Louisville Visual Art announces Kristian Anderson as its new Executive Director effective July 6, 2020
The Board of Directors of Louisville Visual Art (LVA) is pleased to introduce Kristian Anderson as our next Executive Director. Mr. Anderson currently resides in Salt Lake City, Utah where he was the Mayor’s Senior Policy Advisor for Arts and Culture. Anderson replaces Lindy Casebier who left LVA in January to join Governor Beshear’s Cabinet.
Anderson has 15 years’ experience in the arts and culture sector, most recently as Senior Policy Advisor to the Mayor of Salt Lake City. In that role, he oversaw a variety of community, operational and political projects encompassing arts and culture as well as land use, urban design, economic development and more. Prior to his mayoral appointment, Kristian was for four years the Executive Director of the Utah Museum of Contemporary Art and Executive Director for the Association of Academic Museums and Galleries in Seattle. He is the founder and host of “SLC Culture” – a weekly radio show highlighting arts, culture and social issues. Anderson earned his B.A. in History and Classical and Near Eastern Art and Archaeology at the University of Minnesota. He also holds a Masters in Museum Studies from the University of Colorado and a Certificate of Academic Museum and Gallery Leadership from the Kellogg School of Management at Northwestern University.
Marti Kuehn, LVA Board Chair, states, “Kristian’s vast management, programming and fundraising background in the arts sector will be a strong asset for LVA going forward. He was warm and engaging the first time we met him; and he is looking forward to moving to Louisville and getting involved in the community. We were impressed not only with his expertise in running organizations similar to LVA but also with how he engaged the communities where he has lived.”
Anderson says, “I am exceptionally excited to be given the opportunity to lead Louisville Visual Art at this critical juncture. Although these are uncertain times, no incoming leader could ask for a better team and engaged board, and I know that incoming board president Jake Theisen, the staff, and I will work tirelessly to bring the power of art, community, and education to every corner of Louisville.”