Kathleen S. Bartels (born 1956) is the Executive Director and CEO of the Museum of Contemporary Art Toronto (MOCA).
[3] She controversially left the Vancouver Art Gallery prior to the expiration of her contract.
[5] To date, Bartels has co-curated four Gallery exhibitions with Canadian artist Jeff Wall, including Anthony Hernandez (2009), Kerry James Marshall (2010), Patrick Faigenbaum (2013), and Martin Honert (2013).
Bartels is also currently serving as a Board Member of the British Columbia Achievement Foundation.
[6] In 2015, Bartels won the Outstanding Individual Award by the Downtown Vancouver Business Improvement Association.