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Rollins College has just announced the name of the new Bruce A. Beal Executive Director of Rollins Museum of Art (Website), while thanking interim director, Dr. Gisela Carbonell for her service since November 2024.
Leslie Anderson (LinkedIn) has been named the new executive director, effective September 15, 2025. Anderson comes to the job following a tenure at Seattle’s National Nordic Museum (Website). She served as the Chief Curator of Collections, Exhibitions, and Programs there since 2023, prior to which she served there as Director of Collections, Exhibitions, and Programs from 2019. She also served as Curator of European, American, and Regional Art at the Utah Museum of Fine Arts, University of Utah and has expertise in historical and, more importantly in regards to Rollins, contemporary art.
According to the press release, “Leslie’s approach to museum leadership emphasizes both accessibility and academic excellence. She has successfully developed inclusive programming that engages diverse audiences while maintaining appeal to traditional constituents, cultivated strategic partnerships, focused on serving her local communities, and recruited distinguished scholars.”
Anderson recently completed an Executive MBA from Emory University and holds an MPhil in art history from The Graduate Center, City University of New York, and both an MA in art history and BA in history from the University of Florida. She studied at the University of Copenhagen on a Fulbright Scholarship and an American-Scandinavian Foundation Fellowship. She serves on the board of the Society for the Advancement of Scandinavian Study, an international, interdisciplinary professional organization.
