{"id":78,"name":"Karen Kienzle","url":"","description":"In her current position as Director of the Palo Alto Art Center, Karen Kienzle oversees a vibrant organization that inspires the artist in everyone through a diverse range of exhibitions, public programs, educational events, and art classes for adults and children. She manages the Art Center staff, administers the budget, oversees marketing and outreach, and interfaces with our supporting Palo Alto Art Center Foundation (a private nonprofit that supports the Art Center through fundraising and advocacy). Kienzle has continued the Palo Alto Art Center\u2019s tradition of excellence in all aspects of its programming. Contributing her experience in and passion for audience development, community outreach, collaboration, and marketing, Kienzle has expanded the Art Center\u2019s impact in the community, overseeing the successful On the Road program during the Art Center\u2019s renovation and subsequent move back into its transformed facility.\r\n\r\nKienzle also worked as Assistant Curator and Curatorial Assistant at the San Jose Museum of Art. Kienzle has held curatorial intern positions at the Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum, the Oakland Museum of California, and Yerba Buena Center for the Arts. She received her B.A. in the history of art from U.C. Berkeley and her M.A. in museum studies from San Francisco State University. She is a graduate of the Getty Museum Leadership Institute at the Claremont Graduate University, a lecturer at San Francisco State\u2019s museum studies graduate program, and a board member of the California Association of Museums. In 2012, Kienzle received the Silicon Valley NextGen Emerging Leader award.","link":"https:\/\/www.artsjournal.com\/fieldnotes\/author\/karen-kienzle\/","slug":"karen-kienzle","avatar_urls":{"24":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/66623a9309e2939c1c53bc36563734ddb2a75fd24e63bc48c881ce12adb1a17e?s=24&d=mm&r=g","48":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/66623a9309e2939c1c53bc36563734ddb2a75fd24e63bc48c881ce12adb1a17e?s=48&d=mm&r=g","96":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/66623a9309e2939c1c53bc36563734ddb2a75fd24e63bc48c881ce12adb1a17e?s=96&d=mm&r=g","128":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/66623a9309e2939c1c53bc36563734ddb2a75fd24e63bc48c881ce12adb1a17e?s=128&d=mm&r=g"},"meta":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.artsjournal.com\/fieldnotes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/78","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.artsjournal.com\/fieldnotes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users"}]}}