Museum of Latin American Art, Long Beach, CA
Vice President of Learning and Public Programs for MOLAA. The Museum of Latin American Art (MOLAA) was founded in 1996 in Long Beach, California and serves the greater Los Angeles area and the international community. MOLAA is the pioneering museum in the United States dedicated to modern and contemporary Latin American and Latino art. Since its inception, MOLAA has doubled its size and added a 15,000 sq. ft. sculpture garden. Its permanent collection now numbers over 1,300 works of art. MOLAA expands knowledge and appreciation of modern and contemporary Latin American art through its Collection, ground-breaking Exhibitions, stimulating Educational Programs, and engaging Cultural Events.
MOLAA’s permanent collection was started by Dr. Robert Gumbiner, an individual committed to promoting Latin American Art. In 2014, MOLAA’s Board of Directors approved the expansion of the scope of the museum’s mission to also include Latino Art. As MOLAA expands its collection, in depth research and documentation of the artwork continues to provide a solid base for the academic value of the collection. Private collections turned into museum collections require adequate documentation that will also provide the necessary information to identify growth opportunities for said collection.
LONG BEACH MUSEUM OF ART AND LBMA DOWNTOWN, CA
Director of Education and Programming for the Long Beach Museum of Art. The Museum’s permanent collection is diverse with more than 3,200 works encompassing 300 years of American and European art in all media. Highlights from the collection include furniture by Charles and Ray Eames, ceramics by Beatrice Wood, and sculptures by Claire Falkenstein, George Rickney and Peter Voulokos; Early 20th Century European Modernist paintings by Vasily Kandinsky, Alexej Jawlensky and others from the Milton Wichner Collection; and contemporary artists such as James Jean, Sherrie Wolf, and Sandow Birk. https://www.lbma.org/
Educational programs include: KidsVisions, Art First, Family ArtMaking, Art Chat, Mann Elementary School Art Partnership, Community Tours, Teacher Professional Development Workshops, Adult Art Workshops, Artist Lecture Series, Docent Program, Walk/Talk/See and the tri-annual LBUSD student exhibitions in the Toyota Student Gallery.
Museum Operations, Los Angeles, CA
Project Manager for Museum Operations: Design | Build | Lead. MuseumOps offers consulting services that leverage our experience in museums and non-profits along with our hands-on technology & operations experience. www.museumops.org
MuseWeb: Conferences | Publishing | Consulting
Education and Outreach Manager for MuseWeb (formerly Museums and the Web). MuseWeb Conferences explore advanced research and exemplary applications of digital practice for cultural, natural and scientific heritage. Formed by leading professionals from around the world, our community has been meeting since 1997. The products of our meetings and conversations – the MW proceedings, the GLAMi archives and discussion Forum – are an unparalleled resource for museum workers, technologists, students and researchers that now offers free access to over 1,000 papers and videos online and grows every year: www.museweb.net
Xipe Projects: Latin American Masks and Popular Art, Huntington Beach, CA
Curator and Assistant Director for Xipe Projects. Xipe Projects opened its doors on November 11, 2011 and since then, has hosted a variety of exhibitions, cultural events, and educational symposiums. The facility now houses approximately 4000 objects many of which have been previously exhibited by museums, university, and commercial galleries. Its mission is to help disseminate information about, and stimulate interest in, Latin American masking and popular art through conducting and underwriting research, exhibitions and the conservation of masks, costumes, dance paraphernalia and popular art of various Latin American traditions. www.xipeprojects.com
Professional Memberships and Affiliations
2016 – Current, Honorary Member of the Bowers Museum Collectors Council
2016 – Current, Volunteer for Museums and the Web (MW2016: Los Angeles)
2015 – Current, California Association of Museums
2014 – Current, Association of Registrars and Collections Specialists
2012 – Current, American Alliance of Museums (and AAM CurCom)
Portfolio of SelectED Exhibitions and Cultural Events For Xipe Projects 2011-2019
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Portfolio of International Museum Projects
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Digital Projects
Museum Tour App, The Museum of Man, Balboa Park San Diego (JHU)
#MuseumWeek 2016 Participation @Xipe_Projects
Website Prototype - Developing La Plaza at: www.DevelopingLaPlaza.com
Web Developer/Design for www.xipeprojects.org
Content Manager for the Digital Initiative #XipeInFocus on Twitter
Content Manager for https://www.facebook.com/XipeProjects
Content Manager for http://xipeprojects.tumblr.com
Design/Layout/Digital Publishing of Quarterly Electronic Newsletter
for Xipe Projects http://issuu.com/xipeprojects
Museum Skills and Education
Master of Arts (M.A.), Museum Studies and Non-Profit Management at Johns Hopkins University. Courses completed include;
[Ir]reverence: Moving Museums into the 21st Century, Balboa Park, Cindy Spiva-Evans
Educational Programming for Museum Audiences, Jessica Baldenhofer, MoMA
Preservation of Analog and Digital Photography with Millard Schisler, George Eastman Museum
Foundations of Digital Curation with Joyce Ray, Johns Hopkins University
Exhibition Strategies with Sarah Chicone, Johns Hopkins University
Collection Management with Marla Misunas, SFMoMA
Museums in the Digital Age with J.D. Talasek, Cultural Programs of the National Academy of Science
Developing Web Projects with Dana Allen-Greil, http://danamus.es/
The Business of Museums with Paul Pearson, Brooklyn Children's Museum
International Experiments in Community Engagement with Linda Norris, The Uncatalogued Museum
Skills Include: Adobe InDesign, Web Site Development, Filemaker Pro, Microsoft Office, Social Media Platforms, Data Management
