About

Museum & Nonprofit Experience

JAN 2022 - PRESENT
Director
Grinnell College Museum of Art Grinnell IA
NOV 2018 - DEC 2021
Executive Director
108 ContemporaryTulsa OK
MAY 2015 – OCT 2018
Executive Director/Curator
Swope Art MuseumTerre Haute IN
AUG 1998 – APR 2015
Director of Education
Fred Jones Jr. Museum of Art Norman OK

Capabilities

I believe in the power of art to transform lives. In a career spanning three decades, I have been committed to making art accessible to diverse audiences. My greatest strength is my capacity for building partnerships and relationships, which is the result of my love of working with people of all ages and backgrounds.
  • Arts Administration
  • Art History
  • Arts Education
  • Audience Development
  • Board Engagement
  • Collection Management
  • Community Engagement
  • Curriculum Development
  • Digital Content Planning
  • Diversity Equity Inclusion (DEI)
  • Donor Cultivation
  • Exhibitions
  • Facilities Management
  • Financial Management
  • Fundraising & Grant Writing
  • Membership Programs
  • Mission-Driven Leadership
  • Personnel Management
  • Project Management
  • Programming
  • Public Relations/Marketing
  • Strategic Planning
  • Teaching
  • Volunteer Management
  • Proficiency with Mac & PC
  • Microsoft Office Software:
  • Word
  • Excel
  • PowerPoint
  • Accounting Software:
  • Quickbooks
  • CRM Software:
  • DonorPerfect
  • Ricochet

Teaching Experience

Osher Lifelong Learning (OLLI Program)
Oklahoma State University | Tulsa OCT – NOV 2020 The Question of Craft: A History of the American Studio Craft Indiana State University | Terre Haute JAN - FEB 2018 Realities of Life: American Regionalism
College of Liberal Studies University of Oklahoma
JUNE - AUG 2014 Controversy and the World of Museums (online graduate level museum studies class)
School of Art & Art History University of Oklahoma
JAN 1995 - MAY 2005 Current Issues in Art Museums Understanding Art The History of PhotographyCezanne to 1950

Education

Certificates
Current Affairs Fundraising: Crisis Management Indiana University Lilly School of Philanthropy | 2020 Nonprofit Executive Leadership | Indiana University Lilly School of Philanthropy | 2018
Master of Arts, Art History
University of Oklahoma | 1993 Concentration: Contemporary art Minor: Museum studies Thesis: Mazes, Metaphors, and the Mind: The Sculptures of Alice Aycock
Bachelor of Fine Arts
Wichita State University | 1985 magna cum laude Major: Art History Concentration: Classical studies

Recent Projects

My Soul Looks Back and Wonder How I Got Over
April 2 - June 20, 2021 This exhibition is a thoughtful visual dialogue that uses art to examine how the pervasiveness of a collective past informs our present, and how the persistence of hope and collective purpose positively redeems us to our present and our future. Robert Terrance "Skip" Hill and Letitia Huckaby use collage and fiber for this specific body of work commemorating the centennial of the 1921 Tulsa Race Massacre. The title of the exhibition is a refrain from the classic Gospel song “How I Got Over,” composed and published in 1951 by Clara Ward.
Building on the Body: Identity, Materials, Jewelry
August 2 - September 22, 2019 Architecture is often associated with the industrial construction of buildings; however, in Building on the Body fifteen designers from Asia, Europe, and the United States come together to challenge this concept. Using bodies as a foundation, the designers create visual stories that often reflect the individual wearer’s urban identities. The artists use industrial materials often used in construction, from concrete and steel to corrugated cardboard, to celebrate the human body and the expression of one’s identity through ornamentation.
Accidental Vestiges: Beth Lipman
April 5 - May 26, 2019 Excess and history come together in Beth Lipman’s astonishing glass work. Lipman looks back to the tradition of Still Life through the lens of contemporary consumption. Mundane items from food to books are immortalized in crystal clear glass, revealing the lasting influence of the objects with which we surround ourselves and ultimately acting as artifacts of the society within which we live. Lipman describes her work by saying, "The hand-sculpted glass compositions are portraits of individuals and our society through inanimate objects."

2020 Digital Content

The 108 Contemporary team premiered digital content within two weeks after the gallery closed due to COVID-19. This initiative allowed the nonprofit to remain connected with the community during a five month-long pandemic closure.
Supporting Oklahoma craft artists is central to 108 Contemporary's mission. Weekly video chats on Zoom allowed member artists to connect with staff members and one another while discussing how COVID-19 was affecting their artistic practice.
Member Meetups March 31 - July 28, 2020
This video series features phone interviews with member artists and artists from past 108 Contemporary exhibitions. Each artist reflects upon how they are coping during the pandemic. All 15 episodes can be found on 108's YouTube channel.
#108CraftingPositivity March 29 - June 26, 2020
108 Contemporary partnered with Gaining Ground, a nonprofit that supports 240 low-income students through summer literacy programs, to create a Craft Kit related to the bilingual children's book The Pot That Juan Built. Available on the website.
Online Craft Kits July 2020

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