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November 15, 2006
Wesley Jessup, Executive Director, Pasadena Museum of California Art, 11-17-06
The Pasadena Museum of California Art (PMCA) is dedicated to the exhibition of California art, architecture, and design from 1850 to the present. Informed by the state's rich mixture of cultures and inspired by its impressive geography, California art has long been defined by a spirit of freedom and experimentation. PMCA exhibitions and educational programs explore the cultural dynamics and influences unique to California that have shaped and defined art in all media.
Wesley Jessup was appointed Executive Director of the Pasadena Museum of California Art in December 2000. During his time at this new start-up museum, Mr. Jessup has organized several exhibitions including Richard Diebenkorn: The Carey Stanton Collection, Maynard Dixon (summer 2007), Liquid Los Angeles: Currents in Contemporary Watercolor, Wondertoonel: Paintings by Mark Ryden, and the California Design Biennial in 2003 and 2005.
Mr. Jessup previously served as the Manager of Budgeting and Planning for International Programs at the Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum in New York City from (1994–1998), where he helped organize and travel Robert Rauschenberg: a Retrospective, The Art of the Motorcycle, and Picasso and the War Years: 1937 – 1945. He left the Guggenheim in 1998 when he was recruited by the Spencer Museum of Art at the University of Kansas to be Assistant Director. Mr. Jessup received his B.A. from California State University in Fullerton and holds a Masters Degree in Art History and Museum Studies from the City University of New York. He and his wife Cynthia live with their children in South Pasadena.
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