Kory W. Rogers (He/Him) is the Francie and John Downing Senior Curator of American Art at Shelburne Museum in Shelburne, Vermont. In addition to managing temporary exhibitions, he oversees the interpretation and installation of more than 100,000 works of art and design, ranging in date from the 18th century to the present day. His interdisciplinary approach to curation explores the connections between the Museum’s collection of historical art and artifacts and contemporary life. His professional interests include: the American circus, wildfowl decoys, English mocha ware ceramics, 19th-century horse-drawn vehicles, 20th-century and contemporary furniture design, and contemporary jewelry. Over the course of his eighteen year tenure at the Museum he has organized a wide range of exhibitions, the themes of which include: motorcycles, contemporary lighting design, wildfowl decoys, hunting and fishing in American art, circus posters, glass, and kinetic outdoor sculpture.
Kory is also the caretaker of Shelburne Museum's Brick House located on Shelburne Farms where he and his husband Jonathan live with their five-year old retired racing greyhound Loewy.