GeorgiaO’KeeffeMuseumAnnouncesNewSeniorDirectorofAdvancementandCommunications

FOR IMMEDIATERELEASE—December 30, 2016; Santa Fe,NM: TheGeorgiaO’KeeffeMuseumispleasedtoannouncethatColleenKellywilljointheMuseumasSeniorDirectorofAdvancementandCommunications,anewly-developedposition.

Most recently, Colleen has heldthe position of ChiefDevelopment Officer at theMcNay Art Museum, SanAntonio, Texas, responsible forexternal affairs includingfundraising,membership, visitorservices, retail operations, andpublic relations/marketing. Priorto that position, which she hasheld since 2009, Colleen wasDirectorofDevelopmentfortheMuseum of New MexicoFoundation, where she oversawa number of capital campaignsacrossfourmuseumcampuses. Colleenbeganhercareerin1986attheoldestunitedartcampaignin the country as AssociateDirectoroftheFineArtsFundinCincinnati, OH. Over an eight-year period she raised annualoperating support for threemuseums and five performingartsinstitutions.

AnativeofChicago,shereceivedaB.A.inMusicandJournalismfromMacMurrayCollege,andanM.A.inCommunityArtsManagementfromtheUniversityofIllinois-Springfield.

In her newposition at theGeorgiaO’KeeffeMuseum, Colleenwill be responsible forfundraising,membership,stewardship,communication,publicrelations,andmarketing.ColleenKellywillassumehernewpositionattheMuseumonMonday,January23.Formediainquiries,pleasecontact:MaraHarris,CommunicationsManagerGeorgiaO’KeeffeMuseum505.946.1060mharris@okeeffemuseum.org

###AbouttheGeorgiaO’KeeffeMuseum:Toinspireallcurrentandfuturegenerations,theGeorgiaO’KeeffeMuseumpreserves,presentsandadvancestheartistic legacyofGeorgiaO’Keeffeandmodernismthroughinnovativepublicengagement,education,andresearch.OpenedinSantaFe,NewMexicoin1997,theMuseumcountsO’Keeffe’stwoNewMexicohomesaspartofitsextendedcollection. The Museum’s collections, exhibitions, research center, publications andeducationalprogramscontributetoscholarlydiscourseandserveadiverseaudience.Formoreinformationpleasevisitwww.okeeffemuseum.org.