Lisa Funderburke Hoffman | |
|---|---|
| Born | Lisa Funderburke |
| Nationality | American |
| Occupation | Art Administrator |
Lisa Funderburke Hoffman (b. Long Island, NY in 1970) [1] is an arts administrator and non-profit Director known for advocating for a bridge between art and science and supporting community engagement in the arts. [2]
In 1994 Hoffman received her Masters of Science from Howard University in Washington, DC where she studied biology. [3] In 1998 she was a National Science Foundation Fellow. [4]
Hoffman was Associate Director of the McColl Center for Art + Innovation, a contemporary art center in Charlotte, NC. [5] While working for the McColl Center, Hoffman pioneered models of artist-led community engagement for Charlotte. [6] Prior to working in the arts at McColl she was Director of the Charlotte Nature Museum and worked at the National Museum of Natural History. [7] She compared scientists to artists because of their ability to look for the unexpected. [8] [9] Hoffman advocated for Environmental Art and Public Art as a catalyst to integrate established communities with new members. She was Curator of Art + Ecology for the Brightwalk project, a sustainable neighborhood development in Charlotte, NC. [10] [11]
In the Summer of 2015 Lisa Hoffman was appointed by President Barack Obama as a member of the National Museum and Library Services Board. [4] In the Summer of 2016 she was appointed the Director of Alliance of Artists Communities, an international network of artist residency programs. [12] [13]