Willoughby Thom (she/her) is a contemporary art historian, curator, and music collector based in New York City. Originally from Los Angeles, Willoughby graduated from Columbia University in 2025 with an M.A. in modern and contemporary art, critical and curatorial studies, and she received an honors B.A. in art history and French from the University of Notre Dame in 2023. Willoughby's teaching and research interests center on the intersections between art, media, and popular culture.
Willoughby has held positions at The Aldrich Contemporary Art Museum, The Robert Rauschenberg Foundation, Amant, and SiriusXM. She currently serves as the Assistant Curator at The Shirley Project Space, a gallery dedicated to showcasing innovative abstraction.
Willoughby Thom (she/her) is a contemporary art historian, curator, and music collector based in New York City. Originally from Los Angeles, Willoughby graduated from Columbia University in 2025 with an M.A. in modern and contemporary art, critical and curatorial studies, and she received an honors B.A. in art history and French from the University of Notre Dame in 2023. Willoughby's teaching and research interests center on the intersections between art, media, and popular culture.
Willoughby has held positions at The Aldrich Contemporary Art Museum, The Robert Rauschenberg Foundation, Amant, and SiriusXM. She currently serves as the Assistant Curator at The Shirley Project Space, a gallery dedicated to showcasing innovative abstraction.