WHO
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Clara Williams, Executive Director
Clara has a BFA- Sculpture from the School of Visual Arts and an MFA- Sculpture from Yale University. She is a Guggenheim Fellow. In addition, Clara has more than a decade of successful entrepreneurship with brick-and-mortar and e-commerce. She is also a practicing attorney.
Alice Wu, Programming Director
Alice’s work has taken her to Denmark, Qatar, and Azerbaijan to teach and lecture on art, fashion, sustainability, her creative practice, and professional development for artists. Since 2016, she has also worked for arts organizations such as the San Francisco Arts Commission Galleries, Kala Art Institute, and NIAD Art Center in programming, art sales, and fundraising, and guest curated exhibitions for the Chinese Culture Center and Legion Projects. She serves as a creative business coach for artists and entrepreneurs.
Darlene Marwitz, Development Director
Darlene has a BFA from UT-Houston, in addition to two Master's degrees in Architecture from UT-Austin. Darlene has worked on major historic preservation projects and has overseen the research, design, and reproduction of numerous period textiles: woven matelasse and brocatelle drapery fabrics, hand-crafted passementerie, plus Wilton and Brussels carpets loomed in England. She currently makes textile work that is inspired by her travels.