Ingrid Schaffner (born 1961) is a curator and writer who has been working in contemporary art since the mid-1980s, and has developed a body of work around three themes: surrealism, collecting, and photography.
Schaffner, Winzen, Batchen, and Gassner's, "Deep Storage" was a major international survey of 50 contemporary artists which represented issues and images of collecting, storage, and archiving. Other exhibitions include "Pictures, Patents, Monkeys, More ... on collecting," "Richard Tuttle, In Parts, 1998-2001," and 'The Photogenic: Photography Through its Metaphor." She has numerous publications on 20th century art, art reviews in Artforum, and catalog essays.
Schaffner is the Senior Curator at the Institute of Contemporary Art, Philadelphia.
Philbrick, Jane. (1993) The return of the Cadavre exquis. Drawing Center. ISBN 0942324064
Nauman, Bruce; Jill Snyder; and Ingrid Schaffner. (1997) Bruce Nauman, 1985-1996 : drawings, prints, and related works. Aldrich Museum of Contemporary Art. ISBN 1888332050
Schaffner, Ingrid; Matthias Winzen; Geoffrey Batchen; and Hubertus Gassner. (1998) Deep storage : collecting, storing, and archiving in art. Prestel. ISBN 3791319205
Schaffner, Ingrid; and Lisa Jacobs. (1998) Julien Levy : portrait of an art gallery. MIT Press. ISBN 0262194120
Schaffner, Ingrid. (1998) The essential Vincent van Gogh. Harry N. Abrams. ISBN 0836269993
Feldman, Melissa E. and Ingrid Schaffner. (September 16, 1999) Secret Victorians: Contemporary Artists and a 19th-Century Vision. University of California Press. ISBN 1853321869
Schaffner, Ingrid. (October 1999) The Essential Andy Warhol. The Essential Series. Andrews McMeel Publishing. ISBN 0740702882
Schaffner, Ingrid. (November 1999) The Essential Pablo Picasso. The Essential Series. Andrews McMeel Publishing. ISBN 0836219341
Schaffner, Ingrid. (November 1999) The Essential Henri Matisse. The Essential Series. Andrews McMeel Publishing. ISBN 0836219376
Schaffner, Ingrid; Hannelore Baron and Smithsonian Institution Traveling Exhibition Service. (July 2001) Hannelore Baron: Works from 1969 to 1987 Smithsonian Books. ISBN 0865280436
Schaffner, Ingrid; Fred Wilson; and Werner Muensterberger. (2001) Pictures, patents, monkeys, and more ... on collecting. Independent Curators International. ISBN 091636559X
Schaffner, Ingrid; Melissa E Feldman. (2001) About the Bayberry bush. Parrish Art Museum. ISBN 0943526485
Bernstein, Charles; Richard Tuttle; and Ingrid Schaffner. (2001) Richard Tuttle, in parts, 1998-2001. Institute of Contemporary Art, University of Pennsylvania. ISBN 0884540987
Morris, Catherine; and Ingrid Schaffner. (2002) Gloria: another look at feminist art of the 1970s. White Columns.
Schaffner, Ingrid. (2002) Salvador Dalí's Dream of Venus: the surrealist funhouse from the 1939 World's Fair. Princeton Architectural Press. ISBN 156898359X
Schaffner, Ingrid. (May 2003) The Essential Joseph Cornell. Harry N. Abrams. ISBN 0810958333
Schaffner, Ingrid. (2003) The essential Man Ray. Harry N. Abrams. ISBN 0810958317
Schaffner, Ingrid. (2003) Memoir of an art gallery. MFA Publications. ISBN 0878466533
Apfelbaum, Polly; Claudia Gould; and Ingrid Schaffner. (2003) Polly Apfelbaum : Institute of Contemporary Art, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, May 3-July 27, 2003. Institute of Contemporary Art, University of Pennsylvania. ISBN 0884541037
Andrade, Edna; Debra Bricker Balken; and Ingrid Schaffner. (2003) Edna Andrade : optical paintings, 1963-1986. Institute of Contemporary Art, University of Pennsylvania. ISBN 0884541010
Schaffner, Ingrid; Bennett Simpson; and Tanya Leighton. (2004) The big nothing. Institute of Contemporary Art, University of Pennsylvania. ISBN 0884541053
Schaffner, Ingrid. (2004) Sarah McEneaney. Institute of Contemporary Art, University of Pennsylvania. ISBN 0884541045
Schaffner, Ingrid. (2004) Trials and turbulence : Pepón Osorio, an artist in residence at DHS. Institute of Contemporary Art, University of Pennsylvania.
Le Va, Barry; Ingrid Schaffner; and Rhea Anastas. (2005) Accumulated vision : Barry Le Va. Institute of Contemporary Art, University of Pennsylvania. ISBN 0884541061
List, Larry; Ingrid Schaffner (introduction). (2005) The imagery of chess revisited. Isamu Noguchi Foundation and Garden Museum. ISBN 0807615552
Herrera, Arturo; Friedrich Meschede; and Ingrid Schaffner. (2005) Arturo Herrera : 7 Abril-19 Xuño de 2005. Centro Galego de Arte Contemporánea : Xunta de Galicia. ISBN 844534109X
Marincola, Paula (editor). (2006) What makes a great exhibition? Philadelphia Exhibitions Initiative, Philadelphia Center for Arts and Heritage. ISBN 0970834616
Schaffner, Ingrid; Jess; John Ashbery; and Lisa Jarnot. (2007) Jess: to and from the printed page. Independent Curators International. ISBN 9780916365752
Kilimnik, Karen; Ingrid Schaffner and Scott Rothkopf. (2007) Karen Kilimnik. Institute of Contemporary Art, University of Pennsylvania. ISBN 9780884541103
Neff, Eileen; Patrick T Murphy; and Ingrid Schaffner. (2007) Eileen Neff : between us. Institute of Contemporary Art, University of Pennsylvania. ISBN 9780884541110
Schaffner, Ingrid; Carin Kuoni; and John Bell. (2008) The Puppet Show. Institute of Contemporary Art, University of Pennsylvania. ISBN 9780884541134
Schaffner, Ingrid; and Douglas Blau. (2009) Douglas Blau. Institute of Contemporary Art, University of Pennsylvania. ISBN 9780884541158
Schaffner, Ingrid; Jenelle Porter; and Glenn Adamson. (2009) Dirt on Delight: impulses that form clay. Institute of Contemporary Art, University of Pennsylvania. ISBN 9780884541172
