Chautauqua Visual Arts

CVA Team

The members of our CVA Team are all practicing artists who not only manage our program, but also facilitate acquisitions, curate and organize exhibitions, conduct tours, hold conversations with artists, mentor participants and provide further education about the visual arts to everyone.

Judy Barie

Susan and John Turben Director of CVA Galleries

Kathryn Boyer

Gallery Assistant BFA, Austin Peay State University (’22)

Grace Bukowski

Gallery Assistant

Kathryn Chesley

Gallery Store Assistant

Erika Diamond

Assistant Director of CVA Galleries

Marilyn Fitzgerald

Marilyn Fitzgerald

Marilyn Fitzgerald

Gallery Assistant

Ivory Fu

2022 CVA/Yale University Apprentice to the Lead Faculty BA, Yale University (’22)

Michelle Girardello

Michelle Girardello

Michelle Girardello

CVA Manager ’19 Chautauqua School of Art Alumnus

Lynn LeFauve

Gallery Store Assistant

Sharon Louden

Sydelle Sonkin and Herb Siegel Artistic Director of the Chautauqua Visual Arts

Sarah Malinoski-Umberger

Sarah Malinoski-Umberger

Sarah Malinoski-Umberger

Manager, Chautauqua Schools of Performing and Visual Arts

Erin Mangan

Gallery Assistant BA, Ohio University (’23)

Rebecca Marsh

Curatorial Fellow MFA, School of Visual Arts (’21)

Wadiah Mohammad

Wadiah Mohammad

Wadiah Mohammad

Communications & Technology Coordinator ’19 Chautauqua School of Art Alumnus

Kris Rumman

Manager of the Chautauqua School of Art ’19 Chautauqua School of Art Alumnus

Colin Shaffer

Gallery Operations Manager

Dawn Spicer-Dake

Dawn Spicer-Dake

Dawn Spicer-Dake

Manager, The Gallery Store and CVA Liaison

Contact Us

For inquiries, comments and acquisitions, please feel free to contact us anytime. We welcome your input and conversation.

716.357.6301 | art@chq.org