Pamela Joyner

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Pamela Joyner
Born
Pamela J. Joyner

1957or1958(age 66–67) [1]
Chicago, Illinois, U.S.
Education Dartmouth College
Harvard Business School
Occupation(s)Businesswoman and art collector
Known forJoyner/Giuffrida Collection of African-American art
Spouse
Alfred J. Giuffrida
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(m. 2004)​

Pamela J. Joyner (born 1957/1958) is an American businesswoman and art collector, and has been called an "activist collector" by ArtReview , for her focus on African-American art from the 1940s onwards. [2]

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Early life and education

Joyner is the daughter of teacher Gloria O. Joyner and psychologist Lewis B. Joyner. [1] She was raised in Chicago, Illinois, where her mother taught English at a Catholic high school, and her father taught history at a local junior college. [3] She attended the University of Chicago Laboratory Schools. [4]

She earned a bachelor's degree from Dartmouth College in 1979. [5] She received her MBA from Harvard Business School. [1]

Career

Joyner is the founding partner of Avid Partners, [6] a San Francisco-based marketing firm providing consulting services for private equity and venture capital funds. [1]

She is the creator and co-founder of the Joyner/Giuffrida Collection of Abstract Art, [2] which was documented in “Four Generations: The Joyner/Giuffrida Collection of Abstract Art,” edited by Courtney J. Martin. [3] The Joyner/Giuffrida Collection was showcased at the Ogden Museum of Southern Art in New Orleans, Louisiana, in October 2017. [3]

In 2019, the Smart Museum of Art honored her and the Joyner/Giuffrida Collection of Abstract Art as part of the museum's annual Shapiro Award dinner and gala. [4]

Boards and affiliations

Joyner serves and has served on leadership committees and boards for several prominent institutions.

Personal life

Joyner has a daughter with her first husband, Gary Love. The couple separated in 2001, and later divorced. [8] In September 2004, she married Alfred J. "Fred" Giuffrida in San Francisco. [1] Gavin Newsom, who was then the Mayor of San Francisco, officiated their wedding. [8]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 "Pamela Joyner, Alfred Giuffrida". New York Times. 5 September 2004. Retrieved 13 April 2019.
  2. 1 2 3 4 "Pamela J. Joyner / Power 100 / ArtReview". artreview.com. Retrieved 13 April 2019.
  3. 1 2 3 Thornton, Sarah (December 7, 2016). Collector and Museum Trustee Pamela Joyner's Singular Vision/ Cultured. Retrieved May 16, 2025.
  4. 1 2 3 4 5 Smart Museum of Art (April 6, 2019). Honoring Pamela Joyner: 2019 Shapiro Award Dinner. Retrieved May 16, 2025.
  5. 1 2 Swan, Kristin (June 1, 2016). Alumni Voices: Interview with Pamela Joyner, Dartmouth Class of 1979. Hood Quarterly, Spring/Summer 2016. Retrieved May 16, 2025.
  6. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 Getty (February 13, 2017). Pamela J. Joyner Joins Board of J. Paul Getty Trust. Retrieved May 15, 2025.
  7. ↑ "Culture Talk: Collector Pamela Joyner on Why She Joined the Getty's Board and Her Strategy for Reframing the Art History Canon" . Retrieved 2020-01-06.
  8. 1 2 Carter, Kelly E. (January 23, 2015). Prolific Art Collector Pamela Joyner Is On A Global Mission. Haute Living. Retrieved May 16, 2025.
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