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Our Mission

The David C. Driskell Center for the Study of the Visual Arts and Culture of African Americans and the African Diaspora at the University of Maryland, College Park, celebrates the legacy of David C. Driskell - Distinguished University Professor Emeritus of Art, Artist, Art Historian, Collector, and Curator - by preserving the rich heritage of African American visual art and culture. Established in 2001, the Center provides an intellectual home for artists, museum professionals, art administrators, and scholars, who are interested in broadening the field of African Diasporic studies. The Driskell Center is committed to collecting, documenting, and presenting African American art as well as replenishing and expanding the field.

Staff

Dr. Robert E. Steele, Executive Director
Dorit Yaron, Deputy Director
Dr. Adrienne L. Childs, Curator in Residence
Ananee Korme, Office Manager

Beverly Ann Gray, Volunteer

Graduate Assistants

Kirsten Benham
Michael Booker
Shana Klein
Jonathan Walz

Undergraduate Assistants

Emerald Brooks
Ashfia Rahman
Daniel Hong
Lindsay Henry
Laura Wood
Diane Nyemba
Riley Sheehey
Andre Beasley

National Advisory Board Members

Prof. Ira Berlin, Historian, University of Maryland, MD
Dr. Floyd Coleman, Coordinator, The James A. Porter Colloquium on African American Art, Howard University, Washington, DC
Ms. Erika R. Cosby, Art Collector, NY
Ms. Daphne Driskell-Coles, Ex Officio, MD
Prof. David C. Driskell, Ex Officio, MD
Mr. Greg Head, Art Collector, GA
Mrs. Yolanda Head, Art Collector, GA
Prof. Curlee Raven Holton, Printmaker and Chair of the Department of Art, Lafayette College, PA
Prof. Keith Morrison, Dean of Tyler School of Art, Temple University, PA
Mrs. Ruby Burrows McZier, Attorney, Washington, DC
Dr. Lowery Stokes Sims, Art Historian, NY
Mrs. Sharon Smith Holston, Art Collector, MD
Mrs. C.T. Woods-Powell, Art Collector, NC