This summer, Mallory Lind joined the museum staff as assistant curator of education. Lind is no stranger to the museum. While earning her bachelor’s degree in art history at the University of Georgia in 2011, Lind worked as a student intern in the museum’s education department. In fact, she’s even returned to the exact same cubicle she occupied during her internship, which she considers to be a funny, full-circle moment in her career.
Lind credits her internship at the Georgia Museum of Art with piquing her interest in a museum career. She shares that she didn’t have access to art museums growing up, so the museum was her first real immersion in the field. “Being an intern here really served as a steppingstone for where I am today,” she says. After finishing her undergraduate degree at UGA, she traveled to London and attended Sotheby’s Institute of Art, where she earned a master’s degree in art business. She also graduated from UGA again, in 2021, with a doctoral degree in art education and plans to use the skills and knowledge gained from her degrees to help the education department continue to grow and flourish.
One area that Lind is excited to explore in her new position is working with student docents, or tour guides, for the museum. Having worked as a student docent while completing her undergraduate degree, she says that her experience was invaluable, especially in the area of public speaking. “Being a student docent wasn’t anything like taking a public speaking class,” she insists. “It forces you to roll with the punches and think on the spot when guests ask interesting or surprising questions, and that kind of exposure was crucial in teaching me how to talk in front of large groups.” She’s very excited to work with students as they fill the same position she found so beneficial.
Lind also works as the assistant director of Little Athens Children’s Museum, a nonprofit organization dedicated to providing a maker’s space for children. “We’re currently doing pop-ups,” she explains, “but we’re working toward having a permanent location.” She teaches art history graduate courses at Pennsylvania Western University, and she likes to garden and make art.
We are thrilled to welcome Lind and value the experience and insight she brings to her new position.
Authored by:
Regan Saunders
