Marta Kuzma. image © Karin Alfredsson

The Yale School of Art announced Marta Kuzma, vice chancellor and rector of the Royal Institute of Art in Stockholm, Sweden, as the next dean of the Yale School of Art, and President Peter Salovey published a message to the Yale community.

Kuzma will be the first woman to lead the School of Art, which opened in 1869 as the nation’s first art school connected with an institution of higher learning. She was chosen after an international search that drew interest from candidates representing a wide variety of perspectives and communities in art and design, said Salovey.

“Marta is an independent and creative thinker with a track record of making deep connections to students and faculty. I am confident that she will develop a distinctive vision for the Yale School of Art,” said Salovey. “She has an appreciation for developing ‘courageous’ students, and recognizes the importance of new sensibilities and new contexts for the presentation of artists and art.”.....Continue Reading

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