Heidi Zuckerman — SPARQNOW

At-a-Glance

Board Director and Chief Strategic Adviser at Avant Arte since 2020.
First woman to build two art museums: the Orange County Museum of Art (with Thom Mayne) and the Aspen Art Museum (with Shigeru Ban).
Founder and host of the podcast "About Art," which has over 180 episodes.
Author of "Why Art Matters: The Bearable Lightness of Being."
Former CEO and Director of the Orange County Museum of Art, where she raised over $85 million, and the Aspen Art Museum, where she raised over $130 million.
Served as Chair of the Curatorial Department at Berkeley Art Museum and Pacific Film Archive from 1999–2005.
Earned a Bachelor of Arts in European history from the University of Pennsylvania in 1989.

Biography

Heidi Zuckerman is an American museum director, curator, and executive known for her leadership in contemporary art institutions. She currently serves as a Board Director and Chief Strategic Adviser at Avant Arte. Zuckerman is recognized as the first woman to build two art museums, reimagining both the Orange County Museum of Art (OCMA) and the Aspen Art Museum as world-class institutions.