Executive Director of University Museums
101 Theatre Complex Theatre Complex
Office: (804) 287-6614
Fax: (804) 287-1894
E-mail
Richard Waller is executive director of University museums, including the Marsh Art Gallery, the Joel and Lila Harnett Print Study Center and the Lora Robins Gallery of Design from Nature. He received his master of fine arts degree from Yale University after graduating from Mankato State University in Minnesota. He also received a master's degree from the University of Wisconsin in Madison.
Before joining the University in 1990, Waller worked at the Brooklyn Museum of Art for 19 years and taught at New York's Parsons School of Design. He has been a curator, judge and organizer of many historical and contemporary art exhibitions and has written extensively on visual art.
Research:
Museum Studies
Color and Design
Digital Artmaking
Education:
M.F.A., Yale University
Awards:
Outstanding Mentor Award, 2002