Jennifer Rissler

Interim Executive Director

Jennifer Rissler (She/Her) holds a PhD in Philosophy, Aesthetics, and Visual Studies from the Institute for Doctoral Studies in the Visual Arts. Her research focuses on the intersection of poststructuralism and California post studio practice. She is President of the Board of Directors of the College Art Association (CAA) and Chair Emerita of the Committee on Women in the Arts. Jennifer also is President Emerita of ArtTable, Inc., the leading national nonprofit organization dedicated to advancing women’s professional leadership in the visual arts; a former trustee of the Skowhegan School of Painting and Sculpture in Skowhegan, Maine; a founding board member of Oakwood Arts in Richmond, Virginia; and Dean Emerita of the San Francisco Art Institute (SFAI).