Belinda Tate Explained

Alma Mater:	Yale University, Wake Forest University, and Yale Graduate School
Occupation:	Museum administrator of Indianapolis Museum of Art

Belinda Tate is an American art museum administrator who currently serves as the director of the Indianapolis Museum of Art, having started the role on November 6, 2023.^[1] She has previously served as the director of the Diggs Gallery at Winston-Salem State University andas the executive director of the Kalamazoo Institute of Arts.

Early life and education

Tate is a native of Winston-Salem, North Carolina. She attended Yale University, receiving a bachelor's degree in art history, with a focus on museum studies. She received a master's degree in liberal studies from Wake Forest University.^{[2] [3]} She has also studied at Yale Graduate School for art conservation and connoisseurship, and British art and architecture at the Paul Mellon Center for British Art.^[4]

Career

In 1999, Tate was appointed the director of the Diggs Gallery, a major African-American art gallery. Tate served in the position for 15 years, making increases to the gallery's permanent collection and increasing its use among the student population.^[5]

In 2014, Tate was named the new executive director of Kalamazoo Institute of Arts, starting on September 8. Her appointment made her the institution's first Black director.

In 2023, Tate was named the director of the Indianapolis Museum of Art.^[6]

Notes and References

1. News: Bahr . Sarah . 2023-09-21 . Years After Racism Outcry, Indianapolis Museum Gets a Director . en-US . The New York Times . 2023-10-11 . 0362-4331.
2. Web site: Bongiovanni . Domenica . 2023-09-20 . Newfields hires Belinda Tate as new museum director . 2023-10-11 . The Indianapolis Star . en-US.
3. Web site: Liberty . John . 2014-10-05 . Meet Belinda Tate, the new executive director at the Kalamazoo Institute of Arts . 2023-10-11 . . en.
4. Web site: Kathy . Jennings . January 29, 2015 . Belinda Tate finds new ways to get people to visit the KIA . 2023-10-11 . Southwest Michigan's Second Wave . en.
5. Web site: Zipp . Yvonne . 2014-07-11 . Kalamazoo Institute of Arts chooses Belinda Ann Tate as new executive director of the museum . 2023-10-11 . . en.
6. Web site: Solomon . Tessa . 2023-09-20 . Newfields, Still Reeling from Controversy, Names Indianapolis Museum Director After Lengthy Search . 2023-10-11 . ARTnews.com . en-US.