Annie Dell'Aria

CO-CHAIR

Annie Dell’Aria is Associate Professor of Art History at Miami University in Ohio. Her research is concerned with issues of space and place in contemporary art and media.

Karen Shelby

CO-CHAIR

Karen Shelby is an Associate Professor of Art History at Baruch College, the City University of New York. She is the co-founder of Art History Teaching Resources. Her current research addresses the innovative curatorial practice of Flemish curator Jan Hoet in the public spaces of the city of Ghent, Belgium.

Jennifer K. Favorite

SECRETARY

Jennifer K. Favorite has a Ph.D. in art history from The Graduate Center, City University of New York (CUNY). Her research interests include public art in the U.S. after 1945, twentieth-century architecture, memorials in the U.S. and abroad, and the cultural and political uses of public space.

Tola Porter

SECRETARY AND ARCHIVIST

Tola Porter, PhD, is Interim Assistant Director for Learning, Engagement, and Technology at the Lowe Art Musuem, University of Miami. Her art historical research specialty is modern public sculpture.

Davida Fernández-Barkan

MEMBERSHIP COORDINATOR

Davida Fernández-Barkan is Teaching Assistant Professor of Art at the University of Arkansas, Fayetteville. She holds a PhD in the History of Art and Architecture from Harvard University.

Laura Holzman

WEBSITE MANAGER

Laura Holzman is Professor of Art History and Museum Studies and Public Scholar of Curatorial Practices and Visual Art at Indiana University Indianapolis.

Lori Goldstein

SOCIAL MEDIA COORDINATOR

Lori Goldstein is the manager of WESTAF’s Public Art Archive. Goldstein is responsible for long-term planning, product development, and overseeing the addition of public art collections to the Archive.

Mya Dosch

SPECIAL PROJECTS COORDINATOR

Mya Dosch is Associate Professor of Art of the Americas at California State University, Sacramento. Their research focuses on art and urban space in Mexico City, from monuments to protest interventions.

Leticia Bajuyo