About
The Board of Directors is charged with CAA’s long-term financial stability and strategic direction; it is also the association’s governing body. The board sets policy regarding all aspects of CAA’s activities, including publishing, the Annual Conference, awards and fellowships, advocacy, and committee procedures.
If you would like to reach the CAA Board of Directors, please contact info@collegeart.org with the subject line: “Message for CAA Board.” If you have an advocacy-related request or concern, please read the CAA Advocacy Policy and contact info@collegeart.org with the subject line: “Constituent Advocacy Request.” All press inquiries should be directed to info@collegeart.org with the subject line “Press Request.” Following these instructions will ensure a prompt response; please do not reach out to individual Board members directly.
By-laws of the College Art Association inc.
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Denise Baxter President |
2023β2027 | Professor of Art History & Dean, College of Visual and Performing Arts, UMass Dartmouth, Dartmouth, MA |
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Nicole Archer Vice President for Publications |
2023β2027 | Associate Professor, Visual and Critical Studies, Montclair State University, Montclair, NJ |
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Damon Arhos Vice President for Diversity and Inclusion |
2024β2028 | Dean, School of Art, Media, and Design, Maryland Institute College of Art, Baltimore, MD |
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Gregory Gilbert Vice President for Committees |
2022β2027 | George Appleton Lawrence Distinguished Service Professor of Art History & Director of Art History and Art Museum Studies Program, Knox College, Galesburg, Illinois |
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Karen Leader Vice President for External Relations |
2022β2027 | Associate Professor, Art History & Faculty Associate, Center for Women, Gender and Sexuality Studies, Florida Atlantic University, Boca Raton, FL |
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Carolyn Jean Martin Vice President for Annual Conference |
2023β2029 | Art History Lead Faculty, Berkeley City College, Berkeley, CA |
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Eric Wolf Secretary |
2024β2028 | Director of Collections, The New York Society Library, New York, NY |
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Anthony Crisafulli Treasurer |
2023β2027 | Department Chair & Associate Professor of Art, University of North Alabama, Florence, AL |
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Gregory V. Gooding Counsel |
Debevoise & Plimpton, LLP, New York, NY | |
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Meme Omogbai Executive Director and CEO |
CAA, New York, NY | |
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Christy Anderson | 2026β2030 | Professor, Department of Art History, University of Toronto, Toronto, Canada |
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Monica Andrews | 2026β2028 | Vice President, Guest Experience, Museum of Pop Culture (MOPOP), Seattle, WA |
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Theresa Avila | 2024β2028 | Associate Professor, Non-Western Art History, California State University, Channel Islands, CA |
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Jelena BogdanoviΔ |
2025β2029 | Associate Professor of Architectural History and Theory, Vanderbilt University, Nashville, TN |
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Alex Bostic |
2023β2027 | Associate Professor of Painting, Department of Art, Mississippi State University, Starkville, MS |
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Lara Corona |
2026β2030 | Researcher & Director, Museum Studies, Rosas Museum, Narcao, Italy |
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Radha Dalal |
2023β2027 | Associate Professor & Director of Art History, VCUarts Qatar, Doha, Qatar |
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Wendy DesChene |
2026β2030 | Professor of Painting, Auburn University, Auburn, AL |
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Sharon Hecker | 2023β2027 | Professor, UniversitΓ degli Studi di Milano, Milan, Italy |
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Leslie D. Joynes | 2025β2029 | Research Scholar on Organization and Leadership in Higher Education, Columbia University, New York, NY |
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Aaron Samuel Mulenga | 2025β2027 | PhD Candidate in History of Art and Visual Culture, UC Santa Cruz, Santa Cruz, CAβ― |
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Nozomi Naoi | 2024β2028 | Associate Professor, Yale-NUS College and Associate Professor, National University of Singapore |
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Emily Pugh | 2025β2029 | Principal Research Specialist for Digital Art History, Getty Research Institute, Los Angeles, CA |
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Troy Richards | 2026β2030 | Dean, School of Art and Design, Fashion Institute of Technology, New York, NY |
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Jennifer Rittner | 2026β2030 | Assistant Dean, Curriculum and Learning, Parsons School of Design, The New School, New York, NY |
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Emily Walz | 2026β2030 | Librarian, Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs, New York Public Library, New York, NY |



























