Since 2001, Tate’s North American Acquisitions Committee has helped shape the narrative of Tate’s global collection by acquiring major works of art by American and Canadian artists. By adding significant works of art by artists in the region, Tate’s collection better represents our global world. In addition to acquiring seminal works, NAAC members serve as ambassadors to Tate, building community and raising the profile for Tate by developing strong links with artists, institutions, and individuals across North America.
Curators
Gregor Muir (Director of Collections)
Daisy Desrosiers (Britton Family Curator at Large, North America)
Fiontán Moran (Curator, International Art)
Andrew de Brún (Assistant Curator, International Art)
NAAC activities
TATE AMERICAS FOUNDATION SPRING NEW YORK 2026 ACTIVITIES
Tate Acquisition Committee members gathered in New York for a packed week of exclusive events during Frieze New York 2026. Highlights included a private walk-through of Lilia Carrillo: Ruptures and Premonitions at The Americas Society, led by Estrellita B. Brodsky, Curator-at-Large, Latin American Art, Tobias Ostrander, ahead of the public opening. The following day, members […]
TATE AMERICAS FOUNDATION LA BIENNALE DI VENEZIA 2026 PROGRAM
Supporters of the Tate Americas Foundation visited the 2026 Venice Biennale and enjoyed an exciting week of exclusive programs, including tours of the Lorna Simpson, Paulo Nazareth, and Michael Armitage exhibitions at Pinault Collection, followed by full days exploring the pavilions and artworks at the Giardini and Arsenale. Additionally, LAAC Co-Chair Erica Roberts generously hosted an exclusive luncheon […]
DAISY DESROSIERS APPOINTED BRITTON FAMILY CURATOR-AT-LARGE, NORTH AMERICAN ART
Tate announced Daisy Desrosiers as the Britton Family Curator at Large, North America. Based in the USA, Desrosiers will focus on the development of North American art in Tate’s collection through new research and acquisitions. Desrosiers is an interdisciplinary art historian, curator, and museum leader whose practice brings together collection-building with ambitious, artist-centered curatorial work. She co-curated the […]
TATE AMERICAS FOUNDATION TOUR THE WHITNEY BIENNIAL 2026
The Tate Americas Foundation offered an exclusive tour of the anticipated Whitney Biennial 2026, led by curatorial staff who guided attendees through the exhibition’s highlights.
Recent acquisitions
Elizabeth Catlett
Pensive 1946 (cast 1967)
Lent by Tate Americas Foundation courtesy of the North American Acquisitions Committee, 2025
Tanya Lukin Linklater
This moment an endurance to the end forever 2022
Lent by Tate Americas Foundation courtesy of the North American Acquisition Committee, 2024
Sky Hopinka
Kicking the Clouds 2021
Lent by Tate Americas Foundation courtesy of the North American Acquisition Committee, 2024
Jeffrey Gibson
SPEAKING TO THE TREES AND KISSING THE GROUND 2023
Lent by Tate Americas Foundation courtesy of Stephen Friedman Gallery, the North American Acquisition Committee, and the artist (2024)