Leslie Anne Anderson
Arts Administrator
& Curator
Museum Experience
2019 - Present
National Nordic Museum, Seattle, Washington
Chief Curator, Collections, Exhibitions, Programs (2023 - Present)
Director of Collections, Exhibitions, and Programs (2019 - 2023) Responsible for the creative direction and strategic oversight of the collections, exhibitions, and cultural and educational programming functions of the Museum
2015 - 2019
Utah Museum of Fine Arts, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, Utah
Curator of European, American, and Regional Art
Oversaw the presentation, interpretation, and acquisition of artworks for the collections of European art from the High Middle Ages until 1945, American art until 1945, and Utah and Western Art until the present day
2014 - 2015
Indianapolis Museum of Art, Indianapolis, Indiana
Guest Curator (2015)
Curatorial Assistant, European and American Painting, Sculpture, and Works on Paper (2014 - 2015)
Provided support on projects initiated by three curators; organized two special exhibitions; reinstalled galleries of 17th-and 18th-century European art, and 20th-century American art
2012 - 2013
Statens Museum for Kunst, Copenhagen
Assistant Web Editor/Communications Intern
Worked in SMK’s Communications Department, writing and translating content for website and Kunsthistorier database
2011 - 2012
Indianapolis Museum of Art, Indianapolis, Indiana
Samuel H. Kress Interpretive Fellow
Held appointments in the Publishing & Media and Curatorial Departments, increasing discoverability of collections through digital platforms
2008
The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Curatorial Intern,
Department of Nineteenth-Century, Modern, & Contemporary Art
2007
Frist Art Museum, Nashville, TN
Curatorial Intern
2006
Harn Museum of Art, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL
Curatorial Intern
Teaching Experience
2011; 2016 - 2020
The College Board/Educational Testing Services (ETS)
Reader for the Advanced Placement (AP) Exam in Art History
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Fall 2013 - Fall 2014
Indiana University - Purdue University Indianapolis (IUPUI), IN
Adjunct Instructor
Courses taught: HER-H 334: Baroque Art
HER-H 341: Nineteenth-Century Painting
HER-H 101: Honors History of Art 1: Prehistory to Late Gothic
Fall 2013
University of Indianapolis, Indianapolis, IN
Adjunct Instructor
Course taught (total of 2 sections): ART110: Art Appreciation
Fall 2008 - Spring 2011
Brooklyn College, New York, NY
Graduate Teaching Fellow (instructor of record)
Course taught (total of 12 sections): Core 1.2: Introduction to Art
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Summer 2010 - Winter 2011
Kingsborough Community College, New York, NY
Adjunct Instructor
Course taught (total of 3 sections): ART31: The Visual Experience
Fall 2008 - Fall 2009
Parsons The New School for Design, New York, NY
Adjunct Instructor
Courses taught (total of 4 sections):
PWAD 1000: Perspectives in World Art and Design 1
PWAD 1001: Perspectives in World Art and Design 2
Fall 2006 - Spring 2007
Saint Leo University, Saint Leo, FL
Adjunct Instructor
Course taught (total of 6 sections): FAS101: The Integrated Arts
Summer B 2005 - Spring 2006
University of Florida, Gainesville, FL
Graduate Teaching Assistant
Discussion group led (total of 3 sections):
ARH 2050: Introduction to the Principles and History of Art 1: Ancient to Medieval Art
Awards and Honors
2023
40 Gators Under 40, University of Florida Alumni Association
2022
Travel Grant, Bicentennial Swedish-American Exchange Fund
2020
Utah Museums Association Award for Excellence in Exhibitions
2018
Association of Art Museum Curators Award for Excellence Outstanding Exhibition/Installation
2012 - 2013
Fulbright/IIE Student Research Grant, Denmark
American-Scandinavian Foundation Fellowship
Haugen Memorial Scholarship, Society for the Advancement of
Scandinavian Study
2010
Anthony Jung Award for the Best Conference Paper
35th Annual European Studies Conference
Professional Service
2023 - Present
Executive Council (Board) Member
Society for the Advancement of Scandinavian Study
2022 - Present
Mayoral-Appointed Commissioner
Seattle Arts Commission and Public Art Advisory Committee
2025
Mentor
Puget Sound Business Journal’s Mentoring Monday
2023 - 2025
Chair
Seattle Public Art Advisory Committee
2024
Search Committee, Deputy Director
Seattle Office of Arts & Culture
2020 - 2024
Editorial Board
Arts (an international peer-reviewed open access journal)
2021 - 2023
Member
4Culture Heritage Advisory Committee
2020 - 2023
Region Chair
University of Florida Association of Hispanic Alumni
2020 - 2023
Board Member, VP Finance (2021 – 23), VP Events (2020 – 21)
Seattle Chapter, University of Florida Alumni Association
2019 - 2021
Member
College Art Association Annual Conference Council of Readers
2019 - 2020
Member, Conference Committee
Association of Art Museum Curators
2019 - 2020
Mentor, Conexiones Program
University of Florida Association of Hispanic Alumni
2017 - 2020
Field Editor for Exhibitions: West Coast, caa.reviews
2019
Member, Salt Lake Art Design Board
Education
2023 - 2025
Executive MBA, Emory University, Atlanta, GA
Awarded Executive Scholarship
2024
Strategically Managing Business, Public Affairs, and Public
Policy Certificate, The Washington Campus, Washington, DC
2023
Business Management Certificate, University of Washington, Seattle, WA
Awarded tuition waiver and won final case competition
2012 - 2013
U.S. Fulbright Research Fellowship, University of Copenhagen
2009 - 2011
Professional Certificate in Scandinavian Languages, New York University School of Professional Studies, New York, NY
2007 - 2010
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MPhil, Art History, The Graduate Center
City University of New York, New York, NY​
Advanced to PhD Candidacy (ABD)
Awarded Chancellor’s Fellowship, Dean K. Harrison Fellowship, Doctoral Student Research Grant, Presidential Research Fund, University Fellowship, and Susan R. Zalk Student Travel Award
Served on the Graduate Council as department representative
2004 - 2006
MA, Art History, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL
Appointed Graduate Teaching Assistant, 2005 – 06
2001 - 2004
BA, History, cum laude, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL
Graduated in 3 years at age 20
Awarded Florida Merit Scholarship
Named to President’s Honor Roll and Dean’s List
2000
Harvard University Summer School, Cambridge, MA
Earned 8 undergraduate credits toward BA
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