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Aaron Betsky was tapped as the Cincinnati Art Museum’s eighth director in 2006. As the former Director of the Netherlands Architecture Institute in Rotterdam, one of the most important architecture museums and centers in the world, he held the post of Commissioner for the Dutch Pavilion at the Venice Biennale’s International Architecture Exhibition for three consecutive editions and is now the Venice Biennale's Architecture Director (2008). Betsky also curated the eighth International Architecture Exhibition (2002) which won the Golden Lion for best foreign pavilion.
Betsky brings a strong combination of management, development, and scholarship experience to Cincinnati. He is a prolific writer and editor with a dozen books and magazines to his credit, including The New York Times, Metropolitan Home, Domus, and Artforum. His noted books include What is Modernism (Phaidon Press, to be published in autumn 2008) and The United Nations Building (Thames & Hudson, 2006).
After finishing his secondary education in the Netherlands, Betsky graduated from the Yale School of Architecture and is currently an accepted candidate for a Ph.D. in the History of Architecture from the Technical University in Delft (Netherlands). He has held the Eero Saarinen chair in architecture at the University of Michigan and has been a visiting professor at Columbia University, California College of Arts, School of Architecture in Houston, and Southern California Institute of Santa Monica. He is an honorary member of the British Institute of Architects (2004) and has won an award from the American Institute of Architects (2001). From 1985 to 1987, he worked with Frank O. Gehry Associates, Inc.
Originally from Missoula, Montana and raised in the Netherlands, Betsky has previously spent time in Cincinnati. From 1983 to 1985, he taught at the University of Cincinnati’s School of Architecture and Interior Design. In addition, he served on the architect selection committee for the Contemporary Arts Center’s new building in 1998.
Debbie Bowman has dedicated her expertise to the Art Museum for over thirty years. As the Deputy Director of Finance and Operational Affairs, Bowman oversees the Art Museum’s largest division, which includes fiscal management, facility maintenance, IT, Gift Shop and Food Services. Bowman uses her leadership to drive the Art Museum’s initiatives forward and ensure that business operations maintain new and efficient standards. In 1998, she was recognized as an emerging leader by the Business Courier and was tapped as one of Cincinnati’s “Forty Under Forty” professionals. Bowman was also named “Women in the Arts—Bringing Cincinnatians Together” by Cincinnati Woman Magazine in 2001. She continues to serve as a role model to others through the Cincinnati Citizens for Police Association, The Cincinnati Rotary and the Reds Community Advisory Board.
Anita J. Ellis is the Deputy Director for Curatorial Affairs at the Cincinnati Art Museum, where she has provided expertise and leadership with respect to exhibitions, publications, and collections development and management for more than thirty years. A recognized authority on Cincinnati decorative arts, especially ceramics, she has lectured extensively throughout the United States and is widely published in national and international art journals and magazines. In 1992, she won the Florence Roberts Head Book of the Year Award for the catalogue Rookwood Pottery: The Glorious Gamble. In 1995, she published Rookwood Pottery: The Glaze Lines, which remains the most extensive handbook on the subject. And in July 2003, her most recent book, The Ceramic Career of M. Louise McLaughlin, made its debut. Ellis originated and was the project director for The Cincinnati Wing: The Story of Art in Cincinnati, a permanent cross-media display in 18,000 square feet of a renovated wing in the Cincinnati Art Museum. This project was awarded grants from such prestigious organizations as the Luce Foundation, the National Endowment for the Arts, and both planning and implementation grants from the National Endowment for the Humanities. Because of her work for The Cincinnati Wing and her active professional and community involvement spanning several decades, Ellis received the prestigious YWCA Career Woman of Achievement Award in 2004. Ellis serves on the Board of Trustees for numerous organizations including the American Ceramic Circle. She holds an A.B. degree in fine art and art history from Ohio Dominican University, where in 2000 she was honored as a Distinguished Alumna, and a master’s degree in art history from the University of Cincinnati. She has completed additional coursework at various institutions including Cambridge University, Cambridge, England.
David W. Linnenberg serves as the Deputy Director of Institutional Advancement at the Art Museum. He oversees the Museum’s fundraising, marketing and communications, design and dissemination, membership, visitor services, and government relations departments. Mr. Linnenberg is an active member of several community organizations, including the Board of Directors of the Ohio-Kentucky-Indiana Regional Council of Governments, and the Cincinnati USA Chamber of Commerce Government Policy Committee. He is Chairman of the Green Township Board of Trustees, where he lives with his two daughters.
Dr. James Crump is Chief Curator and Curator of Photography and is known internationally for his work with contemporary artists and photographers. His most recent published works include Variety: Photographs by Nan Goldin (2009) and Walker Evans: Decade by Decade (2010). In 2007, Crump wrote, produced and directed the critically acclaimed documentary film, Black White + Gray, featuring the influential and legendary photography collector Sam Wagstaff and artist Robert Mapplethorpe. He is currently at work on the exhibitions and books, Doug + Mike Starn: Gravity of Light (2012) and James Welling: A Career Survey (2013).
Emily Holtrop is the director of Learning & Interpretation at the Cincinnati Art Museum. With over eleven years of museum experience, Ms. Holtrop has worked in the Division of Learning & Interpretation at the Cincinnati Art Museum since 2002 as the former assistant curator of education for school and teacher programs. Now she oversees the Art Museum’s interpretive and educational programming including school and teacher, youth and family, and adult programs, as well as ensuring that the Art Museum creates and implements educational programs of the highest quality that will fulfill the its mission by attracting and retaining diverse audiences. Before coming to the Cincinnati Art Museum, Ms. Holtrop was the Education Outreach Coordinator for the Historical Museum of Southern Florida and the Caribbean, now History Miami. Ms. Holtrop holds an A.A. in Art History from Grand Rapids Community College, a B.A. in Public History/Museum Studies from Western Michigan University and an M.A. in Architectural History from the University College of London: Bartlett School of Architecture.
Carol Edmondson is the Director of Finance for the Cincinnati Art Museum. Mrs. Edmondson has worked in the Finance Department, lending her talents for over fifteen years. She oversees the Finance Department, the Gift Shop, Food Services, Facility Rental, and the Information Technology Department. Prior to joining the Art Museum, Mrs. Edmondson worked as an Internal Auditor for Eagle Bank, located in Kentucky. She holds a Bachelor’s of Science in Accounting from Northern Kentucky University. Throughout her career, Mrs. Edmondson has volunteered for school programs, and has acted as treasurer for several athletic programs.