About the Driskell Center

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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, honors 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

Prof. Curlee Raven Holton, Interim Executive Director
Dorit Yaron, Acting Director
Kayleigh Bryant, Operations Manager
Ken Ingles, Art Registrar
Stephanie L. Maxwell, Archivist

Art Collection Assistant

Hilary-Morgan Watt

Graduate Assistants

Nicholas Beste
Supreet Kaur
Amanda Pike
Xinqian Qiu
Janelle Whisenant

Undergraduate Assistants

Maya Albert
Crystal Amuzie
Nicole Curtis
Jeron Davis
Robert Dietrich
Jerome Johnson
Alijeh Kee-Campbell
Nneamaka Odum

National Advisory Board Members

Prof. Ira Berlin, Historian, University of Maryland, MD
Dr. Floyd Coleman, Retired Professor of Art History, Howard University, Washington, DC
Ms. Erika R. Cosby, Art Collector, NY
Ms. Daphne Driskell-Coles, Ex Officio, MD
Ms. Daviryne Driskell-McNeill, Ex Officio, MD
Prof. David C. Driskell, Ex Officio, MD
Dr. Gwendolyn Everett, Chair of Department of Art, Howard University, Washington, DC
Mr. Greg Head, Art Collector, GA
Mrs. Yolanda Head, Art Collector, GA
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,, Chair of the Advisory Board, Art Collector, MD
Mr. Rodney Moore, Assistant to Prof. Driskell, MD