Education:
Virginia Commonwealth University, Bachelor of Arts in Art History and Museum Studies.
Cum Laude. Richmond, Virginia, 1996.

Johns Hopkins University Kreiger School of Arts and Sciences, Master of Museum Studies. Baltimore, Maryland, 2015.

Professional Experience:
11/2017– present: Director, Phillips Museum of Art at Franklin and Marshall College
As Director of the museum, originates, leads and supervises the activities of the museum as refers it to management of its staff, interns and student workers, grant and fiscal operations, exhibition and educational programming, local and national press, funds cultivation and reports to the Provost of Franklin and Marshall College. Represents the museum at regional and national civic events, faculty meetings, conferences and seminars. As chief curator, conceptualizes and organizes exhibitions of national and international artists as well as exhibitions utilizing the permanent collection. Seeks external gifts and grants to enhance the museum’s operations, facilities and collection development. Builds strategic external partnerships, and works with stakeholders interested the support of the museum and its activities. Chairs the museum’s art advisory and exhibition committees. Directs all aspects of exhibition catalogues, monographs and brochures for exhibitions. Responsible for envisioning and implementing 2020 purpose built Winter Fine Arts Building exhibition spaces and overarching public programming. Oversees the accreditation process and strategic vision of the museum and its collection.

9/2013 – 11/2017: Deputy Director of Exhibitions and Collections, Taubman Museum of Art
As Deputy Director of Exhibitions, oversees the creative leadership of the exhibition and collection program of the Taubman Museum of Art that encompasses eleven galleries (three dedicated to the permanent collection), an atrium and exterior areas of the museum totaling 88,000 square feet and 22-24 exhibitions per year. Supervises a staff including adjunct curators and reports as a member of senior directors to the Executive Director of the museum. Conceptualizes and organizes exhibitions of national and international prominence as well as develops exhibitions utilizing the permanent collection. Directs an earned income program from special ticketed exhibitions and a thriving traveling exhibition program. With the Development department, leads development of grants and sponsorship packages for exhibition and collection development. Oversees efforts with the educational department to create programs for all ages. Educates the large corps of docents and volunteers. Collaborate with the marketing department regarding exhibitions with a strategic marketing and publicity plan on a national platform. With the senior management team, builds strategic external partnerships, and works with stakeholders interested the support of the museum’s exhibition program and its activities. Directs all aspects of exhibition catalogues, monographs and brochures for exhibitions. Presents to and advises the Director and Board of Trustees on new exhibition initiatives. Cultivates and oversees in conjunction with the Executive Director, the acquisitions program of the museum’s collection including the oversight of the collections committee.
Professional Experience continued:

6/2008 – 9/2013: Director and Chief Curator, Eleanor D. Wilson Museum at Hollins University
(Consulting Curator/Advisor: 9/2013-5/2014)
As Director of the museum, originates, leads and supervises the activities of the museum as refers it to management of its staff, interns and student workers, grant and fiscal operations, exhibition and educational programming, local and national press, funds cultivation and reports to the Vice President of Finance and Administration of Hollins University. Represents the museum at regional and national civic events, faculty meetings, conferences and seminars. As chief curator, conceptualizes and organizes exhibitions of national and international artists as well as exhibitions utilizing the permanent collection. Seeks external gifts and grants to enhance the museum’s operations, facilities and collection development. Builds strategic external partnerships, and works with stakeholders interested the support of the museum and its activities. Chairs the Museums Advisory board. Directs all aspects of exhibition catalogues, monographs and brochures for exhibitions. Holds faculty status and teaches museological courses in collaboration with faculty members of Hollins art history on museum management and curatorial practices.

1/94 – 6/08 VCUarts Anderson Gallery
The Museum of the Arts for Virginia Commonwealth University’s School of the Arts

9/2005-6/2008 Interim Director & Curator (Assistant Professor)
In the leadership role of the Gallery, oversees and supervises the activities of the museum as refers to management of faculty, staff, interns and student workers, grant and fiscal operations, exhibition programming, local and national press, funds cultivation and reports to the Dean of the School of the Arts. Represents the museum at faculty meetings, conferences and seminars. As Curator, conceptualizes and organizes exhibitions of national and international artists as well as exhibitions utilizing the permanent collection. Responsible for the care, research and development of the collection including acquisitions, gift policy and solicitation. As Publication Director, coordinates all aspects of exhibition catalogues, monographs and brochures for exhibitions at the Gallery and secures national/international distribution
for its publications.

10/1998 – 9/2005 Assistant Director & Curator of Collections (Assistant Professor)
As Assistant Director, oversees and supervises the activities of the museum under the supervision of the Director as refers to management of staff, interns and volunteers, grant and financial operations, publications, local and national public relations, exhibition organization and traveling exhibition management. Oversees the AG website design and content. Represents the museum at conferences and seminars. As Curator, organizes exhibitions of national and international artists as well as exhibitions utilizing the permanent collection. Responsible for the care, research, and development of the items in the collection including acquisitions, gift policy and solicitation. Curator of the Inter-Campus Loan program that provides artwork to departmental offices at VCU’s medical and academic campuses. As Publication Director, coordinates all aspects of exhibition catalogues, monographs and brochures for exhibitions at the Gallery and secures national/international distribution for the publications.

Museum Awards:
Member feature on ARTABLE, March 2020.
Rated one of the Best Museums. Susquehanna Magazine, 2019.
Recipient of the Blue Ridge’s Kendig Award for Outstanding Arts & Cultural Organization, 2016.
Recipient of the Blue Ridge’s Kendig Award for Outstanding Arts & Cultural Organization, 2014.
Best Museum in Southwestern Virginia, Virginia Living Magazine, 2014.
Recipient of the Arts Council of the Blue Ridge’s Kendig Award for Outstanding Arts & Cultural Organization, 2012.
Eleanor D. Wilson Museum at Hollins University, Best Museum in Roanoke, City Magazine, Roanoke, Virginia. 2009 – 2011
Eleanor D. Wilson Museum at Hollins University, Best art exhibition in Roanoke,
City Magazine, Roanoke, Virginia. 2009 & 2010.
Eleanor D. Wilson Museum at Hollins University, Recipient of ADDY Award
(Gold, Silver) for exhibition brochures, newsletters and catalogues. 2008–2013.
Eleanor D. Wilson Museum at Hollins University, Recipient of American Association of Museums’ Award for exhibition brochure, 2010.
Eleanor D. Wilson Museum at Hollins University, Recipient of American Association of Museums’ Award for exhibition brochure, 2009.

Fundraising Initiatives:
2019: Successfully wrote the social practice artist residency portion of grant awarded by the Endeavor Foundation with a total award amount of three million over three years for F&M.
2019: Received the first Pennsylvania Council for the Arts Entry Track grant for the Phillips Museum.
2018: Received a $75,000 NEA Our Town Grant in partnership with the City of Lancaster Public Art program to create artist capacity in partnerships with neighborhoods.
2018: As part of a team, co-wrote the grant and received funds from the Richard C. Von Hess Foundation for an collaborative Artist In Residency Program and related exhibition.
2013-2017: Successfully wrote several grants in the range of $25,000+ for exhibitions.
2013-2017: Cultivated and secured annual grant funding from the City of Roanoke
and Roanoke County for Taubman Museum of Art exhibition budgets.
2008-2013: Cultivated and secured annual grant funding from the City of Roanoke
and Roanoke County for Wilson Museum’s operating and project budgets.
2008-2013: Initiated and cultivated major gifts from alumnae and individuals.
2008-2013: Developed an annual community partnership with media and marketing partners
for significant in-kind support of Wilson Museum programming.
2008-2013: Cultivated and secured major capitol improvement funds for Wilson Museum facilities projects such as new flooring and security system.

Regional and National Collaborations:
2020: Curated exhibition Sonya Clark: Finding Freedom which will travel to the Telfair Museum of Art, Savannah, Georgia in Fall of 2020.
2020-present: Created a long-term exhibition partnership with the Governor’s Residence, Harrisburg, Pennsylvania using the Phillips Museum’s collection.
2018-present: Selected as one of six museums in the state of Pennsylvania to be part of the art loan and grant program Art Bridges founded by Crystal Bridges Museum founder Alice Walton.
2017-present: Co-Founder of Art Family. A membership group to support arts and cultural organizations and artists in Lancaster, Pennsylvania with over 100 members.
2013-2017: Conceptualized and facilitated a national traveling exhibition program for the Taubman Museum of Art to provide an earned income revenue stream.
2013-2017: Creation of a series of museum exhibition partners across Virginia.
2009-2013: Piloted the first permanent collection-sharing program for the Wilson Museum with the Virginia Museum of Fine Arts.

2008-2013: Forged new collaborations in co-exhibition programming for the Wilson Museum with Roanoke College, Washington and Lee University, Piedmont Arts, High Museum of Art, and Jacksonville Art Center.
2008-2013: Forged new educational/advocacy/festival collaborative programming for the Wilson Museum with Arts Council of Blue Ridge, City of Roanoke Arts Commission, Roanoke County Schools Burton Center for the Arts and Sciences, City of Roanoke School Art Teachers, Community High School, Shadowbox Theatre, Taubman Museum of Art, Virginia Tech’s Center for the Arts, Virginia Tech/Carillion Medical Center, and Roanoke’s Marginal Arts Festival.
2008-2013: Conceptualized and directed a Wilson Museum traveling exhibition program with the North Carolina Museum of Art, the Virginia Museum of Fine Arts, Piedmont Arts among others.

Marketing Initiatives:
2018-present: Forged a media sponsorship with WITF/NPR, and partnerships with FIG, Discover Lancaster, and City of Lancaster Office of Promotion.
2018: Rebranding of Phillips Museum design collateral and publications.
2008-2017: Build an active partnership with the Roanoke Valley Convention and Visitors Bureau including induction into the travel writer’s program.
2008-2013: Developed an annual community trade partnership with media and marketing partners for significant in-kind support of Wilson Museum programming including radio and print.
2008-2013: Created a robust web presence for the Wilson Museum’s social media platforms.
2009: Complete rebranding of all Wilson Museum design collateral, including website, publications, and gift solicitations.

Educational Initiatives:
2018-present: Creation of leadership/teambuilding workshops for the college community and outside groups including schools and executive leadership programs.
2019: Development and implementation of Phillips Museum programs including new collection tours, workshops, and classes.
2018: Creation of a museum F&M student worker corps including training and mentorship with over 25 student employees.
2013-2017: Partnered with the City and the County of Roanoke to provide exhibition and educational opportunities to a variety of student programs.
2010-2013: Partnered with Roanoke County & City Principals and Art Teachers to increase awareness of the Wilson Museum through enrichment certificate programs.
2009-2012: Led a citywide festival on renowned children’s book author Margaret Wise Brown and a two-part exhibition on the story and artwork of classic children’s books. Partner organizations included the Roanoke Symphony, Hollins University Theatre, the Children’s Theatre, and Taubman Museum of Art.

Selected Curated Exhibitions and accompanying publications since 2010:
Sonya Clark: Finding Freedom, January-May 2020. Exhibition guide and catalogue. Traveling to the Telfair Museum in Savannah, Georgia, Fall 2020.
What a Wonderful World, January-March 2020. Exhibition catalogue.
Colette Fu: We Are Tiger Dragon People, August-December 2018. Exhibition guide.
Redesign and re-installation of the Phillips Museums large permanent collection space, Nissley Gallery, 2018. Exhibition Guide.
Reclamation! Pan African Selections from Beth DeWoody’s collection. March 2018. Exhibition guide. Curated with Laura Dvorkin and Eva Thornton.
Play: Toys Reimagined as Art. September 2017. Exhibition guide.
Tangled: Fiber Art Now! September 2017.
Paul Villinski: Passage and Farther. June 2017. Exhibition guide.

American Impressionism in the Garden. February 2017. Organized in collaboration with the New York Botanical Gardens. Exhibition guide.
Follicular: The Hair Stories of Sonya Clark. October 2016. Exhibition guide.
Eye of the Needle: Jonathan Brilliant and Amanda McCavour. March 2016. Exhibition guide.
George Washington: The Man, The Solider and the President. February 2016. Exhibition guide
John James Audubon: Swift Birds of Passage. October 2015. Exhibition guide.
Rachel B. Hayes: Not Fade Away, September 2015 – May 2017. Major atrium commission that was acquired by Facebook. Exhibition guide.
Jiha Moon: Double Welcome: Most Everyone’s Mad Here. May 2015. Organized in partnership with the Halsey Institute of Contemporary Art, Charleston, South Carolina. Exhibition catalogue. *Traveled to 15 museums nationwide.
Scott “Toobz” Noel: In It For the Long Run, October 2014. Outdoor wall mural.
Beg, Borrow and Steal from the Rubell Family Collection. October 2014. Exhibition brochure
Gerry Bannan: Vanitas. October 2014. Exhibition guide.
Beg, Borrow and Steal: Contemporary Art from the Rubell Family Collection, Miami, October 2014. Exhibition guide. (co-curator)
Jennifer Anderson: Resolute Understandings of Fragile Things. Outdoor wall mural, 2014.
Home Sweet Home, January 2014. Exhibition guide.
Sue Johnson: American Dreamscape, October 2013. Exhibition guide.
Echo Sounding: Liz Miller, Younseal Eum, Huguette Despault May. 2013. Exhibition Guide.
Goodnight, Hush: Classic Children’s Book Illustrations, Part 2. 2012, Exhibition guide.
Alice Federico: Reunion 2012. Exhibition guide.
In the Event of Andy Warhol, 2011 – 2012. Three part exhibition organized by Washington and Lee University’s Staniar Gallery, Roanoke College Olin Hall Galleries and the Wilson Museum at Hollins University. Exhibition guide.
Beverly Rayner: Museum of Mesmerism, 2012. Exhibition guide.
Liza Ryan: Fragment, 2012. Exhibition guide and catalogue.
Bayous and Ghosts: Work by Margaret Evangeline and Hunt Slonem, 2012.Exhibition guide.
Treasures from the Vault. 2012. Exhibition guide.
Jan Knipe, 2011. Exhibition catalogue and guide.
Goodnight Hush: Classic Children’s Book Illustrations, 2011. Exhibtiion guide.
Judy Pfaff: Year of the Dog, 2011. Exhibition guide.
Coloring our World: Prints from Pyramid Atlantic and Navigation Press, 2011. Exhibition guide.
Helen Frederick: Dissonance. 2011. Exhibition guide and catalogue.
Suzanna Fields: Pool. 2011. Exhibition guide.
The Fleeting Glimpse: Selections in Modern and Contemporary Photography from the Virginia Museum of Fine Arts, 2010. Exhibition guide and catalogue. Co-curated with Christine Carr, Hollins University Assistant Professor. *Traveled to Virginia Museum of Fine Arts, Richmond, Virginia and Piedmont Arts, Martinsville, Virginia.
Jim Campbell: In the Repose of Memory. 2010. Exhibition guide and catalogue. Co-curated by Talia Logan, Director of Roanoke College Galleries

Selected Published Essays for Hire:
Commitment and Immersion, Contemporary Mark-Making. Essay for Compulsory Measures traveling exhibition and catalogue. 2019.
Susan Jamison: Super Natural. September 2016. Essay for exhibition catalogue, Longwood University Center for the Visual Arts.
Jiha Moon: Double Welcome: Most Everyone’s Mad Here. May 2015. Exhibition catalogue published by the Halsey Institute of Contemporary Art.
Helen Frederick: Dissonance. 2011.Exhibition guide and catalogue.
The Fleeting Glimpse. 2010. Exhibition guide and catalogue. Co-Published by the Virginia Museum of Fine Arts.
Brian Counihan: In His Mind’s Eye, 2010. Essay for hire by artist.

Selected Permanent Collection Projects:
2020: Solicited and secured a major gift of post WWII vintage photography gifted over seven years and includes Henri Cartier Bresson, Mike Disfarmer, and George Low.
2019: Solicited and secured several gifts of African art to the Phillips’ collection.
2019: Acquired with endowment funds two important Käthe Kollwitz etchings for the Phillips’ collection.
2018: Solicited several gifts of important American art to the Phillips’ collection including two Edward Mitchell Bannister paintings.
2018: Solicited a gift of several modern and contemporary photographs including work by Paul Caponigro and Imogen Cunningham.
2013-2017: Worked with Taubman’s collection committee to propose several new gifts of American art approved by the museum’s board including by artists Robert Rauchenberg and Thomas Eakins.
2011-2012: Solicited and facilitated the gift of 150 original Andy Warhol photographs from the Andy Warhol Foundation’s Legacy Program.
2008-2011: Cultivated and secured over 200 new gifts of artwork for the Wilson Museum’s permanent collection from donors.

Teaching Experience:
Behind the Scenes at the Museum: Principles and Practices in the Exhibition Space
Hollins University Art History Course, Course Number ART371. Spring 2013. Co-taught with Kathleen Nolan, Ph D.
Museum Leaders in Training Art Criticism mini course, Virginia Museum of Fine Arts, Dec 2012 & Feb 2013.
Behind the Scenes at the Museum: Principles and Practices in the Exhibition Space. Hollins University Art History Course, Course Number ART371. Spring 2011. Co-taught with Johanna Ruth Epstein, Ph D.
Behind the Scenes at the Museum: Principles and Practices in the Contemporary Exhibition Space. Hollins University Art History Course, Course number, ART 371. January 2010. Co-taught with Johanna Ruth Epstein, Ph D.

Selected Public Lectures since 2010:
“Bill Hutson,” March 2020. Pennsylvania Governor’s Residence.
“What a Wonderful World,” January 2020.
“Sonya Clark: Finding Freedom,” January 2020.
Lectures for the Fall 2013, Spring and Summer 2014, Winter/Spring 2015,Fall 2015, Winter/Spring/Fall 2016, Winter and Fall 2017 cycle of exhibitions. Taubman Museum of Art.
Nature/Nurture. Jacksonville Center for the Arts, Floyd. 2013.
Panelist for Roanoke Times and Cox Communication “Arts and the Economy” Panel, 2013.
“A conversation with Beverly Semmes” for the exhibition, Beverly Semmes: Starcraft. 2012
“The Status of the Roanoke Art Commission” for Roanoke City Council. 2012.
Keynote lecture: “Why Should University Museums Collect?” for the exhibition Treasures from the Vault. 2012.
“From These Hills” Keynote lecture for William King Museum exhibition,
“From these Hills, 2011.
Invited speaker for National Conference and TED affliated talk at Cityworks Xpo,
“Playing Nice in the Sandbox: Museum Collaborations,” Roanoke, Virginia, 2011
Exhibition Lecture: Goodnight Hush: Classic Children’s Book Illustrations, 2011.
Exhibition Lecture: “Helen Frederick: Dissonance.” 2011.
Exhibition Lecture: “The Fleeting Glimpse.” 2010.
Exhibition Lecture: “Jim Campbell: In the Repose of Memory.” 2010.

Regional & National Independent Curatorial Projects:
Statewide Juror. Louisiana Art Prize, Baton Rouge. 2016.
MOCA Virginia Beach Boardwalk Art exhibition, 2016.
Regional Juror. Radius 250, Richmond, Virgina. 2015.
National Juror. Hunting Art Prize, Houston, Texas. 2015.
Lecturer/Mentor. Emerging Curatorial Program. Arlington Art Center, Virginia. 2014.
Juror, Radford University Juried Fine Arts Exhibition, 2014.
Lead Adjudicator for the Virginia Museum of Fine Arts Scholastic Statewide Awards, 2014.
Guest Curator for Jacksonville Art Center in Floyd, Virginia, 2012-13.
National Juror, 10th Anniversary Trawick Prize, Bethesda Contemporary Art Awards, 2012.
Guest Curator for the exhibition From these Hills, William King Museum in Abingdon, Virginia. 2011-12. Exhibition catalogue.
Adjunct Curator for Capitol One Headquarters, Richmond, Virginia. 2011-12.
Guest Curator for the Virginia Artists 2011 Exhibition, The Charles H. Taylor Arts Center.
Hampton Roads. 2011. Exhibition guide.

Board Positions:
Mid-Atlantic States Representative, Association of Academic Museums and Galleries, 2018-Present
Chair and Board Member, City of Lancaster Public Arts Commission, 2017-Present
Co-Founder, Art Family, 2017-Present
Advisory Board Member, Longwood Center for the Visual Arts, 2016-2017.
Advisory Board Member, Carillon Medical Hospital Healing Arts Program, 2012-2017
Board Member, Roanoke County Schools Gifted Program Advisory Board, 2012-2013.
Board Member, Virginians for the Arts, 2012-2015.
Board Member, Arts Council of the Blue Ridge, 2011-2013
Commissioner, Roanoke City Public Arts Commission, 2009-2017.
Chair of the Collection Committee, 2010-2014.
Chair of the Roanoke City Public Arts Commission, 2012-2014.
Chair, Advisory Board, Eleanor D. Wilson Museum at Hollins University, 2008-2013.
Chair, Advisory Board, VCUarts Anderson Gallery, 2004-2008.

Regional & National Consultation and Grant Projects:
Pennsylvania Council for the Arts Entry Track Grant Reviewer. 2018
Great Meadows Grant Reviewer, Louisville, Kentucky. 2017
Grant Panelist, Virginia Commission for the Arts, 2013.
Grant Panelist, National Endowment for the Arts through its Neighborhood Works, 2013.
Advisor to Virginia Tech’s new Center for Creative Arts, 2012.
Panelist, City of Roanoke, Big Belly Trash Compactor’s RFP, 2012.
Grant Panelist, Virginia Commission for the Arts, 2012.
International Grant Panelist, Virginia Center for the Creative Arts, 2012
Panelist for Arts Council for the Blue Ridge Grants for Artists Program 2011-12.
Member of the Steering Committee, for the City of Roanoke’s first Arts and Cultural Plan, 2010

Professional Affiliations:
Co-Founder of Art Family, 2017-Present
Inducted Member of ARTTABLE, 2001-Present
Member of the American Art Museum Curators, 2013-Present
Member of the Virginia Museum of Fine Arts Curator’s Roundtable 2008-2017