Yaelle Amir (b. Haifa, Israel) is an independent curator and writer based in Brooklyn, NY. She has curated exhibitions at Artists Space, ISE Cultural Foundation, Elizabeth Foundation, Nurture Art, and Wallach Art Gallery, among others. She recently curated the 2010 edition of Art in Odd Places—an annual public art festival in New York City. Her writing has appeared in numerous art publications including Art in America, ArtLies, ArtSlant, ArtUS, Beautiful/Decay, and Sculpture Magazine. She has worked at major New York art institutions, such as the International Center of Photography, Rubin Museum of Art, and the Museum of Modern Art, and currently holds a Research Scholar position at NYU's Institute of Fine Arts. Her writing and curatorial projects focus primarily on emerging and mid-career artists whose works meld the creative process with immediate social concerns, with an emphasis on photography, video, and new media.