Belinda Tate

Belinda Tate
Alma mater	Yale University, Wake Forest University, and Yale Graduate School
Occupation	Museum administrator of Indianapolis Museum of Art

Belinda Tate is an American art museum administrator who currently serves as the director of the Indianapolis Museum of Art, having started the role on November 6, 2023.^[1]

Early life and education

Tate is a native of Winston-Salem, North Carolina. She attended Yale University, receiving a bachelor's degree in art history, with a focus on museum studies. She received a master's degree in liberal studies from Wake Forest University.^[2][3] She has also studied at Yale Graduate School for art conservation and connoisseurship, and British art and architecture at the Paul Mellon Center for British Art.^[4]

Career

In 1999, Tate was appointed the director of the Diggs Gallery, a major African-American art gallery at Winston-Salem State University. Tate served in the position for 15 years, making increases to the gallery's permanent collection and increasing its use among the student population.^[4][5]

In 2014, Tate was named the new executive director of Kalamazoo Institute of Arts, starting on September 8. Her appointment made her the institution's first Black director.^[5]

In 2023, Tate was named the director of the Indianapolis Museum of Art.^[6]

References

1. Bahr, Sarah (2023-09-21). "Years After Racism Outcry, Indianapolis Museum Gets a Director". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2023-10-11.
2. Bongiovanni, Domenica (2023-09-20). "Newfields hires Belinda Tate as new museum director". The Indianapolis Star. Retrieved 2023-10-11.
3. Liberty, John (2014-10-05). "Meet Belinda Tate, the new executive director at the Kalamazoo Institute of Arts". MLive. Retrieved 2023-10-11.
4. Jennings, Kathy (January 29, 2015). "Belinda Tate finds new ways to get people to visit the KIA". Southwest Michigan's Second Wave. Retrieved 2023-10-11.
5. Zipp, Yvonne (2014-07-11). "Kalamazoo Institute of Arts chooses Belinda Ann Tate as new executive director of the museum". MLive. Retrieved 2023-10-11.
6. Solomon, Tessa (2023-09-20). "Newfields, Still Reeling from Controversy, Names Indianapolis Museum Director After Lengthy Search". ARTnews.com. Retrieved 2023-10-11.