Nancy Princenthal

Nancy Princenthal is an American art historian, writer, and author. She is based in Brooklyn, New York.

Biography

Princenthal has contributed to a number of magazines including The New York Times, Artforum, and Parkett. She has been one of the Senior Editors of Art in America. She won the 2016 PEN America award for her biography of Agnes Martin. Princenthal has written about Shirin Neshat, Doris Salcedo, Robert Mangold and Alfredo Jaar and others.
Princenthal has worked at the Center for Curatorial Studies, Bard College; Princeton University; Yale University; and the School of Visual Arts.