List of female art museum directors
This is a list of notable female art museum directors.
List
| Name | Dates | Museum | Country | Tenure |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hope Alswang | Rhode Island School of Design Museum[1] | United States | 2000s | |
| Rael Artel | Tartu Art Museum[3] | Estonia | 2000s | |
| Jacquelynn Baas | Hood Museum of Art University Art Museum, Berkeley | United States | 1980s&90s | |
| Maria Balshaw | Whitworth, University of Manchester and Manchester City Galleries Tate | UK | 2006-17 2017- [4] | |
| Ivy Barsky | National Museum of American Jewish History[5] | United States | 2000s | |
| Kathleen Bartels | Vancouver Art Gallery | Canada | 2000s | |
| Linda Bantel | Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts | United States | 1980s | |
| Caroline Baumann | Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum | United States | 2000s | |
| Annette Blaugrund | National Academy Museum and School | United States | 2000s | |
| Jane Bledsoe | Georgia Museum of Art | United States | 1980s | |
| Holly Block | Bronx Museum of the Arts | United States | 2000s | |
| Jean Sutherland Boggs | 1922–2014 | National Gallery of Canada | Canada | 1960s–1970s |
| Nathalie Bondil | Montreal Museum of Fine Arts | Canada | 2000s | |
| Patricia Bovey | Winnipeg Art Gallery | Canada | 2000s | |
| Leslie Greene Bowman | Winterthur Museum | United States | 2000s | |
| Betsey Bradley | Mississippi Museum of Art | United States | 2000s | |
| Adelyn Dohme Breeskin | 1896–1986 | Baltimore Museum of Art | United States | 1930s |
| Karen Brosius | Columbia Museum of Art | 2000s | ||
| Elizabeth Broun | National Museum of American Art Smithsonian American Art Museum[6] | United States | 1980s–2000s | |
| Andrea Barnwell Brownlee | Spelman College Museum of Fine Art | United States | 2000s | |
| Laurene Buckley | Queens Museum | United States | 2000s | |
| Mary Schmidt Campbell | born 1948 | Studio Museum in Harlem | United States | 1980s |
| Janet Carding | Royal Ontario Museum Tasmanian Museum and Art Gallery | Australia, Canada | 2010–2015 2015–present | |
| Lucy Shelton Caswell | Billy Ireland Cartoon Library & Museum | United States | 1977–2010 | |
| Linda Cathcart | Contemporary Arts Museum Houston | United States | 1980s | |
| Melissa Chiu | born 1972 | Asia Society | United States | 2000s |
| Muriel B. Christison | Krannert Art Museum | United States | 1970s | |
| Sara Cochran | born 1967 | Scottsdale Museum of Contemporary Art | United States | 2010s |
| Katherine Coffey | Newark Museum | United States | 1940s | |
| Johnnetta Cole | National Museum of African Art | United States | 2000s | |
| Caroline Collier | Arnolfini | UK | 1999-2005 | |
| Priscilla Colt | University of Kentucky Art Museum | United States | 1980s | |
| Annette Cone-Skelton | Museum of Contemporary Art of Georgia (MOCA GA) | United States | 2000–Present | |
| Kinshasha Holman Conwill | Studio Museum in Harlem | United States | 1980s | |
| Lisa Corrin | Williams College Museum of Art Mary and Leigh Block Museum of Art | United States | 2000s | |
| Sharon Corwin | Colby College Museum of Art | United States | 2000s | |
| Suzanne Cotter | Serralves | Portugal | 2000s | |
| Catharine Elizabeth Bean Cox | Honolulu Museum of Art | United States | 1920s | |
| Silvia Karma Cubina | Bass Museum of Art | United States | 2000s | |
| Jo-Anne Birnie Danzker | Vancouver Art Gallery Frye Art Museum | Canada | 1980s | |
| Elliot Bostwick Davis | Museum of Fine Arts, Boston | United States | 2000s | |
| Barbara Knowles Debs | New-York Historical Society [7] | United States | 1980s | |
| Rhana Devenport | Govett-Brewster Art Gallery Auckland Art Gallery | New Zealand | 2006–2013 2013–present | |
| Anne d'Harnoncourt | 1943–2008 | Philadelphia Museum of Art | United States | 1980s |
| Suzanne Delehanty | Institute of Contemporary Art, Philadelphia Contemporary Museum Houston Center for the Fine Arts, Miami Jane Voorhees Zimmerli Art Center | United States | 1970s–2000s | |
| Graciela de la Torre | Museo Universitario de Ciencias y Artes | Mexico | 2000s | |
| Jill Deupi | Lowe Art Museum | United States | 2000s | |
| Gretchen Dietrich | Utah Museum of Fine Arts | United States | 2000s | |
| Jenny Dixon | Noguchi Museum | United States | 2000s | |
| Claire Doherty | Arnolfini | UK | 2017- | |
| Janice Driesbach | Sheldon Museum of Art Dayton Art Institute | United States | 2000s | |
| Tina Dunkley | Clark Atlanta University Galleries | United States | 2000s | |
| Susan Edwards | Frist Center for the Visual Arts | United States | 2000s | |
| Kristin Evenden | Glenbow Museum | Canada | 2000s | |
| Charlotte Eyerman | JPMorgan Chase Art Collection[8] (2017-)
Monterey Museum of Art[9] (2013–16) FRAME (French Regional & American Museums Exchange) (2010–13) Gagosian Gallery, Beverly Hills (2009–10) |
United States | 2000s | |
| Lori Fogarty | Oakland Museum of California | United States | 2000s | |
| Juliana R. Force | 1876–1948 | Whitney Museum of American Art | United States | 1930s |
| Cathleen Gallander | Art Museum of South Texas | United States | 1970s | |
| Kathryn E. Gamble | 1933–2011 | Montclair Art Museum | United States | 1970s |
| Courtney Gardner | Peninsula Fine Arts Center (PFAC) | United States | 2000s | |
| Alison Gass | Smart Museum of Art | United States | 2017–present | |
| Mary Gardner Gates | Yale University Art Gallery Seattle Art Museum | United States | 1980s | |
| Adelheid M. Gealt | Indiana University Art Museum | United States | 1980s–2000s | |
| Barbara Gibbs | Crocker Art Museum Cincinnati Art Museum | United States | 1980s | |
| Constance W. Glenn | Art Museum, California State University | United States | 1980s | |
| Thelma Golden | born 1966 | Studio Museum in Harlem | United States | 2000s |
| Claudia Gould | born 1956 | Institute of Contemporary Art Jewish Museum | United States | 2000s |
| Judy Greenberg | Kreeger Museum[6] | United States | 2000s | |
| Deborah Gribbon | J. Paul Getty Museum | United States | 2000s | |
| Madeleine Grynsztejn | Museum of Contemporary Art, Chicago | United States | 2000s | |
| Lynn Gumpert | Grey Art Gallery | United States | 2000s | |
| Kathy Halbreich | Walker Art Center | United States | 1990s | |
| Katherine Hanna | Taft Museum of Art | United States | 1950s | |
| Saralyn Reece Hardy | Spencer Museum of Art | United States | 2000s | |
| Kathleen Harleman | Krannert Art Museum | United States | 2000s | |
| Jenny Harper | Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa Christchurch Art Gallery | New Zealand | 1990–1992 2006–present | |
| Anne Hawley | Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum | United States | 1980s | |
| Alanna Heiss | born 1943 | P.S.1 now MoMA PS1 | United States | 1970s |
| Rebecca Alban Hoffberger | American Visionary Art Museum | United States | 2000s | |
| Marilyn Hoffman | Currier Museum of Art | United States | 1980s | |
| Holly Hotchner | New-York Historical Society Museum of Arts and Design | United States | 1980s–2000s | |
| Shirley Reiff Howarth | born 1944 | Muskegon Museum of Art Tampa Art Museum United States | 1975–1979 1979–1981 | |
| Katherine Innes | Montclair Art Museum | United States | 1920s | |
| Mercedes Itube | Museo del Palacio de Bellas Artes | Mexico | 2000s | |
| Tessa Jackson | 1955 | Arnolfini | UK | 1991-99 |
| Kathleen Jameson | Mint Museum | United States | 2000s | |
| Ethel Bowditch Jones | 1906-1990 | Fitchburg Art Museum (fmly Fitchburg Art Center) | United States | 1929-1933 [10] |
| Lial Jones | Crocker Art Museum | United States | 2000s | |
| Janet Kardon | Institute of Contemporary Art, Philadelphia American Craft Museum | United States | 1980s | |
| Emily Kass | Tampa Museum of Art University of New Mexico Art Museum Fort Wayne Museum of Art Ackland Art Museum | United States | 1980s–2000s | |
| Alice Kendall | Newark Museum | United States | 1940s | |
| Lyndel King | Weisman Art Museum | United States | 1980s | |
| Dr. Dorothy Kosinski | The Phillips Collection | United States | 2000s | |
| Susan Krane | San Jose Museum of Art | United States | 2000s | |
| Mary H. Kujawski | University of Iowa Museum of Art | United States | 1980s | |
| Georgianna Lagoria | The Contemporary Museum, Honolulu | United States | 2000s | |
| Marilyn Laufer | Jule Collins Smith Museum of Fine Art | United States | 2000s | |
| Cathy Leff | Wolfsonian | United States | 2000s | |
| Diane Lesko | Telfair Museum of Art | United States | 2000s | |
| Florence Nightingale Levy | 1870–1947 | Baltimore Museum of Art | United States | 1920s |
| Peggy Loar | Corcoran Gallery of Art[6] | United States | 2000s | |
| Susan Longhenry | Haggerty Museum of Art, Milwaukee | United States | 2000s | |
| Donna Lynas | Wysing Arts Centre | UK | 2005- | |
| Nannette Maciejunes | Columbus Museum of Art | United States | 2000s | |
| Marcia Manhart | Philbrook Museum of Art | United States | 1980s | |
| Kate Markert | Hillwood Estate, Museum & Gardens | United States | 2000s | |
| Dorothy Mayhall | 1925–1995 | Aldrich Contemporary Art Museum Storm King Art Center | United States | 1960s–1970s |
| Elsie Crum McCabe | New Africa Center Museum for African Art | United States | 2000s | |
| Ursula E. McCracken | Textile Museum (Washington, D.C.) | United States | 1980s | |
| Jill Medvedow | Institute of Contemporary Art | United States | 2000s | |
| Ruth Meyer | Taft Museum of Art | United States | 1980s | |
| Amy Meyers | Yale Center for British Art | United States | 2000s | |
| Louise Mirrer | New-York Historical Society | United States | 2000s | |
| Lulu F. Miller | 1916–1930 | Muskegon Museum of Art [11] | United States | 1910s |
| Marena Grant Morrisey | Orlando Museum of Art | United States | 1980s–2000s | |
| Laurie Norton Moffat | Norman Rockwell Museum | United States | 2000s | |
| Agnes Mongan | 1905–1996 | Harvard Art Museums | United States | 1940s |
| Gertrude Herdle Moore | 1896–1993 | Memorial Art Gallery | United States | 1920s |
| Grace Morley | 1900–1985 | San Francisco Museum of Modern Art | United States | 1930s |
| Frances Morris | 1959- | Tate Modern | UK | 2016- |
| Jan Keene Muhlert | born 1942 | University of Iowa Museum of Art Amon Carter Museum Palmer Museum of Art | United States | 1970s–1990s |
| Alexandra Munroe | Japan Society | 2000s | ||
| Rebecca Nagy | Samuel P. Harn Museum of Art | United States | 2000s | |
| Jessica F. Nicoll | Smith College Museum of Art | United States | 2000s | |
| Andrea S. Norris | Spencer Museum of Art | United States | 1980s | |
| Barbara S. Nosanow | Portland Museum of Art | United States | 1980s | |
| Dr. Christina Orr-Cahall | Oakland Museum of Art Norton Museum of Art Corcoran Gallery of Art | United States | 1980s | |
| Judith H. O’Toole | Westmoreland Museum of American Art | United States | 2000s | |
| Merribell Parsons | Columbus Museum of Art | United States | 1980s | |
| Anne Pasternak | Brooklyn Museum | United States | 2000s | |
| Sharon Patton | born 1944 | Allen Memorial Art Museum | United States | 2000s |
| Ann Philbin | Hammer Museum | United States | 1990s | |
| Carol A. Phillips | Winnipeg Art Gallery | Canada | 1980s | |
| Lisa Phillips | New Museum of Contemporary Art | United States | 2000s | |
| Dianne Pilgrim | Cooper–Hewitt, National Design Museum | United States | 1980s | |
| Raphaela Platow | Contemporary Arts Center | United States | 2000s | |
| Mary Platt | Hilbert Museum of California Art [12] | United States | 2000s | |
| Ellen Plummer | Arkansas Art Center | United States | 2000s | |
| Jordana Pomeroy | Patricia & Phillip Frost Art Museum | United States | 2000s | |
| Anne Poulet | The Frick Collection | United States | 2000s | |
| Renee Price | Neue Galerie New York | United States | 2000s | |
| Laura Pye | Bristol City Museum and Art Gallery | UK | 2015- [13] | |
| Lourdes I. Ramos | Museo de Arte de Puerto Rico | United States | 2000s | |
| Hilla von Rebay | 1890–1967 | Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum | United States | 1930s |
| Danielle Rice | Delaware Art Museum | United States | 2000s | |
| Andrea Rich | Los Angeles County Museum of Art | United States | 2000s | |
| Jenny E. Robb | Billy Ireland Cartoon Library & Museum | United States | 2011- | |
| Kimerly Rorschach | Smart Museum of Art Seattle Art Museum Nasher Art Museum | United States | 1990s–2000s | |
| Joan Rosenbaum | Jewish Museum (Manhattan) | United States | 1980s | |
| Amy Sadao | Institute of Contemporary Art, Philadelphia [14] | United States | 2000s | |
| Cornelia Bentley Sage | 1876 or 1880–1936 | Albright-Knox Gallery[15] | United States | 1910s |
| Kim Sajet | National Portrait Gallery, Smithsonian Institution | United States | 2000s | |
| Estela Sandrini | Oscar Niemeyer Museum | Brazil | 2000s | |
| Esther I. Seaver | Dayton Art Institute | United States | 1940s | |
| Katrina Sedgwick | Australian Centre for the Moving Image | Australia | 2015–present | |
| Kate Sellers | Wadsworth Atheneum | United States | 2000s | |
| Linda Shearer | Williams College Museum of Art, CAC | United States | 1980s | |
| Hsio-yen Shih | 1933–2001 | National Gallery of Canada | Canada | 1970s |
| Innis Shoemaker | Ackland Art Museum | United States | 1980s | |
| Rochelle Slovin | Museum of the Moving Image [16] | United States | 1980s | |
| Cheryll Sotheran | Govett-Brewster Art Gallery Dunedin Public Art Gallery Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa | New Zealand | 1986–1989 1989–1992 1992–2002 | |
| Isabel Spaulding Roberts | Brooklyn Museum | United States | 1940s | |
| Bonnie Speed | Michael C. Carlos Museum | United States | 2000s | |
| Stephanie Stebich | Tacoma Art Museum | United States | 2000s | |
| Susan Fisher Sterling | National Museum of Women in the Arts[6] | United States | 2000s | |
| Lowery Stokes Sims | Studio Museum in Harlem | United States | 2000s | |
| Ala Story | 1907–1972 | Santa Barbara Museum of Art | United States | 1940s |
| Terrie Sultan | Parrish Art Museum | United States | 2000s | |
| Mary Sue Sweeney | Newark Museum | United States | 1990s | |
| Lisa M. Taylor | Cooper–Hewitt, National Design Museum | United States | 1980s | |
| Elsie McCabe Thompson | Museum for African Art | United States | 1990s | |
| Shirley Thomson | 1930–2010 | National Gallery of Canada | Canada | 1980s |
| Edith Tonelli | Wight Art Gallery | 1980s | ||
| Marcia Tucker | 1940–2006 | New Museum of Contemporary Art | United States | 1980s |
| Julia Brown Turrell | Des Moines Art Center | United States | 1980s | |
| Barbara A. Tyler | McMichael Canadian Art Collection | Canada | 1980s | |
| Lora Urbanelli | Montclair Art Museum | United States | 2000s | |
| Roxana Velasquez | Museo Nacional de Arte San Diego Museum of Art | Mexico, United States | 2000s | |
| Olga Viso | Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden Walker Art Center | United States | 2000s | |
| Roslyn Walker | National Museum of African Art | United States | 1990s | |
| Katherine J. Watson | Bowdoin College Museum of Art | United States | 1980s | |
| Simone Wicha | The Blanton Museum of Art | United States | 2000s | |
| Karol Wight | Corning Museum of Glass | United States | 2000s | |
| Stephanie Wiles | Allen Memorial Art Museum Herbert F. Johnson Museum | United States | 2000s | |
| Sylvia H. Williams | National Museum of African Art | United States | 1980s | |
| Beatrice Winser | Newark Museum | United States | 1920s | |
| Sylvia Wolf | Henry Art Gallery | United States | 2000s | |
| Lynn Zelevansky | Carnegie Museum of Art | United States | 2000s | |
| Heidi Zuckerman | Aspen Art Museum | United States | 2000s |
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