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.
MEET OUR TEAM
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