Nannette Maciejunes

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Nannette Maciejunes
NationalityAmerican
Occupation(s)Executive Director of the Columbus Museum of Art, Author

Nannette Maciejunes is the Executive Director of the Columbus Museum of Art, and the author of many books of art history, with a special focus on the work of Charles E. Burchfield and John Marin.

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Education

Maciejunes has a B.F.A. from Denison University, a M.A. from Ohio State University, and is a graduate of Stanford's Executive Program for Nonprofit Leaders and the Getty's Leadership Institute for Museum Management.

Prior Positions

Maciejunes was Director of Denison University’s Gallery in 1980, began at the Columbus Museum as a curatorial research assistant in 1984, served as Curator of Collections and Exhibitions at the Dixon Gallery and Gardens in Memphis in 1989 and has occupied her current position since 2003.

Awards and honors

Impact on Columbus Museum of Art

Maciejunes guided the museum’s acquisition of the Photo League collection and the Schiller Collection of American Social Commentary Art, and the development of the museum's Center for Creativity. Also under her leadership, the museum completed a major renovation and expansion, and was awarded the Institute of Museum and Library ServicesNational Medal, the nation’s highest honor for museums. Maciejunes has made the work of both local and underrepresented artists a museum focus, which led to the development of a special relationship with Columbus native African American artist Aminah Robinson, who left the museum her estate. In Robinson's memory, the museum is creating a new fellowship program for African American visual artists. [1] [2] [3] [4]

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References

  1. Erica Thompson (December 3, 2019). "Aminah Robinson programs to benefit black artists". Columbus Alive. Retrieved December 6, 2019.
  2. "Nannette V. Maciejunes". The Ohio State University Department of Arts Education, Administration and Policy. Retrieved December 6, 2019.
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