External Advisory Group

Pioneering a
More Equitable and
Diverse Art World. 

Comprised of curators, directors, world-class artists and scholars, our External Advisory Group understands what it takes to lead in the art industry and is committed to your success.  Whether sharing innovative practices in professional development, or discussing the courses and internships that can launch your career, we work with our External Advisory Group in order to best serve you.

Rod Bigelow, M.B.A.
Executive Director and Chief Diversity & Inclusion Officer, Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art

Rico Chapman, Ph.D.
Assistant Dean and Director, Humanities Ph.D. Program, Clark Atlanta University

Krista Clark, M.F.A.
Instructor of Art and Program Director, Morehouse College

James Cuno, Ph.D.
President and CEO, J. Paul Getty Trust

Thelma Golden
Director and Chief Curator, The Studio Museum in Harlem

Kellie Jones, Ph.D.
Hans Hoffman Professor of Modern Art, Department of Art History and Archaeology and the Institute for Research in African American Studies, Columbia University

Denise Murrell, M.B.A., Ph.D.
Associate Curator, 19th- and 20th-century Art, Metropolitan Museum of Art
Franklin Sirmans, Director, Pérez Art Museum Miami

Maurita Poole, Ph.D.
Director and Curator, Clark Atlanta University Art Museum

Amy Sherald, M.F.A.
Artist, Hauser & Wirth

Franklin Sirmans
Director, Pérez Art Museum Miami

Anne Collins Smith
Curator of Collections, Spelman College Museum of Fine Art

Randall Suffolk
Director, High Museum of Art

Akili Tommasino
Associate Curator, Modern and Contemporary Art, Museum of Fine Arts, Boston

Deborah Willis, Ph.D.
University Professor and Chair, Department of Photography & Imaging, Tisch School of the Arts, New York University