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Doug Johnson, Executive Director Doug graduated from Normal Community High School and Illinois State University. He holds a masters degree in Studio Art from ISU. He earned a Master of Fine Arts degree in painting from Northern Illinois University. He has served on the executive board of Arts Alliance Illinois, and is the past president of the Bloomington Rotary Club, and the Unitarian Universalist Church. Additionally, he founded and serves as president of the Area Arts Round Table (a consortium of McLean County Arts programmers) and is co-chair of the Local Arts Network (a statewide group of executive directors at cultural institutions). A practicing artist, his paintings are in many public and private collections across the county. Contact Doug here |
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Kimberly Babin Marshall, Curator Kimberly currently studies with the Institute of Art & Law, received her certificate in Art Law with Sotheby's, and Certificate of International Arts and Cultural Law with Christie's, London in 2021 and received her B.S. Summa Cum Laude in Criminal Justice with specialization in Art Law & Crime. She has presented a series of invited talks to Christie's staff and alumni on art Law including "Art Crime through a Blue Lens" and "Stolen Art: The Most Fascinating Works in INTERPOL's and the FBI's Databases". Kimberly presents regularly to colleges and other institutions and was recently interviewed on WGLT on NFTS (non-fungible tokens). A former Art Therapy Major and MCAC Intern, Kimberly has returned to the organization as Project Coordinator to further serve the Bloomington-Normal Area through the arts before being appointed Curator in 2022. A practicing artist, photographer, and writer, she shares the MCAC belief that the arts are an integral part of a strong community. |
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Carmel Rhoda, Office Manager. Joining the staff in November 2011, Carmel is in charge of membership and bookkeeping responsibilities. She has enjoyed becoming involved in the local arts community and frequently attends shows and festivals locally and throughout the Midwest. She is a graduate of Illinois State University with a Bachelors in Sociology. Carmel and her husband have three children. |
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Micaela Harris, Project Coordinator Micaela was born and raised in Illinois and graduated from Normal Community West High School in 2016. She then went on to study at Drake University in Des Moines, Iowa, where she graduated with her B.A. in Journalism and Mass Communications in May of 2020. |
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Krystal Kay Lyon, Education Coordinator Krystal is originally from North Augusta, South Carolina. Her love of beauty, art and community led her to Bloomington in 2014. Since her move to the area Krystal has connected with the artist community of McLean & Livingston Counties, she started writing for an online film blog out of St. Louis called ZekeFilms and she presently serves at Christ Community Church of Chenoa as Ministry Coordinator. |
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Amanda Ford, Ceramics Assistant
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Our Board of Directors |
Tess was born and raised in Bloomington, Illinois and is currently a senior studying Graphic Design and Art History at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign. P |
President: Sheila Lamberson; Vice President: Bruce Cather; DanaAt Large , Secretary: Dave Templeton; Treasurer Ruth Anne Friedberg Sally Berry, Allyson Frink, Dan Galvin, Su Ge, Jared Lacy, Cindy Lawson-Kester, Deana Moore Schoolcraft, Craig Queen, Diane Skidmore, and Dave Templeton |