Visiting Artist Colloquium: Marilu Knode

Marilu Knode is the project director of Sculpture Milwaukee, a non-profit organization transforming downtown Milwaukee’s cultural landscape every year with an outdoor exhibition of world-renowned sculpture that serves as a catalyst for community engagement, economic development, and creative placemaking. Born and raised in Canada, Knode first came to Milwaukee in 1997 to serve as senior curator at INOVA, the Institute of Visual Arts at UW-Milwaukee. Her curatorial career has taken her over the years to places as far-flung as New York City, Phoenix, Cairo, Los Angeles, and St. Louis as the former Executive Director of the Laumeier Sculpture Park.