CONTACT & INFORMATION

Skowhegan operates from two locations: a 350-acre campus in Maine where Skowhegan’s nine-week summer program takes place; and in New York City, an office space open year-round with a flexible program space and publicly accessible archives.

The Pivot. Featuring the class, faculty and staff of 2015; Excerpts of Oral Histories with artists David C. Driskell (A '53, F '76 '78 '91 '04) and William King (A '48 '51 '52, F '67 '75 '77 '82 '89), conducted by Liza Zapol; Interviews with Suzanne McClelland (F '99, '22) and Arlene Shechet conducted by RAVA Films. RAVA Films and Wesley Miller (A ’02). Made possible by Jan Aronson.


Team

Ruth Estevez and Katie Sonnenborn, Co-Directors Cerrie Bamford, Deputy Director Camille Amezcua, Development Assistant and Alumni Engagement Christopher Carroll, (A ‘08), Program Manager William Holmes, Director of Facilities Jeremiah Johnson, Facilities Assistant Lynn Perry, Archives Assistant Rosa Rosario, Director of Residence Life Marisol Ruiz, Directors’ Assistant and Office Manager Samantha Ortiz, Development Intern

Board of Trustees and Governors

Skowhegan’s governance structure is a fundamental aspect of the organization. The Board of Trustees has a fiduciary responsibility and the Board of Governors is a group of artists of high professional standing who collaborate with the Directors to oversee the Program. Both boards work together to ensure that Skowhegan fulfills its mission and remains a powerful voice in the contemporary art community

Trustees

Eleanor Acquavella, Chair
Paula J. Volent, President
Gregory K. Palm, Treasurer
Bernard I. Lumpkin, Secretary
Jan Aronson
Ron Buckly
John R. Coleman
Warren C. Cook
Sharon Corwin
Chiara Edmands
Susan Paul Firestone (A '72)
Ann L. Gund
Elizabeth R. Hilpman
Rena Hoffman
Stephanie Hunt
Victoria Love Salnikoff
John Melick
Jennifer New
Richard T. Prins
Amitha Raman
Judson P. Reis
Alan Wanzenberg

Governors

Marlene McCarty (F '11), Co-Chair
Suzanne McClelland (F '99, '22), Co-Chair
Alix Pearlstein (F '04), Co-Chair
Janine Antoni (F '98)
Daniel Bozhkov (A '90, F '11, '16)
Matthew Brannon (F '13)
Louis Cameron (A '96, F '16)
Francis Cape (A '89, F '08)
Marie-Antoinette Chiarenza, RELAX (F '13)
Chitra Ganesh (A '01, F '13, '19)
Jeffrey Gibson (F '14)
Neil Goldberg (F '15)
María Elena González (F '05)
Richard Haas (F '82, '84)
Jane Hammond (F '92, '05)
Dave Hardy (A '04, F '18)
Daniel Hauser, RELAX (F '13)
Jennie C. Jones (A '96, F '14)
Martin Kersels (F '10)
Shaun Leonardo (A '04, F ‘23)
Steve Locke (A '02, F '23)
Marie Lorenz (A '04, F '13)
Whitfield Lovell (A '85, F '01, '02, '05)
Fabian Marcaccio (F '97)
Dave McKenzie (A '00, F '11, '17)
Donald Moffett (F '04)
Carrie Moyer (A '95, F '10)
Jeanine Oleson (A '00, F '18)
Paul Pfeiffer (F '05, '10, '16)
Allen Ruppersberg (F '01) Alison Saar (F '93, '23)
Beverly Semmes (A '82, F '01, '05)
Lisa Sigal (A '86, F '06)
Arthur Simms (A '85, F '10)
Robert Storr (A '78, F '02)
Marc Swanson (A '00, F '14)
Julianne Swartz (A '99, F '08)
Fred Wilson (F '95)

Governor Emeritus
Lois Dodd (F '79)

Governors’ Circle

Mel Chin (F '95)
Guy Goodwin (F '88, '93)
Byron Kim (A '86, F '99, '13)
Guillermo Kuitca (F '99, '04)
Tommy Lanigan-Schmidt (F '91, '92, '97, '13)
Howardena Pindell (F '80)
Kiki Smith (F '93)
William Wegman (F '83, '92)

halley k harrisburg & Michael Rosenfeld
Caroline Hoffman
Jeremy Hoffman & Sara Waxman Hoffman
Tracey Hummer
Rachel & Michael Judlowe
Irene Kim
Noel D. Kirnon
Nina Kong-Surtees
Jessica B. Lee
Miyoung Lee
Marjorie & Michael Levine
Matthew McCardwell
Regina Morales
Ruthard Murphy
Valerie O'Halloran
Nick Opinsky
Will Palley
Joseph Pullen & Ray Volant
Ellie Rines
Norm Robinson
Steve Shane
Leily Soleimani
John David Treadwell
Yulia Topchiy
Jamie Watson
Merele Williams-Adkins
Cecilia & Ira Wolfson
Dian Woodner
Alan Yu
Scott & Margot Ziegler
Terry Zucker

Skowhegan Council

Amitha Raman, Co-Chair
Rena Hoffman, Co-Chair
Morgan Aguiar-Lucander
Desiree Almodovar
Camilo Alvarez
Elise Ansel 
Rudy Austin
Sarah Bacon
Arlene Bascom
Katherine Bradford (F '09)
Horace Brockington
Deborah Buck (A '75)
Arri Burrows
Laura Burton & Owen Duffy
Edwin & Matt Cahill
Janis Gardner Cecil
Anthony Cerceo
Jung & Nelson Chai
Sarah Corona
Paul Cossu
Jodi Dady
Jocelyne DeNunzio
Edith Dicconson
Kathleen Dill
Karen Hesse Flatow (A '94)
Julia Fowler
John H. Friedman
Timur Galen & Linda Genereux
Katherine Gass Stowe
Elizabeth Goldberg
Amy Goldrich & Nick Kline
David & Samantha Goldring
Alexander Gorlin

Alliance

Joiri Minaya (A '13)
Christian Amaya Garcia (A '23)
Jesus Benavente (A '12)
Claudia Bitran (A '14)
Haley Bueschlen (A '15)
Ally Caple (A '19)
Annette Cyr (A '76, '21)
Chelsea Flowers (A '22)
Danny Greenberg (A '18)
Eleanor Kipping (A '18)
Adam Milner (A '18)
Bryson Rand (A '19)
Birgit Rathsmann (A '04)
Edua Restrepo Castaño (A '13)
Rebecca Shippee (A '18)
Fabian Tabibian (A '10)
Becky Sellinger (A '12)
Cameron Granger (A '17)


A denotes Alumni
F denotes Faculty

List as of January 17, 2024


Skowhegan Maine Campus (Summer)

39 Art School Road
Madison, Maine 04950
T: 1 207 474 9345
F: 1 212 473 1342

New York Office (Year Round)

136 West 22nd Street, Ground Floor
New York, New York 10011
T: 1 212 529 0505
F: 1 212 473 1342

mail@skowheganart.org