Located in an award-winning building on the St. John’s College campus, just steps from the Maryland Statehouse, the Elizabeth Myers Mitchell Art Museum (/m) presents changing exhibitions in a free and welcoming environment. Like the college, we foster curiosity by encouraging deep engagement and open-ended conversation, asking timely and persistent questions of the human experience through art and with extraordinary artists. We are the only nationally accredited visual arts museum in Anne Arundel County and one of only five in the State of Maryland.
Peter Nesbett, Director peter.nesbett(at)sjc.edu | 410-626-2536
At the museum since September 2022, Peter is an award-winning art historian, experimental curator, editor, administrator, and occasional art activist. He began his career as a scholar of African American Art, co-edited three books on Jacob Lawrence, co-founded and co-directed an experimental art gallery in Harlem called Triple Candie, and then with Shelly Bancroft produced projects across Europe and North America. From 2010 to 2015, he was Associate Director at the Pew Center for Arts & Heritage in Philadelphia. He is responsible for exhibitions, long-range planning, fundraising, and public relations.
Jenny Cawood, Manager (of Artistic Inquiry) jenny.cawood(at)sjc.edu | 410-626-2556
Brought onto the /m team in October of 2022, Jenny is a museum educator, art and film critic, international academic advisor, and art historian. After graduating from St. John’s College in 2017, she moved alone to Aix-en-Provence, France, ultimately earning two Master’s degrees in Art History and Painting over the course of four years there. She has conducted creative tours in museums across Europe, published her critical analysis for various publications, and exhibited work with other artists in France. As Manager of the Mitchell Art Museum, she is responsible for student enrichment & engagement, educational programs, event management, and daily operations, among other things.
Faith Chang (A25), Museum Host Ari David (A25), Museum Host Sewi Jung (A26), Museum Host Anita Therese Kent (GI26), Museum Host Celina Li (A27), Museum Host Yukyeong Seo (A25), Museum Host Aedan Turner (A27), Museum Host Maya Wolfe (A26), Museum Host
Joy Chambers (Annapolis, MD)—arts patron Rhonda Pindell Charles (Annapolis, MD)—attorney and City Alderwoman Martina Dodd (Annapolis, MD)—Curator of Collections and Exhibitions, Banneker-Douglass-Tubman Museum Jeff Huntington (aka Jahru)(Annapolis, MD)—artist, co-founder, and Executive Director, Future History Now Lindsay Karson (Potomac, MD)—Learning and Development Manager, Glenstone Robert Koenke (Centreville, MD)—art appraiser Macarena Olsen (A13)(Annapolis, MD)—Creative Director, Poesis Creative, Annapolis Jason Patterson (Chestertown, MD)—public historian/artist, and director of MuSE: A Community Museum, Washington College Babette Pendleton (Annapolis, MD)—artist, curator, and Manager, National Gallery of Art/Corcoran Institute Partnership Joseph del Pesco (Baltimore/Barcelona/Mexico City)—International Director, Kadist Foundation Lu Zhang (Baltimore, MD)—artist and Executive Director, A Blade of Grass
/m would like to thank Kathy Clatanoff, Tara Clifford, Janet Gellici, Marilyn Lyons, Laura Ricciardelli, Willford W. Scott, and Melissa Yanowitz for their service to /m's former Board of Advisors.
Emeritus members have dedicated in excess of twenty years of service to the museum and remain exceptionally supportive.
/mbassadors are people who have made financial or other important contributions to the museum over the past year.
