Kathy Halbreich

Kathy Halbreich (born 1949) is an American art curator.
Halbreich was born to Betty and Sonny Halbreich in 1949. She earned her BA from Bennington College. She was director of the Albert and Vera List Visual Arts Center at the MIT, where she designed a new arts building with architect I.M. Pei. She was then the curator of contemporary art at the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston.
In 1991, Halbreich was hired as director of the Walker Art Center. Under her leadership, the museum broadened its reputation for developing emerging talent, hosting avant-garde performances and exhibitions. She oversaw a $73.8 million expansion at the Walker and announced her retirement in 2007. She was hired as an associate director of the Museum of Modern Art in 2008. At MoMA, Halbreich curated a retrospective on German artist Sigmar Polke.