Hometown: Madison, WI Education: BA Art History: University of Wisconsin, Madison Position: WAM Shop Buyer/Manager Years at WAM: 4.5 Favorite WAM memory: That’s a hard one, but probably the shop re-opening after the museum expansion (2011). What are your responsibilities as the WAM Shop Manager & Buyer? Sourcing and purchasing of shop inventory, planning and overseeing shop operations/systems/financials/supplies, hiring and supervising shop staff, planning and managing merchandising (displays and store aesthetics), building and maintaining vendor/product representative and artist relationships, student…

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Carmel Highlands, California, 1993, Paula Chamlee Collection of the Weisman Art Museum, University of Minnesota Collection of the Weisman Art Museum University of MinnesotaThe collection of the Weisman Art Museum is extensive and spans far beyond the works on view in the galleries. I first realized this when visiting WAM with one of my Art History classes. We were learning about FSA photography that took place during the Great Depression, and our Professor had some prints pulled for us to view. It was surprising and so incredible…

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I have thought to myself several times since the beginning of my college career, this is the coolest thing I will ever do in my entire life. One of these times was the Friday morning that I came to WAM to help install Caitlind r.c. Brown and Wayne Garret’s CLOUD piece for the new exhibit, Clouds, Temporarily Visible. I was in awe when one of the artists, Caitlind, handed me a bag of lightbulbs and said, “Go for it.” For a freshman like…

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