Victoria Sancho Lobis Explained

Victoria Sancho Lobis (;[1] born 1976[1]) is an American art historian and curator. She is the director of the Benton Museum of Art at Pomona College in Claremont, California.[2] [3]

Early life

Lobis was born in 1976 as Victoria Ana-Teresa Sancho,[1] and grew up in Kansas City, Missouri. Her mother emigrated from Costa Rica and her father's family is from Puerto Rico.[4] She attended Yale University, and then earned master's degrees from Williams College and Columbia University and a doctorate in art history from Columbia.

Career

Lobis was a curator at the University of San Diego. She then moved to the Art Institute of Chicago, before returning to Southern California to become the Sarah Rempel and Herbert S. Rempel Director of the Benton Museum of Art at Pomona College and an associate professor of art history at the college.[5]

Personal life

Lobis is married and has a daughter. She lives in Claremont, California.

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Notes and References

  1. News: Marta Isabel Zamora . 30 April 2021 . Chestnut Hill Local . 17 December 2020 . en.
  2. News: Kendall . Mark . Victoria Sancho Lobis Named Director of New Benton Museum of Art at Pomona College . 8 September 2020 . Pomona College . 2 January 2020 . en.
  3. News: Benton Museum of Art at Pomona College Names Victoria Sancho Lobis Director . 8 September 2020 . . 2 January 2020.
  4. News: Rhodes . Mick . Benton Museum director prepares for opening day . 1 May 2021 . . 1 December 2020 . en.
  5. Web site: Victoria Sancho Lobis . Pomona College . 30 April 2021 . en . 14 September 2018.