Philippe Malouin: Steel Works (Breeder Gallery, Athens), and Steve Schapiro: Warhol and Friends (Taschen) .

Drew’s collaborative art work has worked on has been screened and exhibited internationally, including at the New Museum (New York), La Casa Encendida (Madrid), The Museum of Contemporary Art (Chicago), The Storefront for Art and Architecture (New York), Project Native Informant (London), the Baltimore Museum of Art, and the Power Station of Art (Shanghai), where his video project Fluffy Grounds is in the permanent collection. His solo text-based projects have been presented at the art space Aldea (Bergen, Norway), the architecture gallery Hot Air (New York), and the Centro Cultural Benjamín Carrión (Quito), and he has spoken and performed for various arts organizations and institutions, including Performance Space and ArkDes, Sweden’s national architecture and design museum.

He has been an artist-in-residence at The Church (New York), Nave Proyecto (Ecuador), and Woodstock Byrdcliffe Guild (New York), and has held fellowships from the Open Society University Network, New York’s Center for Book Arts, and a joint initiative with AICA-USA, the Warhol Foundation, and Creative Capital.

Drew has volunteered as an English teacher for a grassroots nonprofit immigration service organization. He also serves as a volunteer for community arts organizations and museums, including the Guggenheim Museum.

Drew holds an M.F.A. in writing from the Milton Avery Graduate School of the Arts at Bard College. He also received a B.A. in Art History magna cum laude from Tufts University, where he led student groups as President of the Tufts University Art History Society. During his undergraduate studies, he completed coursework in languages and cultural studies in Reykjavík, Iceland and Utrecht, The Netherlands.