Belinda Tate

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Belinda Tate is an American art museum administrator who currently serves as the director of the Indianapolis Museum of Art, having started the role on November 6, 2023. [1] She has previously served as the director of the Diggs Gallery at Winston-Salem State University andas the executive director of the Kalamazoo Institute of Arts.

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Early life and education

Tate is a native of Winston-Salem, North Carolina. She attended Yale University, receiving a bachelor's degree in art history, with a focus on museum studies. She received a master's degree in liberal studies from Wake Forest University. [2] [3] She has also studied at Yale Graduate School for art conservation and connoisseurship, and British art and architecture at the Paul Mellon Center for British Art. [4]

Career

In 1999, Tate was appointed the director of the Diggs Gallery, a major African-American art gallery. Tate served in the position for 15 years, making increases to the gallery's permanent collection and increasing its use among the student population. [4] [5]

In 2014, Tate was named the new executive director of Kalamazoo Institute of Arts, starting on September 8. Her appointment made her the institution's first Black director. [5]

In 2023, Tate was named the director of the Indianapolis Museum of Art. [6]

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